The Supreme Court plays a significant role in public policy because its rulings decide what is constitutional and unconstitutional in American society. In other words, the Supreme Court and the federal courts have the ability to interpret what laws mean.
A perfect example of this would be the United States vs. Butler case. This Supreme Court case from the 1930's states that the federal government cannot force farmers to stop making crops in order to decrease a national surplus. This shapes public policy forever, as this interpretation of a federal action as unconstitutional now limits the power of the executive branch.
The power and popularity of political parties change over time as our country is changing fast leading to changes in people leading the change of popularity and power to another political partie
On March 11, 1888, one of the worst blizzards in American history strikes the Northeast, killing more than 400 people and dumping as much as 55 inches of snow in some areas. New York City ground to a near halt in the face of massive snow drifts and powerful winds from the storm. At the time, approximately one in every four Americans lived in the area between Washington D.C. and Maine, the area affected by the Great Blizzard of 1888.
It didn’t matter at all cause they never cared
