American Government / Unit 9 Gov 430 short lesson, about 20 seconds
ERROR: "Court Rulings Enforce Themselves"
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The idea
The claim that court rulings enforce themselves is false: implementation depends on executives, legislatures, and compliance.
In practice
Enforcing school desegregation at Little Rock in 1957 took a presidential order and federal troops.
Where people slip
Gov 127's lesson returns — a holding is not an enforcement.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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