Political Question Doctrine Baker v.

Carr

Tests / Factos

(1) Textually demonstrable constitutional commitment of the issue ro a coordinate political department

(2) Lack of judicially discoverable and manageable standard for resolving

(3) Impossiblity of deciding what an initial policy determination of a kind clearly for non-judicial discretion

(4) Impossiblity of deciding with out expressing a lack of respect to a coordinate branch of govt.

(5) Unusal need for unquestioning adherence to an already made policical decision

(6) Embarrasement from multifraious pronoiuncments by various departmetns on one question

Congress (legislation, impeachment, and rules/procdures AND President (foreign affairs and Military affairs)

Matters of Pulbic Policy See California v. GM