Which Law?
What is Civil Law
legal dispute between two or
parties
-deals with judicial review (involved the executive and legislative branches).
-when the US Supreme Court first declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.
MARBURY v. MADISON
Plessy v. Ferguson
14th Amendment
-15-year-old was arrested for making indecent phone calls
-denied the right of due proces
In Re Gualt
-supported that the 2nd amendment only applied during a militia
District of Columbia v. Heller
What is criminal law
Takes care of cases that are criminal in nature as defined by federal and state statues-
e.x. Misdemeanors or felonies
-A person got arrested for sitting in the white only car and not getting out
-upheld the separate but equal doctrine or rule
Plessy V Ferguson
Brown V. Board of Education
14th amendment
-two siblings and other students decided to wear black armbands to school to protest in the Vietnam war
-violated 1st Amendment
Tinker v. Des Moines
What is a constitutional law
A law that is based on the U.S. constitution and the state constitution
-Black children were not allowed to go to the same school as a white children
-violated the 14th amendment
-involves racial segregation
Brown v. Board of Education
Gideon v. Wainwright
6th and 14th amendments
-A president refused to turn over recorded audio tapes
-made it clear that the executive branch’s powers are limited
-made it clear that the president is not above the law
United States v. Nixon
What is a military law
A law that deals with members of the uniformed services of the U.S.
-A person was arrested for breaking in and entering.
-they couldn’t afford a lawyer and the Florida court wouldn’t give them one
-violated 6th and 14th amendment
Gideon v. Wainright
Miranda v. Arizona
5th and 6th amendments
-A group of students wrote a newspaper about divorce and pregnancy
-The principal removed the newspaper because he wanted to cover the students identity
-proved that the first amendment is limited in school
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
What is a juvenile law
A law the deals with a person under the age of 18.
Juveniles are charged under the same law as adults but they appear in Juvenile Court.
-A person was arrested for kidnapping
-he wasn’t informed of his rights
-violated the 5th and 6th amendments
Miranda v. Arizona
Tinker v. Des Moines School District
1st amendment
-The presidential election’s votes were really close and one of the presidents wanted a recount
-The Supreme Court ruled the recount must be stopped because there were no standards to judge each vote equally
Bush v. Gore