Tinker Case
The item worn around students' arms. (Color + Item)
What is a black armband
The head of SCOTUS
What is the Chief Justice, John Roberts?
This is the lowest level of courts in the federal judiciary, where trials begin.
What are District Courts?
You post a video on TikTok criticizing a school policy, which amendment protects you?
What is 1st Amendment (Freedom of Speech)
Though rarely discussed during his presidency, this Founding Father secretly ran one of the largest whiskey distilleries in early America.
Who was George Washington?
The right not lost at the schoolhouse gate, ruled by SCOTUS.
What is the freedom of speech?
What is needed for a case to be decided
What is a Majority Vote?
This is a tradition started by G. Washington to seek approval from local senators over locally appointed judges.
What is Senatorial Courtesy?
The Sixth Amendment
What is Right to a Lawyer & Fair Trial.
This president kept secret that he built a hidden stairway in the White House to avoid being seen during mobility issues caused by polio.
The age of Mary Beth Tinker during the protest
What is 13 years old?
Confirms the Supreme Court justice
Who is POTUS?
When judges review a case, they apply the principle of upholding established precedent set by prior judges. What is this?
What is stare decisis?
Which Amendment ending slavery?
What is Thirteenth Amendment.
This president secretly installed a taping system in the Oval Office long before Nixon made the idea infamous.
The Justice who wrote the dissent in the Tinker case
Who is Justice Hugo Black?
Term asking the court to hear a case
What is Petitioning for Certiorari?
When the Supreme Court decides to hear a case, they have the _________ power to issue an appellate court order to bring the case before them, then the court has discretion on whether or not to hear the appeal.
What is a Writ of Certiorari?
A law made it illegal for 18 year olds to vote in national elections, which amendment protects this?
This president kept a pet alligator in a bathtub at the White House, a gift that startled many guests.
Who was John Quincy Adams?
The reason Tinker v. Des Moines was brought to the Supreme Court.
Who is the dad of the 3 students?
Who has served the longest on the Supreme Court.... TO THIS DAY
Who is Clarence Thomas!
Despite public pressure to strike down a state’s digital-learning law, the Supreme Court refused to intervene early, insisting the issue should first be handled by legislatures and lower courts. This demonstrated this philosophy.
What is judicial restraint?
Powers not given to the federal government are reserved for _____ or the _____.
The States & People.
This president financed the White House with his own private funds early in his term because Congress hadn't approved money yet.
Who was James Madison?