Foundations & Structure
Which court level hears trials first?
What are District Courts?
What is precedent?
What is An earlier court decision guiding future rulings? (Q25)
Which amendment protects free speech?
What is the 1st Amendment?
What does the exclusionary rule do?
What is Prevents illegal evidence from being used?
The “Right to bear arms” is protected by this amendment.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
Judicial power comes from this Article of the Constitution.
What is Article III?
"Friend of the court" briefs are called...
What are Amicus Curiae briefs?
This case limited speech for “clear and present danger.”
What is Schenck v. U.S.?
What does the 5th Amendment protect against?
What is Self-incrimination?
Equal protection under the law is guaranteed by this amendment.
What is the 14th Amendment?
What case established judicial review?
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Overturning precedent is an example of...
What is Judicial activism?
This case established that students have free speech rights in school.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
This case required police to inform suspects of their rights.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
The Bill of Rights is applied to the states through this process.
What is Selective incorporation?
Most SCOTUS cases come from this source.
What are Appeals from lower federal courts?
Strict interpretation of the Constitution is an example of this philosophy.
What is Judicial restraint?
This case made school-sponsored prayer unconstitutional.
What is Engel v. Vitale?
This case established the exclusionary rule for states.
What is Mapp v. Ohio?
This case overturned “separate but equal.”
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
The Supreme Court protects rights against this entity.
What is the Government?
What is a writ of certiorari?
What is an Order to review a case? (Q22)
This case strengthened student speech rights by protecting symbolic speech.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
This case established the right to a lawyer in all felony cases.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
This case legalized abortion and is based on the right to privacy.
What is Roe v. Wade?