BIOLOGY
LANDMARK SUPREME COURT CASES
THE LAND OF...
"DOUBLE" OR NOTHING
Food & Drink
100

The name of this 1-celled shape-shifting organism is from the Greek for "change"

an amoeba

100

In Texas v. Johnson, a sharply divided Court said burning the U.S. flag is protected by this part of the Constitution

the First Amendment

100

"The Midnight Sun":
This state, parts of which get daylight 24/7 in summer

Alaska

100

To peruse once more to make absolutely sure

double-check

100

In 1919 Roy Allen created the A&W recipe for this drink

root beer

200

A halophyte is defined as a plant that thrives in soil with high levels of this

salt

200

This family got a unanimous decision from the Warren Court against the Topeka Board of Education

the Browns

200

"Fire & Ice":
This island country with 300,000 people & 200 volcanoes

Iceland

200

To do it in blackjack, place an equal bet alongside your original bet

to double down

200

Water buffalo milk (delicious on its own!) is used to make this cheese & Italy exports 40,000 tons a year of the stuff

mozzarella

300

A bird's crop is an expanded area of this muscular tube that serves as a temporary storage area for food

the esophagus

300

The 1966 case of this man v. Arizona established that the police must inform suspects of their 5th Amendment rights

Miranda

300

"The Long White Cloud":
This Down-Under country

New Zealand

300

A studio couch converts into one of these

double down

300

This fast food chain with more than 17,000 stores worldwide dropped its full name in 1991 & began using an abbreviation

KFC

400

In 1935 botanist Arthur Tansley coined this word for an environment as it functions with its organisms

ecosystem

400

Constitutional scholars say that the Court's worst decision ever was against this plaintiff in 1857

Dred Scott

400

"The Morning Calm":
This peninsula, less calm since its 1948 division

Korea

400

A bus with 2 seating levels

a double-decker

400

For purists, the blue agave from Jalisco state produces the best of this product

tequila

500

Though jellyfish are spineless, they form a hydrostatic one of these structures when they take in water

a skeleton

500

The 1819 case of McCulloch v. Maryland affirmed that Congress had these "powers" not enumerated in the Constitution

implied powers

500

"The Thunder Dragon":
This mountainous Central Asian country

Bhutan

500

Common term for a mobile home made of 2 traditional sections joined together

a double-wide

500

This aromatic herb essential to bearnaise sauce has a sweet flavor similar to licorice or anise

tarragon

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