Vocabulary Part I
Unanimous
Everyone must be in full agreement
Unconstitutional
Not protected/not allowed by the Constitution
Name of the city and state in which the protest occurred.
Philipsville, Ohio
What happened the LAST time that Speakout! protested against the United Waste Inc?
There was a fight and people threw punches. There were broken bones and people had to go to the hospital.
Lowest level of the court system - where every case begins
Federal District Court
Dissenting opinion
Opinion of the judges who are not in the majority
Uphold
To keep lower court decision
Name of the environmental group who was protesting
Speakout!
Which part of the constitution protects the rights of the protestors. Quote from it.
1st Amendment - "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble"
Only court where there is a witness and testimony and a jury
Federal District Court
Disorderly Conduct
Behavior with the intention of causing public disturbance or annoyance or alarm or recklessly creating risk.
Appeal
Ask a higher court to hear the case
Name of the company that the protesters were protesting against.
United Waste Inc (UWI)
What were the Speakout! protestors doing?
Holding up signs and handing out leaflets and chanting slogans and they had built a model incinerator that belched a smelly smoke like substance.
Highest court
Supreme Court
Constitutional
Allowed by the Constitution
Incinerator
A type of furnace designed for burning hazardous materials in a combustion chamber.
What were the protestors arrested for?
Disorderly Conduct
What are the Speakout protestors afraid would happen because of the plant?
They are afraid that the ground and water near the plant would be contaminated with hazardous waste. They are afraid that the air will be polluted with hazardous waste.
Court that you can appeal to from the Federal District Court and there are only 3 judges
Court of Appeals
Precedent
Past court decisions used as examples to decide a present case.
Overturn/Overrule
Reverse the lower court decision
Which part of the constitution establishes that the government has the responsibility of keeping peace in the nation - Quote from that part of the constitution.
Preamble - "Ensure Domestic Tranquility"
What is the town mayor afraid will happen if Speakout is allowed to continue their protests?
That there will be a riot and that the UWI plant will be shut down.
Number of justices on Supreme Court
9