Oh no where is my department!?
Enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law, prevent and control crime, and seek just punishment for criminals.
Department of Justice
The Bill of Rights consists of the...
First 10 Amendments
A previous court ruling establishes this
Precendent
Person against whom a case is filed
Defendant
When someone wants to challenge the ruling of a trial court they can ask for a review from a(n)
Appellate Court
Secure the country and preserve America's freedoms while preparing to respond to all hazards and disasters.
Department of Homeland Security
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. What is the name of this clause and what amendment does it belong to?
Establishment clause
The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson established...
The doctrine of separate but equal also known as legal segregation
In the process of a criminal trial, the first step involves
A grand jury meets to review the evidence and decide if an individual should be charged or not.
A traditional criminal or civil trial that consists of 12 jury members and judge is known as a
Jury Trial
Collect revenue (the IRS is the largest of Treasury's bureaus), produce money, and formulate economic policy.
Department of the Treasury
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated.
Fourth Amendment
Three public school students wore black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War. They were suspended from school for refusing to remove them. Upon hearing about their plan to wear the armbands, the school district created a policy forbidding armbands. The three students wore the armbands anyway, and they were suspended from school. What is the name of this case and what amendment did it involve
Thinker v. Desmoines. 1st Amendment
Person who makes a legal complaint
Plaintiff
Authority to hear and decide a case
Jurisdiction
Provide the military forces needed to deter war and protect the security of the United States.
Department of Defense
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Fifth Amendment
Holds that judges can adapt the meaning of the Constitution to meet the demands of contemporary realities
Judicial Activism
Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education
Outlawed segregation in public schools
Jurisdiction held by both state and federal courts
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Develop foreign policy and create a secure world for the American people and the international community
Department of State
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
Sixth Amendment
Concept that judges should interpret the Constitution according to its original meaning
Judicial Restraint
Judicial Review
A justice writes this when he or she agrees with the majority opinion, but for a different reason
Concurring opinion