Cases
Landmark Supreme Court case that ruled in support of the 1st Amendment Right to Freedom of the Press.
What is New York Times v. US?
The first anti-federalist paper
What is Brutus 1?
The branch of government that interprets the law
What is the Judicial Branch?
The primary effect/outcome of Marbury v. Madison
What is Judicial Review?
The specific act that was reviewed in the case Schenck v. US
What is the Espionage Act?
The writings of Hamilton, Madison, and Jay in response to Brutus 1 and other similar writings
What are the Federalist Papers?
The length of a supreme court justice's term
What is For Life?
The desired effect of an Amicus Curiae Brief
What is the court hearing the case?
censorship imposed, usually by a government or institution, on expression, that prohibits particular instances of expression. (relates to NYT v. US)
What is prior restraint?
The clause in the Constitution that Brutus 1 most disagreed with
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The idea that a court's decision should follow precedents set by previous decisions
What is Stare Decisis?
An order issued by the Supreme Court when 4 or more justices agree to listen to a case
What is a Writ of Certiorari?
The test created with the Schenck v. US ruling that determined when a state could constitutionally limit an individual's free speech rights under the First Amendment.
What is the Clear and Present Danger Test?
The political party that developed later on and branched from and took a lot of ideas from Anti-Federalists
What are the Democratic-Republicans?
A court opinion that is issued by the whole court rather than by individual judges. It is usually brief and doesn't include much reasoning for the court's decision
What is a Per Curiam Opinion?
The case that established basic rights that must be read out during an arrest
What is Miranda v. Arizona?