Original Jurisdiction
An injury that someone undergoes caused by another that can be legally held responsible for.
What is tort?
Right that prevents unreasonable search and seizure
What is the 4th amendment?
The failure to follow care towards others that a reasonable person would do if under same circumstances
What is Negligence?
Amendment that prevents the government from compelling individuals to provide incriminating information against themselves
What is 5th Amendment?
Group of 12 people who analyze a civil or criminal case and come to the conclusion if whether defendant is guilty or innocent
What’s a petit jury?
7th Amendment
What is the right to a jury trial in federal, civil cases?
The equal citizenship for African Americans and enslaved people after the emancipation
What is 14th amendment?
What is subpoena?
The case that brought about the rule for police to always read suspect their rights when being arrested
What is Miranda vs. Arizona?
Person being accused of a crime
What is a defendant?
The root of limited power between President and other branches
What is due process?
The power of a court to strike down a law that conflicts with the constitution, whether it be federal or state, concluded by the Supreme Court
A group of people selected to review a case and come to the conclusion of if the suspect of said case is guilty or innocent
What is a Grand Jury?
Amendment that provides you a lawyer/attorney if you’re too poor to get one yourself
What is 6th amendment?
The combination of Federal and State governments
What is federalism?
The case that held that federal courts could hear cases re: a states drawing of electoral boundaries
What is Baker vs. Carr?
Doubt that person being tried is guilty beyond reasoning and common sense
The person who brings about a case to the court
What is a plaintiff?
Law that pertains to people, things, relationships, etc. that develop among them
What is Civil Law?
An attorney representing the government
What is a prosecutor?
Case that was argued that 2nd amendment should also apply to states rather than only the federal government
What is McDonald vs. Chicago?
The most serious crime one can commit
What is a felony?
The law that prohibits use of illegally obtained evidence via the police, investigators, etc. in a criminal case
What is exclusionary rule?
Case where students decided to wear black arm bands throughout holiday season, but were banned by a policy created by administrators once they found out and threatened to suspend those students if they refused to take off the arm bands
What is Tinker vs. Des Moines?