Judicial Branch Part 1
Type of law where the Government is always the plaintiff
What is Criminal Law?
This is how long members of the Supreme Court serve
What is Life?
This Amendment establishes the Right to Bear Arms
What is the 2nd Amendment?
The First 10 Amendments are otherwise known as this....
What is the Bill of Rights?
Missouri's General Elections are held this month
What is November?
Organized political groups with the same ideology are known as this
What are political parties?
The Highest Court In The United States
What is the U.S. Supreme Court?
This person appoints all federal judges
Who is the President?
The Government not allowing a newspaper to publish an article about the government is an example of this
What is prior restraint?
The Exclusionary Rule doesn't allow this to be used at trial
What is illegally obtained evidence?
Missouri's Legislative Body is known as this
What is the General Assembly
An election held between a Democratic candidate and a Republican candidate for a public office is known as this
What is a General Election?
A judge who believes that the role of the court is to promote justice and equality is known as...
What is a Judicial Activist?
This can reject the appointment of a federal judge
What is the U.S. Senate?
This case established that defendants have the right to an attorney even if they cannot afford one
What is Gideon V. Wainwright?
This case established that a defendant must be informed of their rights
What is Miranda V. Arizona?
This is the number of Senators in the Missouri Senate
What is 34?
This party is associated with limiting government involvement in daily life, reducing corporate taxes, and the government should be involved in promoting morals and values in society
What it the Republican Party?
This type of law is a dispute between two citizens
What is Civil Law?
This is what the authority to hear a case for the first time is called
What is Original Jurisdiction?
The government can limit Free Speech if it does this
Creates a clear and present danger
This overturned Jim Crow Laws in the South
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
All elected members of the Missouri Executive Branch term length are this length
What is 4 years?
An election held in a political party to determine the candidate for office is known as this
What is a Primary Election?
The Second Level Of The U.S. Federal Courts
What is the U.S. Court Of Appeals?
When a higher court makes a decision in a case and it sets an example for other courts is known as this
What is Precedent?
This Amendment states that no cruel or unusual punishments can be used by the government
What is the 8th Amendment?
This Amendment establishes the police must have a warrant to search your home
What is the 4th Amendment?
These two offices of the Missouri Executive Branch are term-limited
What is the Governor and the State Treasurer
This party is mostly associated with higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy, supporting entitlement programs, and the belief that the government is responsible for caring for all citizens
What is the Democratic Party?
Judges who believe the court should respect current laws and precedents and not help create laws are known as what...
What is Judicial Restraint?
The role/job of federal courts
What is Interpret The Law?
This prevents the National Government from endorsing an official religion
What is the Establishment Clause?
The Free Exercise Clause guarantees the government won't interfere with this
What is religion?
This is the number of Represenatives in the Missouri House of Represenatives
What is 163?
What are Third Parties?
This Court Case established Judicial Review
What is Marbury V. Madison?
This type of judge believes that the Constitution should be followed word for word
What is an Originalist?
This Amendment establishes that the government can buy your land for public use
What is the 5th Amendment?
This court case established the precedent of "Separate But Equal"
What is Plessy V. Ferguson?
The number of judges that serve on the Missouri Supreme Court
What is 7?
The three functions of a political party during an election year
What is select candidates, mobilize voters, and provide voters with info.