Law
What is the highest court in the United States?
The Supreme Court
What is an 'Extradition'?
Extradition is the legal process by which one country formally surrenders an individual to another country for prosecution or to serve a sentence for a crime.
Bonus points: Why would formal treaties and agreements between states be important in order for an extradition to take place?
What type of pants did the Emperor have on?
A toga/tunic
Bonus points: What weapon did Emperor Constantine wield in the photo?
Adjudicate
The special counsel was unable to adjudicate the criminal case against the emperor.
Which country's flag is this?
Mexico
A grand jury is a legal body in the United States that is composed of a group of citizens convened to review evidence and determine whether there is sufficient cause to bring criminal charges against an individual or entity.
Bonus points: Given the serious social stigma that comes with being indicted or charged with a federal crime, why would the founders have decided that a grand jury would be needed to bring these charges?
One of the primary tools the UNSC has is the use of Sanctions. What are they?
Bonus points: Given the other tools the UNSC has access to, why would the use of sanctions be preferrable to the other alternatives?
What color was the Emperor's cape?
Red
Bonus points: Who is this a painting of?
Bonus bonus points: What is the context of the painting?
Abrogate
The Chief Justice abrogated the amendment in order to save his ally from criminal prosecution.
Which country's flag is this?
England
What is an indictment?
A formal accusation in a criminal case against someone suspected of committing a serious criminal offense
Bonus points: who or what issues an indictment?
The United Nations Security Council serves what purpose?
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six main organs of the United Nations (UN) and is primarily responsible for maintaining international peace and security.
Bonus points: What are some of the ways the UNSC is authorized to maintain international peace and security?
bonus bonus points: Who are the 5 permenant members?
How many columns were behind the two men?
Bonus points: Who are these men and what is the context sorrounding this photo?
Emperor Hirohito and General MacArthur, 1945
Epistemic
Jerry and Jessica are unable to have a valuable due to their vast episemic disagreements.
Which country's flag is this?
Taiwan
Bonus points: What large problem does this country have?
What does it mean for someone to be convicted of a crime?
To be convicted of a crime means that a person has been found guilty of committing that crime through the legal process.
Bonus points: What is the standard of evidence needed for conviction?
What is the ICJ and what does it do?
The International Court of Justice - The ICJ's primary role is to settle legal disputes between states and to provide advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by the UN General Assembly, the Security Council, or other UN agencies and organizations.
Bonus points: The ICJ came into existence in 1945. Given the events that had taken place around this time, what future problems was the court attempting to prevent?
How many arches are in this photo?
7
Bonus points: Where was this photo taken?
Disseize
Magna Carta:
No Freeman shall be taken or imprisoned, or be disseised of his Freehold, or Liberties, or free Customs, or be outlawed, or exiled, or any other wise destroyed; nor will We not pass upon him, nor condemn him, but by lawful judgment of his Peers, or by the Law of the land. We will sell to no man, we will not deny or defer to any man either Justice or Right.
Which country's flag is this?
The Soviet Union
Bonus points: Who won the cold war?
What is a Special Counsel?
A special counsel is an attorney appointed to investigate and prosecute specific legal matters, particularly those involving potential conflicts of interest or when the usual prosecutorial authority may not be able to act impartially.
Bonus points: Why would there be a need for this type of position within the Department of Justice?
What is were the Geneva Conventions?
The Geneva Conventions are a series of international treaties and protocols that establish standards for the humanitarian treatment of individuals during armed conflicts. They are designed to protect those who are not participating in hostilities, such as civilians, medical personnel, and prisoners of war.
Bonus points: What are the penalties and/or enforcement mechanisms associated with these agreements?
What color were the Emporer's shoes?
Brown
Bonus points: Who was the Emperor
Bonus bonus points: What does this mosaic tell us about the emperor?
Magnanimity
"Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity."
Which flag is this?
Roman