The Bill of Rights and US Constitution
Bill of Rights amendment that allows for the right to "bear arms"
What is the 2nd Amendment?
Process by which the Supreme Court applies the Bill of Rights to the states
What is incorporation
The acceptance by the Supreme Court of an appeal
What is Certiorari?
What is Article III?
The accused
What is a defendant?
Prevents you from being tried for the same crime following an acquittal
What is double jeopardy?
Most recent amendment to be incorporated through case McDonald v. Chicago involving rights to firearms
What is the 2nd Amendment?
The rule covering how many justices must vote to grant certiorari
What is the rule of 4?
The highest court in a state
What is a State Supreme Court?
What is a plaintiff?
Part of 14th amendment, ensures all individuals born in the United States are automatically citizens
What is birthright citizenship?
Amendment unlikely to ever be incorporated
What is the 3rd Amendment?
Concept governing precedent or "standing by that which is already decided
What is stare decisis?
What is a district court?
Guarantees the right to a jury trial in a criminal procedure
What is the 6th Amendment?
Protects against unreasonable search and seizure
What is the 4th amendment?
First case that involved incorporation - extended 1st Amendment to the states
What is Gitlow v. New York?
Words in Constitution and Laws should be interpreted based on their plain meaning
What is textualism?
Legal procedure by which a party challenges the outcome of a trial based on matters of law alone
What is an appeal?
Legal system where the judge takes an active role by asking questions in order to determine the truth
What is an inquisitorial system?
Ensures the law operates under "fair rules evenly applied."
What is due process?
Chief Justice who led the Rights Revolution of the 1950s and 1960s
Who is Earl Warren?
Term in Constitution that allows federal judges to serve effectively for life
What is good behavior?
Federal Circuit that contains Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee
What is the 6th Circuit?
Legal system where competing lawyers position the facts to support their side
What is an adversarial system?