Supreme Court Cases
This 1954 case ended school segregation.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
The person who decides what the law means during a trial.
Who is the judge?
Laws about serious wrongdoing like robbery or assault.
What is criminal law?
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
What is the First Amendment?
Laws that tell drivers how fast they can go.
What are speed limits?
This case established the right to an attorney.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
People who listen to a case and decide guilty or not guilty.
Who are the jury?
Laws about arguments between people, usually involving money.
What is civil law?
This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
A written agreement between people.
What is a contract?
This case required police to inform suspects of their rights.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
The lawyer who tries to prove the defendant broke the law.
Who is the prosecutor?
A crime punishable by less than one year in jail.
What is a misdemeanor?
This amendment gives the right to remain silent.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
Breaking a law on purpose.
What is intent?
This case legalized abortion nationwide in 1973.
What is Roe v. Wade?
The lawyer who represents the accused.
Who is the defense attorney?
A crime punishable by more than one year in prison.
What is a felony?
This amendment guarantees the right to a fair and speedy trial.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
This type of tort involves carelessness.
What is negligence?
This case limited the power of schools to censor student speech.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
A sworn written statement used as evidence.
What is an affidavit?
This defense argues the defendant could not understand right from wrong.
What is the insanity defense?
This doctrine prevents illegally obtained evidence from being used in court.
What is the exclusionary rule?
This legal standard determines liability in negligence cases.
What is the reasonable person standard?