What is judicial review.
This freedom prevents the government from punishing you for what you say.
What is freedom of speech.
This is a crime when you don't do something
What is a crime of omission
This is a court order that allows law enforcement to search something or arrest someone
What is a warrant
You have a right to be tried by a group of your peers, called a ________.
Jury
This key court decision established the ability of the Supreme Court to decide what the Constitution means.
What is Marbury v. Madison.
This clause prevents the government from starting a state-sponsored religion.
What is the establishment clause
This is a killing that was planned ahead of time
These are rights that must be read to you when you are arrested
What are Miranda Rights
This defense can be used if the person is mentally ill and it prevents them from knowing the difference between right and wrong
What is the insanity defense
This clause means you can practice your religion mostly without exception - you can't hurt people as part of practicing a religion
What is the free exercise clause
This is a defense you can use when you did not know something was illegal
What is the ignorance of the law defense
When you are held in police custody and questioned, you have this right.
To speak to a lawyer
This crime is the pushing and shoving before a fight
What is assault
This is how long federal judicial appointments are, it allows judges to be more impartial.
What is lifetime
This term describes a law that is not discriminatory in the way it is written - but does discriminate in practice.
What is disparate impact
This means the guilty intention
What is the mens rea
This person works as a lawyer for people who are indigent (not having enough money to pay for a lawyer)
What is a public defender
The 14th amendment was created after this conflict
What is the Civil War
This is a petition to ask the Supreme Court to hear a case.
What is a Writ of Certiorari.
This level of scrutiny that applies to discrimination of the basis of race means that the law must have a compelling government interest and be narrowly tailored.
What is strict scrutiny
This is the burden of proof in a criminal case
What is beyond a reasonable doubt
The 5th amendment gives you this right to not answer questions that make you admit you did a crime.
This term means the study of the law
What is jurisprudence