Constitutional Law
The first ten amendments in the Constitution are known by this name.
What is The Bill of Rights?
Established that the Constitution of the United States protected the right to have an abortion.
What is Roe v. Wade?
In Legally Blonde, Elle Woods gets into this prestigious law school.
What is Harvard Law School?
The two types of law are criminal and
What is civil law?
This country’s Independence Day is celebrated on July 4th because its leaders signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
What is the United States?
This amendment guarantees freedom of speech, press, religion, petition, and assembly.
What is the 1st Amendment?
This Supreme Court case established that the President is not above the law, requiring him to hand over the Watergate tapes.
What is United States v. Nixon?
This long-running TV series features both police detectives and prosecutors in New York City, and its episodes often start with the iconic “dun-dun” sound.
What is Law and Order?
This document begins with the words, "We the People"
What is the US Constitution?
This 1919 treaty officially ended World War I and placed heavy reparations and restrictions on Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This amendment abolished slavery in the US.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This case established that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This lawyer drama follows Harvey Specter and Mike Ross at a top New York law firm.
What is Suits?
A prior judicial decision that serves as an authoritative example or rule for deciding similar future cases.
What is precedent?
This organization, founded in 1945, aims to promote peace and international cooperation.
What is the United Nations?
This amendment limits the president to two terms in office.
What is the 22nd Amendment?
This case established that criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights before police questioning, including their right to remain silent.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
This legal thriller by John Grisham, later adapted into a movie starring Tom Cruise, centers on corruption at a law firm.
This Latin phrase means “let the decision stand” and refers to precedent.
What is stare decisis?
This group of 30 countries, including the U.S. and many European nations, is a military alliance founded in 1949.
What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?
This clause in the Constitution makes federal law the highest law of the land.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The case that established judicial review in the US.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This Oscar-winning film from 1982, based on a real case, depicts a woman suing for workplace sexual harassment — one of the first films to spotlight that issue in court.
What is The Accused?
This Latin phrase means “you have the body” and refers to a legal action challenging unlawful detention.
What is habeas corpus?
This body of law governs armed conflict and is sometimes called the “law of war.” Forms the core of international humanitarian law.
What are the Geneva Conventions?