Court
What is 12?
The amendment that guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
What is the First Amendment?
A public official vested with the authority to preside over court proceedings, interpret and apply the law, and render impartial decisions in civil or criminal cases
What is a judge?
The number of justices on the Supreme Court
What is 9?
This side of a criminal trial holds the "burden of proof"
What is the prosecution?
What is their right hand?
The amendment that protects individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, establishing the right to privacy
What is the Fourth Amendment?
The initiating party in a civil lawsuit
What is the plaintiff?
The name of the most recent person appointed to the Supreme Court
Who is Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson?
The country historically associated with the concept of lawyers and "pleading a case'
What is Ancient Greece?
The number of levels in federal court (DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU CAN NAME THEM!)
What is three?
Bonus: What are district courts, circuit courts, and the Supreme Court?
The amendment that guarantees the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury, the right to counsel, to be informed of charges, and to confront witnesses
What is the Sixth Amendment?
The word for a jury that cannot reach a verdict due to disagreements or unforeseen circumstances
This landmark SCOTUS case established judicial review, allowing the Court to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional (Remember your AP Gov!!)
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The state that has the most lawyers
What is New York?
The name of a trained professional who creates a verbatim, real-time record of legal proceedings
What is a court stenographer (or court reporter)?
The amendment allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators. (Prior to its passage, senators were chosen by state legislatures)
What is the 17th amendment?
The name of a trial where the verdict is determined by the judge, not a jury
What is a bench trial?
The only president to ever serve as a Supreme Court Justice
Who is William Howard Taft?
The MINIMUM sentence for first-degree arson
What is 15 years?
The number of federal district courts in Illinois
What is three?
What is the 22nd amendment?
A sworn statement that a person makes before a notary or officer of the court, often presented as evidence in court
What is an affidavit?
The age of the youngest person ever appointed to the Supreme Court (you get the points if you guess within two years)
What is 32?
In Atlanta, it is illegal to tie this animal around telephone poles
What is a giraffe?