This document exists because we do not want one person or group to have all of the power and we want each citizen to have assurance of essential rights.
What is the Constitution?
100
The Legislative Branch consists of the House of Representatives and this other body.
What is the Senate?
100
This is the number of justices on the Supreme Court.
What is nine?
100
The Tinker Court said that the State must show more than a desire to avoid the discomfort of an unpopular viewpoint. True or false?
What is true?
100
A simulated oral argument similar to an argument made before an appellate court is called this.
What is moot court?
200
This document defines the rights of the American people and consists of the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
A law passed by a federal or state legislature is called this.
What is a statute?
200
This is the court of last resort (meaning that this Court's decision cannot be appealed).
What is the Supreme Court?
200
The Tinker Court said that students surrender their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate. True or False?
What is false?
200
The respondent argues that the decision made at trial was made correctly and requests that the court do this to the trial decision.
What is affirm the decision?
300
The Bill of Rights applies to actions taken by a private school. True or false?
What is false? (due to the state action requirement)
300
The main job of Congress is to perform this function.
What is make the laws?
300
Whenever federal law and state law disagree, this type of law wins.
What is federal law?
300
Because of the Tinker ruling, it is now acceptable to wear clothing to school that protests a war (provided it does not cause a substantial and material disruption), but it is not acceptable to wear a political shirt featuring Big Bird. True or false?
What is false?
300
A written argument where each side explains to the court why the previous decision was either proper or improper is called this.
What is a brief?
400
This document established the structure of government and the basic rights of the people.
What is the Constitution?
400
This branch enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
400
The party that presents a petition to a court in an effort to seek appeal of a judgment is called this.
What is the petitioner?
400
The holding in Tinker is this. (Hint: Students' speech can only be restricted if...)
What is students' speech can only be restricted if it causes a material and substantial disruption to the school?
400
When the case is sent back to a lower court for further proceedings, it is called this.
What is remanded?
500
The idea that the government works for the people is represented in these first three words of the Constitution.
What is We the People?
500
This person appoints Supreme Court Justices.
What is the President of the United States?
500
When a party is dissatisfied with the outcome of a case and wants to have a higher court review it, the party wants to do this to the decision.
What is appeal the decision?
500
These are the six rights contained in the First Amendment. (Hint: GRAPES)
What is Grievances, Religion, Assembly, Press, Exercise, and Speech?
500
When a judge or judges express(es) a different point of view on major or minor issues in the case and rejects the result reached by the majority of the Court, it is called this.