PAD
What are the three steps to becoming a member the fraternity?
1. Pay National Fee 2. Pay Local Fee 3. Attend Initiation
Which of the three branches of government in the United States is made up of courts to uphold the law in the name of the states?
Judiciary
What case established Judicial Review?
Marbury v Madison
The number of supreme court judges
What is nine!
The number of countries that have banned facebook
What is six!
Which committee is in charge of organizing initiation?
Rituals Committee
Negligence, and intentional harm can fall under what type of Civil Law?
What is Torts or Civil Wrongs
Which set of documents, authored by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay, aimed to persuade states to ratify the Constitution?
The Federalist Papers
Which case overturned Roe v. Wade?
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
An official notice of a lawsuit that includes the date, time, and place of the initial court appearance.
A summons
These four positions make up the Executive Board. Bonus if you know everyones first and last name!
President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer.
Juan Artunduaga, Daniela Ordoñez, Nicole Orellana, Sofia Pañellas.
Judges comparing new cases to old cases to help them make their decision would fall under which type of law.
What is Common Law
In the summer of 1935, which act did President Franklin D. Roosevelt sign into law, establishing a federal system of old-age benefits?
The Social Security Act
Which U.S. Supreme Court case first applied the “exclusionary rule” to state courts, ensuring that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment cannot be used in state prosecutions?
Mapp v. Ohio. This case established that the exclusionary rule applies to state courts, meaning evidence obtained through illegal searches and seizures cannot be used in state trials.
A person pleading guilty to a lesser crime is known as a
What is Plea Bargaining
What are the Duties of the Chapter?
To promote the principles, ideals, and precepts of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International.
Relationships involving marriage, divorce, or custody issues
What is family law
Thomas Paine was the author of what famous enlightenment pamphlet?
What is Common Sense
What was the first recorded use of the insanity defense in a U.S. murder trial?
The trial of Richard Lawrence. Richard Lawrence attempted to assassinate President Andrew Jackson and was the first in U.S. history to successfully use the insanity defense in a murder trial, resulting in his acquittal
This objection to Asking questions that mean nothing to the case
Relevancy
The best co-ed fraternity on campus
What is PAD!
What is the process by which states redraw election districts based on population changes?
Reapportionment
An 1889 public viewing of an accidentally electrocuted worker from what company (now known for money transfers) led to New York's law requiring utilities to be buried underground?
Western-Union
Which U.S. Supreme Court case established the “community caretaking” exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement, allowing police officers to conduct warrantless searches in certain circumstances unrelated to criminal investigations?
Cady v. Dombrowski (1973).
What two-word phrase essentially means that a person cannot be tried or punished for the same offense more than once?
Double-Jeopardy!