3.9 The Judicial Branch
3.10 Sources and types of law
2.5 the Trial Process
2.3 The Bill of Rights
3.6 voting rights
2.4 Safeguarding and limiting rights
3.11 Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Blast from the Past
2.6/3.14(Elections and voting)
2.7 Qualifications
2.8
2.9
2.10
4.1
4.2/4.3
100
This is the power of the court to strike down any laws or actions that violate the Constitution
Judicial Review
100
This type of law is Supreme
Constitutional law
100
Citizens get summoned to perform this important obligation of citizenship where you get to decide if somebody is innocent or guilty of a crime
Jury Duty
100
The 4th Amendment protects you from
unlawful searches and seizures
100
This Amendment lowered the voting age to 18
26th
100
These are the first 10 amendments that are designed to safeguard your rights and protect you from the government becoming too powerful
The Bill of Rights
100
Created the now famous Miranda Warning
Miranda v Arizoia
100
This Supreme Court case held ALL public officials accountable to the law
US v Nixon
100
35 years old natural born citizen live in the US 14 years are the requirements for which office?
POTUS
100
Uncle Sam represents?
The US government
100
What is civic participation?
describes all the things people do to bring about social and political change
100
Plan for dealing with events outside of the USA
Foreign policy
100
NATO, the UN, the WTO, the ICJ, are all examples of?
Intergovernmental
200
What are the differences between the state and federal court system?
State deals with state laws, civil cases within the state, marriages divorces etc
Federal: Anything involving the constitutionality of a law, final appellate court, cases involving ambassadors etc
200
This ancient code of laws set harsh punishments
Bonus 100 if you can connected it ancient influences
Code of Hammurabi and Judeo-Christianity
200
It ensures citizens fulfill their obligation while protecting due process through a fair and impartial jury.
voir dire
200
The 10th Amendment created.....
Reserved powers
200
This amendment gave women the right to vote
19th
200
Intentionally claiming a restaurant has poison in their food without proof or writing untrue things about a candidate for office are examples of
Libel law(slander)
200
Ruled that enslaved persons were not citizens
Dred Scott v Sanford
200
Created Judicial Review
Marbury v Madison and the right of the Supreme Court to review federal laws and actions to determine if they violate the Constitution.
200
Serves life...good behavior
Supreme Court
200
The following DOI uses ethos pathos or logos?
"He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burned our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.”
Pathos
200
How can citizens be more involved?(acronynm)
Inform, Act, Maintain
200
Plan for dealing with events inside the US
Domestic policy
200
The Carter Center and Red Cross are examples of?
Non governmental .
300
How do you get on the Supreme Court?
You need BOTH steps
Bonus 100 if you know how many justices there are
President nominates Senate Confirms
9
300
Federal laws are called...
State laws are called...
Local laws are called
Acts
Statues
Ordinances
300
This type of jury decides a defendant's guilt or innocence
Petit Jury
300
Your 6th Amendment protects which rights?
1. Right to a lawyer
2. Right to a speedy trial
3. Right to call and confront witnesses
4. Right to a public Trail
5. Impartial Jury
6. Notice(you have the right to know why you are in court)
300
These 3 Amendments ended slavery, defined citizenship, equal protection, set the voting age as 21, and protected Black male suffrage. Bonus 100 if you know the historical name for the 3
13, 14, and 15(Reconstruction Amendments)
300
Yelling Fire in a movie theater is an example of
Clear and present danger
300
Limited Free Speech in schools
Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier
300
Created "Separate but equal"
Plessy v Ferguson
300
The following excerpt from the Federalist papers uses which appeal?
“The Union will be in danger of factions tearing it apart unless a strong Constitution is adopted.”
Logos
300
What local agency would handle a pothole in your community?
Pinellas County public works
300
What is diplomacy?
Keeping good relationships with other countries
300
What are the main methods used to handle conflict?
Diplomacy Peacekeeping, Military Action, Espionage, Sanctions
400
This type of court reviews civil and criminal cases for errors, bonus 100 if you can tell me how many judges review the case
Appellate and 3
400
You bought a candy bar made by your favorite influencer, but the candy bar gets you sick. You sue the influencer for unsafe food, which type of court should you sue them in?
Civil
400
This type of jury decides if enough evidence exists to charge somebody with a crime
Grand Jury
400
What rights are protected under the 5th Amendment?
1. Due Process
2. No double jeopardy(can't be tried twice for the same case)
3. Your right against self incrimination
4. Eminent Domain
5. Grand Jury indictment for a crime
400
This amendment banned the poll tax...AND what was the poll tax?
24th
The poll tax was a mandatory fee that every person in the South had to pay, though the goal was to prevent Black people from voting.
400
What are the 3 protections of your rights and define them?
Ex Post Facto no punishing somebody for something they did BEFORE a law was passed
Bill of Attainder no laws against individuals or states
Habeaus Corpus gov must prove to a judge why you are in jail
400
Created juvenile justice rights
In Re Gault
400
Said that your right to a lawyer cannot be limited by how much money you have...states must provide them
Gideon V Wainwright
400
The DOI excerpt below used which appeal?
To secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
Ethos
400
When Sara was traveling home from work, she came to a traffic accident caused by a sinkhole that had opened in the street within her small neighborhood. Listening to the news later in the week she learned that the sinkhole had been investigated and plans were underway for repairing the hole. Which level of government likely was responsible for coordinating these efforts?
Local(municipal)
400
Increasing the income tax is an example of?
Domestic policy
400
Which course of action taken by the United States is represented in the headline?
Diplomacy
500
If you fill out a....the court may hear your case....Gideon did this!
Writ of certiorari
500
What are the four types of law and the 4 sources of law?
Sources: Natural, Constitutional, Case and Common, and statutory
Types: Military, Juvenile, Criminal, Civil
500
What is the standard of proof in a criminal vs civil court?
Criminal=jury has to believe guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
Civil=more likely than not(in other words each side has an equal burden of proof)
500
List the 5 freedoms protected by the first amendment
1. Freedom of religion
2. Freedom of the press
3. Freedom of assembly(protest)
4. Freedom of speech
5. Freedom to petition
500
These 3 acts banned segregation in public places, banned the literacy test and other discriminatory voting practices, and banned discrimination in housing.
Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Fair Housing Act
500
The Supreme Court created this test to set limits on your rights
The Balancing Test
500
Ended Segregation in schools AND You MUST know who the lead attorney for the NAACP was Bonus 100 if you can tell me how he got appointed the Supreme Court(the nomination and confirmation process)
Bonus 100 if you know the year of his appointment(Hint it happened AFTER segregation was over)
Brown v Board of Education
Thurgood Marshall
President nominates Senate Confirms
1967
500
Name and define ALL 5 civic principles
Bonus 100 points for EACH connection you can make to a principle and to a civics topic that we have covered
Natural Rights
Equality of mankind
Rule of Law
Due Process
Limited Government
500
What are the 5 major logical fallacies?
Ad Hominem
Ad Populum
Red Herring
Slippery Slope
Straw Man
500
Name for EACH level of governments' laws
Federal:
State:
Local:
Acts
Statues
Ordinances
500
The statement below was made by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a January 23, 2013 Senate hearing. “It has been one of the great honors of my life to lead the men and women of the State Department…nearly 70,000 serving here in Washington, more than 270 posts around the world. They get up and get to work every day, often in difficult and dangerous circumstances, because they believe, as we believe, the United States is the most extraordinary force for peace and progress the world has ever known.” Source: U.S. Department of State Based on the statement, which is a goal of U.S. policy?
Avoiding conflict
500
The President can both command troops and negotiate treaties...but Congress has to....
Declare War and ratify treaties.