1st Amendment
Which of the following is not a freedom protected by the first amendment: Speech, Religion, Press, Protest, Privacy, Petition
Privacy
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A well regulated militia , being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to ______________________, shall not be infringed
Keep and bear arms
Name this key term:
an order signed by a judge authorizing police officers to search for specific objects at a definite location at a specified time.
Search warrant
What is the primary function of the court?
Judicial Review
This justice was the first Latina woman to serve.
Sonia Sotomayor
Destruction of THIS ITEM is protected under freedom of speech. Bonus if you know the case name!
Flag Burning; Texas v. Johnson
What was the original purpose of the NRA?
Militia training; marksmanship
What is the exclusionary rule?
Any evidence obtained unlawfully cannot be used in court
The idea that SCOTUS decisions should be made based on the literal definition of the text
Originalism
This justice had a tough confirmation hearing, and when the Senate was investigating him for sexual harassment, he called it a “high-tech lynching”
Clarence Thomas
What does the Establishment Clause of the 1st amendment protect?
Separation of church and state
What did the framers fear that motivated them to include the 2nd Amendment?
Tyranny; standing armies
What did Mapp v. Ohio establish?
The exclusionary rule
In what year did SCOTUS implement an official code of conduct?
2023
This justice had a contentious confirmation hearing, and when a woman came forward accusing him of sexual assault, he denied it and said it was motivated by partisan politics
Brett Kavanaugh
What does the Exercise Clause of the 1st amendment protect?
Freedom to choose your religion
In what year did SCOTUS first rule that individuals have the right to bear arms outside of the context of a militia?
2008
What was the ruling in TLO v NJ?
Schools do not need probable cause for a search. 4th isn’t suitable for schools
What is the rule of 4?
How many justices need to want to hear a case; how a case gets onto the docket
This is the Chief Justice
Chief Justice John Roberts
What did the Supreme Court rule in New York Times v. US?
Publishing the Pentagon Papers did not hurt national security
When reading the operative clause of the 2nd amendment (the second part), what word is most hotly debated?
“People” who are the “people”? Is it in the context of a militia, or individuals?
What could you say if you are pulled over for speeding and an officer wants to search your car, but there is no probable cause?
I do not consent to a search.
What did Mitch McConnell do after Obama nominated Merrick Garland to the bench that made Democrats angry?
Refuse to hold Senate Hearing to put him on the bench
This is the newest Justice
Ketanji Brown Jackson