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Historically speaking
Due Process
Supreme Rulings
You can do what?
Don't you dare!
100
The person who wrote and proposed the Bill of Rights.
Who is James Madison?
100
The right to remain silent is guaranteed by which Amendment?
What is the 5th Amendment?
100
The Supreme Court case that legalized abortion in the U.S.
What is Roe v. Wade?
100
Issued by a court or judge, this Allows the police to legally arrest, search or seize.
What is a warrant?
100
Forbids the government from housing Soldiers in private homes without the consent of the owner except under extenuating circumstances.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
200
The number of Amendments included in the Bill of Rights.
What is 10?
200
The right be informed, in a timely manner, of the charges against a person who is under arrest.
What is habeas corpus?
200
The Supreme Court case affirmed a person's right to remain silent.
What is Miranda v Arizona?
200
Protects Americans against unreaasonable searches and siezures.
What is the 4th Amendment?
200
Ensures that punishments will not be 'Cruel and Unusual'.
What is the 8th Amendment?
300
The group that opposed the ratification of the Constitution because it did not include a list of specific rights guaranteed to the people.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
300
The initial court appearance of a defendant where they are officially notified of the charges against them and have the opportunity to plead guilty, not guilty or no contest.
What is an arraignment hearing?
300
The Supreme Court Case that ensured the right to a lawyer was not just for Federal or Capital cases.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
300
The Amendment that guarantees the right to have an impartial jury trial when you have been charged with a crime.
What is the 6th Amendment?
300
To deny a person the right to have a jury decide the outcome of a Civil Case.
What is the 7th Amendment?
400
The year the Amendments in the Bill of Rights were ratified.
What is 1791?
400
A group of persons who hear evidence and make a decision as to whether a person will be put on trial for a particular crime AND the two requirements in the Constitution that make this mandatory AND what Amendment is it in?
What is a Grand Jury, Capital or Infamous Crime, and 5th Amendment.
400
The Supreme Court Case that clarified that evidence obtained in violation of the 4th Amendment could not be used in a court of law. The 'Exclusionary Rule' is established.
What is Mapp v. Ohio?
400
Eminent Domain
What is the governmnent's ability to sieze property for public use called?
400
You cannot deny a person "...the assistance of counsel for his defense."
What is the 6th Amendment right to a lawyer?
500
The state where the Father of the constitution and writer of the Bill of Rights came from.
What is Virginia?
500
Double jeopardy and the Amendment it is contained in.
What is a person cannot be tried for the same crime twice and the 5th Amendment?
500
The Supreme Court Case that expanded the government's power of eminent domain. It established that the government could sieze property from a private owner and then resell it to another private party, if it will be an economic stimulus for the community.
What is Kelo v. New London?
500
The circumstances under which the government can legally house troops in private homes.
What is in time of war as prescribed by law?
500
The Supreme Court Case that clearly defined a person's right to own a gun for Self Defense purposes and keep it in your home.
What is Heller v. District of Columbia?