Amendments
This Amendment protects the right to bear arms
Second Amendment
The tenth amendment states that all powers not specifically written in the Constitution go to...
The States
A past case used by Justices to support their decisions is known as this
precedent
In NJ v. TLO, the student claims her fourth amendment right has been violated because the principal did this...
searched her bag
The Bill of Rights is a part of this historical document
Constitution
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Petition
Freedom of Assembly
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of Religion
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights
Ten
the legal term for "fair treatment" by the court system
due process
True or False: Administrators may edit the content of school newspapers
True
This court interprets the Constitution
Supreme Court
This amendment ensures due process (fair treatment) if you are accused of a crime
Fifth Amendment
This amendment states that you can not be tried twice for the same offense.
Fifth Amendment
Granted by the Supreme Court when they decide to hear a case
writ of certiorari
True or False: School-initiated prayer is allowed in public schools
False
The tenth Amendment deals with the relationship between ____________.
The federal government and the states
Amendment 8 prevents citizens from this type of punishment
Cruel & Unusual
This amendment states that you have the right to a lawyer
Sixth Amendment
When you want to take your case to a higher court
Appeal
True
Who appoints Supreme Court Justices
The President
This Amendment prevents police from searching your property with out a warrant
Fourth Amendment
The third amendment states that soldiers may not occupy a persons home in times of _____ or _____.
war or peace
Amendments
In Tinker v. Des Moines it was ruled that students were allowed to wear the black armbands. The Supreme Court said students nor teachers....
"shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate"
What group wanted to include a Bill of Rights in the Constitution?
Anti-Federalists