1st Amendment
Which clause denies the government to set an official religion?
The establishment clause
What is the name of the Congressional legislation that allowed the NSA to eavesdrop?
The Patriot Act
the school installs a metal detector at the front door. You sue the school for a violation of your 4th amendment rights. Do you need a lawyer
No. There isn't any violation
Which case gave all defendants the right to counsel?
Gideon v. Wainwright
The Due Process clause usually pertains to which amendment?
14th
What is the false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation?
slander
Which amendment deals with search and seizure?
The 4th Amendment
You are pulled over in your car by a city cop. The cop smells marijuana and he states he wants to search your vehicle. You claim your 4th amendment right has been violated. Do you need a lawyer?
No. Your 4th right has not been violated.
Which case is still considered 'Good Law' but is rarely cited?
Korematsu v. the United States
Did T.L.O v New Jersey deal with the 14th Amendment?
No. It was a 4th amendment issue
Flag burning is an example of what type of speech?
Symbolic
Facts and inferences that show an illegal act is or was committed are referred to as what?
Reasonable Suspicion
You have been accused of stealing money and the school administrator demands you submit to a strip search. You protest and claim your civil liberty has been violated. Do you need a lawyer?
Yes. The scope of the search does not match the crime.
Which case expanded the ability of schools to search students w/o a warrant?
T.L.O. v. New Jersey
What is guaranteed by the Due Process clause?
No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
Libel and slander are prohibited under which amendment?
1st Amendment
According to the 4th Amendment, people have the right to be secure in what 4 items?
Houses
Papers
Persons
Effects
You purposely write falsehoods about an individual, and your statements ruin that person's reputation. Do you need a lawyer?
Yes. You have committed libel.
Which case allows school personnel to search based on reasonable suspension?
T.L.O. v. New Jersey
During which era or period in history was the 14th amendment ratified?
Reconstruction Era
The 1st Amendment protects what 5 freedoms?
Press
Assembly
Speech
Petition
Religion
Facts and circumstances that would lead a reasonable person to believe that a suspect has committed, is committing or is about to commit a crime. More than a hunch or suspicion.
Probable Cause
The principal suspects you are selling drugs and searches the school's lockers. While conducting a search, the administration finds cigarettes in another student's locker. The student who has the locker with cigarettes did not consent to the search, and that student claimed his/her liberty was violated. Does this student need a lawyer?
No. The student did not have to consent to the search.
In the case of Gideon v. Wainwright, how did the court rule?
To grant freedmen/women citizenship