Bill of Rights
What is the Bill of Rights?
The 10 Amendments
How does the Constitution begin?
With the Preamble, (we the people of the United States...)
What is a Marriage?
a contract between two persons who agree to live together as partners
What is a tort
wrongs for which the wrongdoer can be sued.
What is Roe v. Wade about?
Abortion Rights
Which amendment protects you from unlawful searches and seizures
4th Amendment
How many Articles are in the constitution in total?
7 Articles
What is another word for TANF?
Welfare
What are the 3 different types of torts?
Intentional wrong:
Negligence:
Strict liability
When and where did Roe v. Wade happen?
Dallas Texas, 1970-1973
What are the 5 rights protected in the 1st Amendment?
Freedom of:
- Speech
-Press
-Religion
-Petition
-Assembly
What article is the President a part of?
Executive Branch
Difference between sperate property and marital property
Separate property: All assets and debts owned by a spouse before marriage.
Marital property: All assets and debts acquired by a spouse or the couple during the marriage.
What is the charge and defense?
Pitcher throws a pitch and the ball hits the batter, shattering two bones in his arm.
Charge is Battery, Defense is Consent
What is happening with Roe v Wade today in 2022?
It has recently been in controversy because SCOTUS might overturn the outcome of the case?
Which amendments protect the accused?
Amendment 4-8
Explain the Separation of Powers?
The constitution divides the govt into three different branches: Legislative, Executive and Judicial
What Programs that benefit all Americans of all income levels
A. Social Security
B. Medicare
C. Veterans’ benefits
D. Unemployment compensation
What are the 5 most common Intentional Torts?
Assault
Battery
Emotional Distress
False Imprisonment
Defamation
What was the question in the case?
Does the Constitution recognize a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy by abortion?
What Constitutional clause promotes the separation between church and state?
The establishment clause
Can there be a Law that goes against the constitution? Explain.
no because of the Supremacy Clause
What are the steps needed to be legally married?
Marriage license
Administrative requirement:
Wedding ceremony. May be religious or civil. .
What are the 3 DEFENSES TO NEGLIGENCE SUITS
Contributory negligence
Comparative negligence
Assumption of risk
What laws did Jane Roe feel were being violated
state laws were unconstitutionally vague and abridged her right of personal privacy, protected by the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments.