Overview of Constitution
Bill of Rights
Court System
Legal System
Supreme Court Cases
100
27
How many times has the Constitution been amended?
100
Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition
What are the 5 rights found in the First Amendment?
100
Congress, State, and Local agencies
Whatare the three places where laws can be made?
100
written order from a judge or magistrate that allows the police to arrest a person or to conduct a search
What is a warrant?
100
9
How many judges sit on the U.S. Supreme Court?
200
Preamble, Articles, Amendments
What are the three big main parts of the Constitution?
200
Probable Cause
What must the police have to get a search warrant?
200
prosecutor
Who has the responsibility of burden of proof in a criminal law suit?
200
a legal determination that a person who has been charged with a crime is innocent
What is to acquit?
200
gave poor individuals the right to have an attorney appointed when charged with a state crime
What is Gideon v.Wainwright?
300
25 years old, Citizen for 7 years and resident of the state representing
What are the qualifications for a member of the House of Representatives?
300
The government can take private property for public use.
What is the "Right of Eminent Domain"?
300
an account of events arrived at through questioning of those involved, recorded by an authorized officer of the court.
What is a deposition?
300
person who helped the person who committed the crime, but was not present
What is accessory before the fact?
300
criminal suspects must be warned of their rights before they are questioned by police
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
400
Both houses with a majority vote
What is required for a bill to pass through Congress?
400
Evidence received illegally cannot be used in court.
What is the 4th amendment exclusionary rule?
400
Superior Court of Washington
Which court can hear all types of civil and criminal cases?
400
kills intentionally and willfully with premeditation, deliberation, malice, and a deadly weapon
What is aggravated 1st degreed murder?
400
a ruling that declared "in the field of public education, the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place" and contended that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal"
What is Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka?
500
Bills dealing with money must originate here.
What is the House of Representatives?
500
The president and then the Senate
Who appoints federal judges and then who must approve the appointment?
500
Courts of limited jurisdiction under Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution
What is the Federal Court System?
500
when a person in custody appears before a judge and pleads guilty or not guilty
What is an arraignment?
500
Justices ruled that student athletes have fewer privacy rights while at school and must follow rules that don't apply to other students
What is Vernonia School District v. Acton