Court Terms
You can't use evidence gained illegally
exclusionary rule
How many judges on SCOTUS must agree to take your case?
4
Beside spoken words, what else does free speech protect?
symbolic speech
Any registered voter can vote
open primary
this ballot encourages straight ticket voting
party column ballot
Spoken defamatory speech
slander
How many judges does it take to win?
5
What case did more to expand civil rights than any other thing int he 1960s?
Brown v Board of Education
You have to be in the party holding the election to vote.
closed primary
what type of Minor Party doesn't last very long?
Single Issue Party
Written defamatory speech
libel
What SCOTUS case ruled that there could be no school led prayer?
In Gideon, the court said everyone on trial should get a ___ even if they can't afford it?
lawyer
someone that ONLY votes for their party
straight ticket voter
Name someone who can't vote (AT LEAST 2)
felons, under 18, non-registered voters, crazy people, aliens
Speaking out against the government
sedition
(DOUBLE JEOPARDY)
In the Cases of Roe, and Griswold, SCOTUS introduced a 'right to ___'
privacy
(DOUBLE JEOPARDY)
In Mapp v Ohio, the court said that states had to follow the ___
exclusionary rule
(DOUBLE JEOPARDY)
someone who will vote for either party.
split ticket voter
What is the term for ho we gain our political beliefs?
political socialization
Being tried twice for the same offense
double jeopardy
What Latin term is the word for 'send up the records'?
Writ of Certiorari
In Schenck v US, what did the court say?
Speech could be controlled to protect the government (fire analogy)
The term that is the difference between the voting habits of men and women.
gender gap
(DOUBLE JEOPARDY)
What is the NUMBER ONE influence is gaining our beliefs?
family
(DOUBLE JEOPARDY)