Federal Courts
Supreme Court
Civil Liberties
Vocabulary and Clauses
Wildcard
100
Another name for (ALL) of the lower federal courts under the Supreme Court.
What are inferior courts.
100
Current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Who is John Roberts.
100
Guarantees of safety of people, their opinions, and their property from arbitrary acts of government.
What are civil liberties.
100
False and malicious use of printed words.
What is libel.
100
Name that YouTube Workout Channel.
What is @jsrworkout
200
There are this many District Courts in the U.S.
What is 94.
200
Female Supreme Court Associate Justice who is known for championing women's rights through the legal system.
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
200
Positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people are often associated with these.
What are civil rights.
200
False and malicious spoken words.
What is slander.
200
The "hanging chad" case between these two litigants, went all the way up to the Supreme Court, deciding the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election. 
What is Bush v. Gore.
300
There are this many U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals.
What is 12.
300
Out of the 113 Supreme Court justices there have been in the U.S., this many have been women.
What is four.
300
The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution are better known collectively as this.
What is the Bill of Rights.
300
A judicial order that restrains a person from beginning or continuing an action threatening or invading the legal right of another. (The Nixon administration sought this to try and stop the printing of the Pentagon Papers).
What is an injunction.
300
First non-white Supreme Court Justice pictured here.
Who was Thurgood Marshall.
400
Name either the most liberal or conservative Judicial Circuit Courts of Appeals, and their location.
These courts are often criticized by politicians on the other side.
Liberal - 9th Circuit (Washington, Oregon, California, ...)
Conservative - 5th Circuit (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi) right.
400
The case of Marbury v. Madison in 1803 saw the Supreme Court first assert its power of this.
What is judicial review.
400
List at least 3 exceptions to "freedom from unreasonable search and seizure".
Meaning, no warrant needed.
During a lawful arrest
Consent
Plain View
Abandoned Property
Motor vehicle (probable cause)
Stop and Frisk (upon reasonable suspicion)
Emergencies/Hot pursuit
400
The 1st Amendment guaranteed religious freedom by either of these two clauses.
What is the Establishment Clause or Free Exercise Clause.
400
In a 2008 decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit concerning civil forfeiture, Judge Stephen Reinhardt ordered that roughly 64,695 pounds of these be returned to the original owner.
What are shark fins.
500
Name all four levels of the Virginia state court system.
All or nothing for this question.
Virginia Supreme Court
Virginia Court of Appeals
Virginia Circuit Court
Virginia General District Courts (Municipal Courts)
500
From Latin meaning "to be made more certain", the Supreme Court uses this to review and select most of the cases it hears.
What is "writ of certiorari".
500
Purposely violating law as a means of expressing opposition to it.
What is civil disobedience.
500
This clause acts as a safeguard from arbitrary denial of life, liberty, or property by the government outside the sanction of law.
What is the Due Process Clause.
500
Name the three types of federal jurisdiction.
Original Jurisdiction, Appellate Jurisdiction, Concurrent Jurisdiction.