Supreme Court Cases A
SCOTUS determined that upon arrest, suspects must be made to know of their rights, i.e., "the right to remain silent."
What is Miranda v Arizona?
Struck down the idea of 'separate but equal' public schools which led to the end of segregation.
What is Brown v Board of Education?
A group of citizens who decide on a court case
A jury
Give the right to bear arms.
What is the 2nd amendment?
This amendment asserts no cruel or unusual punishment, and no excessive bail
What is the 8th amendment?
Established the concept of 'separate but equal,' the idea that the races could be separated if given equal treatment.
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
Determined that slaves were not citizens, but constitutionally protected property of their masters.
What is Dred Scott v Sanford?
The person who is accused of a crime in court
Who is the defendant?
The Constitutional Amendment that gives you "the right to remain silent." (It also says you can't be tried twice for the same crime or be deprived (not given) of life, liberty or property without "due process of law".)
What is the 5th amendment?
The amendment that reserves rights for the states, if they have not been given to the federal government.
What is the 10th amendment?
SCOTUS ruled the the implied right to privacy protects a woman's choice in matters of abortion.
What is Roe v Wade?
SCOTUS determined that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; that authority belongs to the people and their elected representatives.
What is Dobbs v Jackson.
The person or group that conducts the legal proceedings against someone who has been charged with a crime
Who is the prosecution?
What is religion, speech, press, assembly and petition?
List the 5 freedoms guaranteed under the First Amendment?
The 4th amendment
What is freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures, and probable cause for a warrant?
Established the concept of 'judicial review,' that the function of SCOTUS was to review constitutionality of cases and laws.
What is Marbury v Madison
SCOTUS determined that school dress codes did not violate the Constitution but that dress code rules could not violate the right to expression.
What is Tinker v Des Moines?
the report of another person's words by a witness, which is usually disallowed as evidence in a court of law.
What is hearsay?
Guarantees a right to a jury trial in civil cases
What is the 7th Amendment?
The 3rd amendment.
What is the amendment that states that the federal government cannot quarter soldiers in a private citizens property?
SCOTUS ruled that public institutions like schools cannot require prayer.
What is Engel v Vitale?
The Court ruled that political spending is a form of protected speech, allowing corporations and unions to spend unlimited money independently in elections.
What is Citizens United v. FEC?
The person or group that has the burden of proof in the courtroom
Who is the plaintiff or the prosecution?
The idea that you cannot be tried for the same crime twice
What is double jeopardy?
The 9th amendment.
What is the idea that there are other rights not listed in the Constitution, that are retained by the people?