Amendments
Which Amendment is the right to bare arms? (SG 15)
2nd Amendment
What are the Civil Rights amendments? (SG 25)
13,14,15
What is the purpose of the Judicial Branch? (SG 1)
To interpret the law
How many judges are on the Supreme Court? (SG 12)
9
This court system does not have a jury and is usually the final decision in a case (SG 11)
Appeals
What is the 3rd Amendment? (SG 16)
No quartering or housing soliders
These are the Southern Laws that enforced segregation (SG 27)
Jim Crow Laws
The authority of the court to interpret certain laws is called _____ (SG 2)
Jurisdiction
What is it called when you can't be tried twice for the same crime?
Double Jeopardy
What are the three levels of courts? (SG 7)
District, Appeals/Circuit, Supreme
What is the 4th Amendment? (SG 17)
Protects people from unreasonable search and seizures
What are some examples of voting barriers? (SG 28)
Poll taxes, Literacy Tests, KKK
Which Article contains the Judicial Branch? (SG 4)
Article III
What is the difference between the Free Exercise Clause and the Establishment Clause? (SG 14)
Free Exercise- Believe in what religion you want, Establishment- Country can't favor one religion over another
This court level deals with General Jurisdiction (Criminal, Civil Cases, Robbery) (SG 10)
What does the 1st amendment protect? (SG 13)
Freedom of Speech, Religion, Protest, Petition, Press
Martin Luther King Jr.
When you have both federal and state courts it is called _________ (SG 5)
Dual Court System
This is what it is called when someone is watching you and your movements (SG 20)
Surveillance
Police and anyone wanting to search your belonging must have a ______________. (SG 19)
Warrant
This act was passed in response to 9/11 and had to do with security and privacy in tracking down terrorists (SG 18)
Patriot Act
This Act prohibited Racial Discrimination in voting (SG 32)
What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 accomplish? (SG 6)
It created the court system we use today.
What is the difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties? (SG 25)
You fight for your Civil Rights, your Civil Liberties are given.
How is a justice put on the supreme court? (SG 21)
President Appoints, Senate Confirms