cases
Which SC case set the precedent for all people to be appointed a lawyer if they cannot afford one themselves.
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Reserved Powers are also known as ---- law?
What is State law?
Which justice did we watch a movie on?
the notorious RBG
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1993)
How can we amend the Constitution?
*BONUS - this is 300 pts
Similar to process of laws 2/3 vote in Congress - 3/4 of states ratify it.
Which Bill of Rights Amendment guarantees your right to trial in civil cases?
What is Amendment 7?
This case resulted from a petition to the Supreme Court about taxing a national bank.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)?
Laws against murder, theft, assault, etc. are all examples of what type of laws?
What is Criminal law?
Death or Retirement
What is year Constitution was ratified?
1790
Protects you from having to Quarter soldiers
What is Amendment 3?
Segregated facilities (schools) violate the Equal Protection Clause
Brown v. Board of Education
What is Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?
What system does a case have to go through before making it the SC
District court hearing, appeals court hearing, and then it goes to Supreme Court
What law schools did RBG attend?
Harvard Law & Columbia Law
How many articles in the constitution?
7
Name 3 of the 5 1st Amendment freedoms.
Speech, Religion, Petition, Assembly, & Press.
Your individual rights must be read as to not infiltrate yourself into admitting crimes you didnt actually commit
What is Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?
Cases involving disputes over money, property, economics, or interpretation of laws are known as ----cases.
Civil cases.
Who was the first SC justice?
John Jay.
What is the introduction to the Constitution known as?
What is the preamble?
Which Amendment requires police officers have a warrant to search & seize?
What is Amendment 4?
Tinker v. Demoines protects which right for students in school?
Peaceful protest/ symbolic speech
Laws given directly to the federal gov. written in the Constitution
Expressed powers.
Which current sitting justice is the only African American on the court?
Clarence Thomas (1991)
How many amendments are there?
27
All rights reserved to the states that aren't explicitly guaranteed to the Federal Government.
What is Amendment 10?