Laws, Rights, and Rules
An earned advantage that can be taken away. Not every has it.
What is a privilege?
Court record keeper
What is a court clerk?
What is equity?
Freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly.
What is the first amendment?
Beginning speech to summarize each side's perspective of a case and what they hope to prove.
What is an opening statement?
A guaranteed level of respect given to ALL citizens by the government. It cannot be taken away.
What is a right?
Responsible for deciding the innocence or guilt of a person being accused?
What is a jury?
Everyone starts in their individual spots with no added support.
What is reality?
Protection of your privacy -- right to not be searched and your things taken.
What is the fourth amendment?
Using witness accounts/experiences to support an idea
What is a Testimony?
Rules are made and enforced by the government to guide society to ensure safety, fairness, and respect.
Why do laws exist?
Writes, discusses, and votes on laws
What is the legislative branch?
No barriers.
What is justice?
Official name of the first 10 Amendments.
What is the Bill of Rights?
One of the strongest types of evidence you can give.
When someone shows they were somewhere else when the crime happened to prove they couldn’t have done it.
What is an alibi?
The after effect of not following the guidelines set within a society or community.
What is a consequence?
Gov’t power is divided between branches to prevent any single branch from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
The ease of getting what you need to help you be successful.
What is access?
Supreme Court Case that established that while students have a right to privacy in schools, that right is not absolute b/c the need to maintain a safe environment is the most important.
What is New Jersey vs T.L.O?
The final decision given by the jury.
What is a verdict?
One is enforced by the government and the other is enforced by the authority within a community.
What is the difference between a rule and law?
U.S. Supreme Court Justice that helped integrate public schools.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
A policy created to help fix the harm caused by historical and present day discrimination in order to create more equitable outcomes in all areas of society.
What is Affirmative Action?
The Supreme Court Case that helped establish students' right to speech, to express themselves, and to protest.
What is Tinker vs Des Moines?
When the prosecutor offers less charges and time to the accused in exchange for the defendant to not fight their case in a trial with a jury.