Law That's Easy!
A requirement of an individual to have a direct stake in the outcome of legal action is known as this.
What is standing?
This article of he Constitution outlines the powers of the president.
What is Article 2?
This 1954 Supreme Court case effectively ended the practice of separate but equal in public schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
If a case is not ripe or is moot, then the case would be deemed this.
What is non-justiciable?
If Kelli is arrested for some heinous unspeakable crime, she might call one of her L & G students to post this, which would allow her to be released from jail and guarantee her appearance in court.
What is bail?
The power of the courts to declare an action of another branch of government invalid or unconstitutional is know as this and is derived from this US Supreme Court case.
What is judicial review, Marbury v. Madison?
The president's inherent power to not disclose information to other branches of government is known as this.
What is executive privilege?
The equal protection clause is found in this part of the Constitution.
What is the 14th Amendment?
The names of these US Supreme Court all have this non-judicial thing in common: Brandeis, Brown, Butler, Clark, Marshall, Campbell, Reed.
What is they are all names of colleges or universities?
Kelli learns that after being read her rights that she is entitled to counsel. Unfortunately, she spent all of her money at the MISHOP buying spandex leggings, hair scrunchies, & romance novels. Good news! Kelli is afforded counsel by virtue of this 1963 Supreme Court case.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
Type of law that involves cases dealing with injuries due to someone else's negligence or malfeasance is called this.
What is tort law?
These are the three minimal qualifications to be president.
What are 1. natural-born citizen; 2. 35 years of age; 3. resident for 14 years?
Cases involving alleged racial discrimination always use this "test" to determine the constitutionality of a government action.
What is the Strict Scrutiny Test?
This article of the Constitution addressed the ratification process.
What is Article 7?
After receiving an anonymous tip from Manville House from someone calling themself "Diaper Dan" and using a fake Russian accent, the police go to Kelli's room in Ford and find evidence that she's selling falsified transcripts, doctored SAT scores, and fake recommendation letters to ASP students. Should Kelli: A: Plead insanity; B: Move to Canada and assume the identify of Eunice Farfrompoopen; C: Claim her rights under this amendment.
What is move to Canada and assume the identity of Eunice Farfrompoopen?
The top government lawyer in all cases where the US government is a party.
Who is the Solicitor General?
To impeach the president, the House of Representatives needs this amount to impeach and the Senate needs this amount to actually remove the president from office.
What is a majority (House) and two-thirds (Senate)?
This Supreme Court case upheld the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which among other things barred private discrimination in public accommodations, by using a commerce clause argument.
What is Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US?
The Federalist Papers were written in support of ratifying the Constitution and were principally authored by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and this person, who was to serve as the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.
Who is John Jay?
Kelli goes to trial and in a clever defense strategy, she takes the stand. She asks herself a question, then responds: "Upon advice from counsel I refuse to answer that question on grounds that it may incriminate me." Kelli is invoking this right.
What is the 5th Amendment?
Evidence found and seized in an unlawful search may not be used in a court of law because this Supreme Court case established this legal doctrine.
What is Mapp v. Ohio and the exclusionary rule?
To be elected president, a candidate needs a majority of electoral votes, which is this.
What is 270 (538 electoral votes)?
This lawyer who worked for the NAACP and was lead counsel for Brown V. Board later became the first African-American to serve of the US Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
There are this many ways to amend the Constitution.
What is four?
Kelli is convicted anyway and is sentenced to 100 lashes at a public whipping post. She decides to appeal the sentence citing this amendment AND hires this former L and G student as her attorney to argue her case in court.
What is the 8th Amendment and ????