Constitutional Law
This principle divides power between the national government and the states
What is Federalism
The constitutional right that protects a defendant from being tried twice for the same offense
What is the Double Jeopardy Clause (of the 5th Amendment)
The length of a Supreme Court Justice's term
The case that established Miranda rights
What is Miranda v. Arizona
The name of the person accused in a criminal trial
What is the defendant
The clause that gives Congress the power to pass laws necessary to carry out its listed powers
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause
The standard of proof is required to convict a defendant in a criminal trial
What is "beyond a reasonable doubt"
The group who confirms Supreme Court nominees
What is the Senate
The case that established Judicial Review
What is Marbury v. Madison
The legal term that refers to the authority of a court to hear a case
What is jurisdiction
The clause in the First Amendment that prevents the government from establishing an official religion
What is the Establishment Clause
The name of a written sworn statement of facts
What is an affadavit
The minimum number of justices needed to agree to hear a case
The case that limited Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause when regulating gun possession near schools
What is United States v. Lopez
The term for when multiple plaintiffs bring a case on behalf of a larger group of people
What is a class action lawsuit
The constitutional principle that states no one, not even government officials, are above the law
This is the unlawful taking and carrying away of someone else’s property with intent to permanently deprive them of it
What is larceny
The term for when fewer than five justices agree on the reasoning for a decision, creating no binding precedent?
What is a plurality opinion
This case expanded corporate political spending rights under the First Amendment
What is Citizens United v. FEC
The term for the questioning of potential jurors before trial
What is voir dire
The standard used to evaluate laws that affect fundamental rights or suspect classifications like race
A woman commits a crime because someone threatened to kill her immediately if she didn’t. The name of the defense that applies is...
What is duress
This is the formal process by which a Supreme Court justice may abstain from hearing a case due to potential bias
What is recusal
This case established that students do not “shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate,” protecting free speech in public schools
What is Tinker v. Des Moines
The name of a written order directing a person to stop doing a specific action (or to compel them to do something)
What is an injunction