Constitutional Law
The highest law of the land in the United States
What is The Constitution?
Case that legalized interracial marriage
What is Loving v. Virginia?
These two types of crimes are distinguished by their severity and potential punishment
What are misdemeanors and felonies?
This trailblazing woman was the first to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court
This test is a key part of the law school admissions process
What is the LSAT?
Guarantees freedom of speech
What is the First Amendment?
Case that established the right to an attorney for criminal defendants
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
This Latin term refers to the guilty state of mind necessary for a crime
What is mens rea?
This U.S. Supreme Court Justice served as the lead prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials
Who is Justice Robert H. Jackson?
First-year law students often refer to their coursework by this term
What is the 1L curriculum?
Case that established judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Case that protected a woman’s right to choose an abortion
What is Roe v. Wade?
This legal protection prevents an individual from being tried twice for the same crime
What is double jeopardy?
Before becoming President, this man was known for his work as a trial lawyer
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This type of document outlines the arguments and evidence in a legal case
What is a brief?
Amendment that abolished slavery
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
Case that ruled that schools could not impose prayer on students
What is Engel v. Vitale?
This process allows defendants to negotiate a lesser charge in exchange for a guilty plea
What is plea bargaining?
This high-profile attorney defended O.J. Simpson in his 1995 criminal trial
Who is Johnnie Cochran?
This Latin term means "for the public good" and refers to free legal work
What is pro bono?
Establishes that federal law takes precedence over state law
What is the Supremacy Clause?
Case that ruled that evidence obtained illegally cannot be used in court
What is Mapp v. Ohio?
This legal rule prevents evidence obtained illegally from being used in court
What is the exclusionary rule?
This civil rights leader became the first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This legal principle emphasizes the importance of precedent in court decisions
What is stare decisis?