Supreme Court Justices
The first African American woman to be on the Supreme Court
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson
Objection your Honor, "Hearsay"
A statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted.
In the New York school system, each day began with a nondenominational prayer acknowledging dependence upon God. This action was challenged in Court as an unconstitutional state establishment of religion in violation of the First Amendment. The Supreme Court agreed, stating that the government could not sponsor such religious activities.
What is Engel v. Vitale
What is the best Noah Kahan song?
Anything other than Dial Drunk with Post Malone
The chief justice of the US Supreme Court
Who is John G. Roberts, Jr.
Objection your Honor,"Speculation"
If a witness does not know a fact to be true or not, but testifies about it anyway
In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court sanctioned segregation by upholding the doctrine of "separate but equal." The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People disagreed with this ruling, challenging the constitutionality of segregation in the Topeka, Kansas, school system. In 1954, the Court reversed its Plessy decision, declaring that "separate schools are inherently unequal."
What is Brown v. Board of Education
This Scottish-born inventor is credited with inventing the telephone in 1876.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
Age requirement for Supreme Court Justices
The constitution has no age qualifications! If you answered this correctly: +1000pts
Objection your Honor, "Leading"
If a witness does not know a fact to be true or not, but testifies about it anyway.
The principal of Hazelwood East High School edited two articles in the school paper The Spectrum that he deemed inappropriate. The student authors argued that this violated their First Amendment right to freedom of speech. The Supreme Court disagreed, stating that administrators can edit materials that reflect school values.
What is Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Do the Macarena
good job
Number of cases taken by the Supreme Court yearly
~80
Objection your Honor, "Asked and Answered"
The objection available to an attorney when an opposing counsel asks a witness a question that has already been asked and received a proper answer.
To protest the policies of the Reagan administration, Gregory Lee Johnson burned an American flag outside of the Dallas City Hall. He was arrested for this act, but argued that it was symbolic speech. The Supreme Court agreed, ruling that symbolic speech is constitutionally protected even when it is offensive.
What is Texas v. Johnson
Name 4 members of the popular band "The Beatles". Select one member of your group to stand in front of the class and explain who your favorite member is/was and why. (Speech must be 45 seconds long).
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
First chief justice of the US Supreme Court
Who was John Jay
Objection your Honor, "best evidence rule"
The best evidence rule provides that the original documents must be provided as evidence, unless the original is lost, destroyed, or otherwise unobtainable.
In Veronia School District v. Acton (1995), the Supreme Court held that random drug tests of student athletes do not violate the Fourth Amendment's prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures. Some schools then began to require drug tests of all students in extracurricular activities. The Supreme Court in Earls upheld this practice.
What is Board of Education of Independent School District #92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls
Scientific name of the "water bear"
What is a Tardigrada