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OTHER AMENDMENTS
AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM
JUDICIAL REVIEW & LANDMARK SC CASES
FL STATE LAW VS LOCAL GOV'T.
VOCABULARY
100

The ______________ Amendment granted women the right to vote.

19th

100

  1. Constitutional law is based on the _____________________ of a country and governs the relationship between the state and individuals.

Constitution

100

Which Supreme Court Case established Judicial Review?


MARBURY VS MADISON

100

Which of the following is a power only held by the Federal Government?

Regulating broadcasts (tv/radio)

Voter Registration

Creation of Schools

Providing Driver's Licenses 

Regulating broadcasts (tv/radio)

100

The fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility


Accountability 

200

  1. The ______________ Amendment lowered the voting age to 18 years.

26th

200

Jack lives in Miami. He has a contract dispute with a hotel owner in Tampa for less than $15,000. In which court should Jack seek help?

US District Court

Florida Circuit Court

Florida County Court

Florida District Court of Appeals


Florida County Court

200

The Supreme Court case ______________________ ruled that African Americans could not be citizens of the United States.

Dred Scott v Sandford

200

According to the "Supremacy Clause" in Article VI of the US Constitution, what is the relationship between the US Constitution and Florida's Constitution?

Florida's Constitution cannot override anything in the US Constitution

200

a set of rules, procedures, and institutions that govern a community


Legal System

300

  1. The ______________ Amendment ensures equal protection under the law.

14th

300

Dictatorial and unfair


Arbitrary

300

  1. The doctrine of "separate but equal" was established by the ________________ case.

Plessy v Ferguson

300

If the United States gets attacked, who's responsibility is it to provide for defense to the country? 

The people who live where the attack happened

The local police in the area that was attacked

The state that was attacked

The federal government

The Federal Government

300

  1. one of the people from whom one is descended

Ancestor

400

How did the passage of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment affect the US political process?

Citizens from 18 to 20 years old were given the right to vote

400

____ ___________________law involves disputes between individuals or organizations, often regarding rights and obligations.

Civil

400

  1. In ________________________, the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

Brown v Board of Ed.

400

Which of the following shows a similarity between the amendment processes for Florida's Constitution, and the US Constitution?

Legislators can propose amendments

 Legislators get the final say on any amendment

Amendments are approved directly by citizens

Legislators can propose amendments

400

Power to review decisions made by lower courts

Appellate Jurisdiction

500

The amendment was known as the Poll Tax Amendment.

24th

500

  1. What type of law includes treaties and agreements between countries?

    • A) Criminal Law

    • B) Civil Law

    • C) International Law

    • D) Administrative Law

International Law

500
  • In 1988, the Supreme Court ruled that school officials could censor this school-sponsored publication if they had "legitimate pedagogical concerns".


What is the school newspaper?

500

Which of the following is a power held only by the Federal Government?

Creating Laws

Negotiating treaties with other countries

Holding trials

Regulating Schools

Negotiating treaties with other countries

500

  1. an order issued by the U.S. Supreme Court directing a lower court to send up a case record for review.

Writ of Certiorari