Other Amendments
It restricts raises for congress in their current session.
Where is the case heard first?
Original Jurisdiction
What is the first Amendment?
Freedoms (speech/religion/press/assembly/expression)
Courts below the Supreme Court
Inferior Courts
Who is in charge of the court room and any possible motions?
The 13th Amendment was ratified in 1865 immediately after the Civil War. What does it provide?
It ended slavery.
Where is a case that moves up after someone claims there was an issue with the first trial?
Appelate Jurisdiction
What is the 2nd Amendment?
The right to bear arms
The idea that legal proceedings need to be fair.
Due Process
Who is being accused in a trial?
The defendant
The 22nd Amendment was ratified in response to Franklin Delano Roosevelt's time as President. What does it do?
Limits Presidents to being elected to only two terms.
If a case can ONLY be heard in state or federal court, what is its jurisdiction?
Exclusive Jurisdiction
What is "pleading the fifth?"
You do not have to incriminate yourself in a trial/right to remain silent.
The written opinion of the side that justices that did not 'win' the case.
Dissenting opinion
What is a trial with no jury where the judge decides the verdict?
Bench Trial
The 25th Amendment was ratified in 1967 in response to John F Kennedy's time as President. What does it provide?
Presidential line of succession
What is the jurisdiction of a case that can be heard in either federal or state court?
Concurrent Jurisdiction
What does the 8th Amendment protect you from?
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
A decision that future courts will follow
Precedent
If it is a criminal trial, who has to prove guilt "beyond a resonable doubt"?
Prosecution
The 26th Amendment was ratified in 1971 in response to the Vietnam War. What does it provide?
What does an officer need to search your posessions?
Probable Cause OR A warrant
Who does the 10th Amendment give rights to?
The states
When justices/judges follow the status quo instead of a new interpretation of the law.
Judicial Restraint
If it is a civil trial, who is the one bringing the charges against someone?
Plaintiff