Court Cases
The case that established judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This amendment protects the right to bear arms and initially intended to protect state militias.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
This clause directs the national government not to sanction (sponsor) an official religion.
What is the Establishment Clause?
A government with one ruler.
What is a monarchy?
This person was born on December 31, 2003.
Who is Jade Hylton?
The court case that ruled that the Constitution protects a pregnant woman’s liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction.
What is Roe v. Wade?
This amendment says that no soldier, during peacetime, can quarter in any house without consent of the owner.
What is the 3rd amendment?
This clause prohibits the U.S. government from interfering with a citizen’s right to practice his or her religion.
What is the Free Exercise Clause?
This states that a defendant cannot be tried twice for the same crime arising from the same occurrence.
What is Double Jeopardy?
This is the best team in the MLB.
What are the Atlanta Braves?
This court case overruled Plessy v. Ferguson’s ruling of separate but equal.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment?
This clause says that warrants can only be issued on the basis that there is a reasonable basis for believing that a crime may have been committed.
What is the Probable Clause?
Four justices must agree to hear the case and grant a writ of certiorari.
What is “The Rule of Four”?
This band is the best in the state of Virginia.
What is the Bassett Band of Distinction?
This court case announced that people accused of crimes have a right to an attorney even if they cannot afford one.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
This amendment guarantees the right to counsel, the right to a speedy trial, and the right to confront witnesses.
What is the 6th amendment?
This clause introduced the notion of equal protection under the Constitution.
What is the Equal Protection Clause?
The constitutional mechanism to remove a president also vice-president, justices and other officials from office for “treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors.
What is impeachment?
This is the best breed of dogs.
What are Golden Retrievers?
This court case ruled that the Second Amendment provides a constitutional right to keep a loaded handgun at home for self-defense.
What is District of Columbia v. Heller?
This amendment protects against self-incrimination and deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due process.
What is the 5th amendment?
This clause ensures that judicial decrees and contracts made in one state will be binding and enforceable in another state.
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
Refers to the invisible undefined barrier that prevents women from rising to the highest levels of leadership in organizations.
What is the glass ceiling?
The technical name of the # symbol.
What is an octothorpe?