Supreme Court Terms
This means to base a decision on a previous case
Precedent
The 1st Amendment Gurantees these freedoms
Speech, Religion, Petition, Press, Assembly
What protections does the 4th Amendment Grant?
Protects against unreasonable search and seizures
What protection does the 8th Amendment Grant?
Against cruel and unusal punishment?
The branch interprets the Constitution
Judicial
This is a clause in 1st Amendment that states the government can't force you to follow a religion
Establishment Clause
This is the policy that evidence that is not obtained legally can be taken out during a trial
Exclusionary Rule
What protections does the 14th Amendment Grant? (2)
Expands due process and equal protection to states.
This means a change in the Constitution.They are numbered
1,2,3 all the way to 27
Amendment
This is a clause in the 1st Amendment that states that the government can't stop your from practicing YOUR religion
Free Exercise Clause
Explain the difference between reasonable suspicion and probable cause
Reasonable Suspicion- a person could infer that a crime is happening but it's not explicit, this evidence is usually inadmissble
Probable Cause- a person would explictly see a crime is being committed or has been committed, this evidence is usually admissble
What precedent did Atkins v. Virginia set?
Different guidelines need to be set for punishing people with disabilities.
The highest court in the U.S
The Supreme Court
What precedent did Engle v. Vitale set as it relates to religion in schools?
Public Schools Officials can't conduct prayers, even if it's voluntary
What was the siginficance of Mapp v. Ohio?
It created the exclusionary rule
What predecent did Roe v. Wade set?
The government needs to federally protect the right to abortion.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
Right to bear arms
What precedent did Tinker v. Des Moines set as it relates to speech in schools?
Students can wear symbols as a form of free speech as long as it does not promote illegal activity, does not threaten safety and does not disrupt learning.
What precdent did TLO v. New Jersey set?
The school acts in place of a person, therefore, they could search someone based on reasonable suspicion.
What precedent did Dobbs v. Jackson set?
This removed the requirement for federal protection of abortion and left it up to states.