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the right to "speedy and public trial"

6

2

3

5

prohibits excessive punishments

8

7

10

11

abolished slavery

13

5

6

12

prohibited alcoholic beverages

18

10

11

13

deals with lawsuits filed against states in federal courts

11

8

10

13

guarantees trial by jury in civil cases

7

6

8

19

guratantees the right to keep and bear arms

2

3

4

9

granted women the right to vote

19

17

18

20

the source of federal civil rights legislation

14

18

19

21

a person will not be forced to testiry against himself in court

5

6

13

8

Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes

3

2

4

5

reserves the powers not delegated to the national government by the Constitution for the states and the people

10

2

4

8

Which special military court are members of the armed forces tried in?

court-martial

appellate court

claims court

district court

What law restricted the sale of handguns by requiring a waiting period for the purchase of a handgun

Brady Law

Judiciary Law

National Prohibition Law

Volstead Law

what term means a crim so serious that it is puishable by death

capital crime

treason

felony

misdemeanor

Which of the following is not guaranteed by the First Amendment

freedom of trial by jury

freedom of the press

freedom of speech

freedom of assembly

What word means to destroy a person's reputation by false writing?

libel

slander

treason

restraint

Under which chief justice did the Supreme Court adopt the philosophy of judicial activism?

Earl Warren

Warren Burger

John Marshall

William Rehnquist

Which of the following is not a type of judicial opinion issued by the Supreme Court?

appellate opinon

dissenting opinion

unanimous opinion

majority opinion

Which of the following was not a part of the historical background for the Bill of Rights?

Judiciary Act of 1789

Massachusetts Body of Liberties

English Bill of Rights

Virginia Declaration of Rights

briefs filed by individuals who aren't parties in a particular case but still have an interest in the case's outcome?

amicus curiae

writ of certiorari

litigant

Concurring

What case regarding abotion illustrated radical judicial activism

Roe v. Wade

Marbury v. Madison

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Lemon v. Kurtzman

What term refers to a petition for the Supreme Court to hear a case?

writ of certiorari

writ of appeal

writ of mandamus

amicus curiae

Which are the most active of the federal judiciary courts?

U.S District Courts

U.S Courts of appeals

U.S Circuit Curts

Supreme Court

What term describes the right of the Supreme Court to declare a law, or an action based upon that law, unconstututional?

discretionary review

judicial restraint

judicial review

judicial activism

Who are the chief decision makers of the federal judiciary?

judges

senators

lawyers

juries

Which term refers to an official elxaminiation of available evidence in a court of law?

trial

verdict

brief

case

What term describes a statement of an individual citizen's legal privileges

Bill of Rights

Constitution

Ammendments

Declaration of Independence

What word refers to the right of a court to hear and decide a case?

jurisdiction

judicial review

appellate jurisdiction

trial

What case asserted for the Supreme Court the right of a judicial review

Marbury vs. Madison

Marbury vs. Maddy

Maddy vs. Marble

Marble vs. Marbury

How many justices currently serve on the Supreme Court

9

8

19

10

What kind of courts are created by Congress under the authority given it in ArticleIII?

constitutional courts

U.S District Courts

Court of Appelas

Circuit Courts

Who was the chief justice that ruled in the previously mentioned case?

John Marshall

John Henry

Marbury

Madison

what professional interest group has the most influence on the President regarding his choice of a federal judge?

A.B.A

OSHA

Bill of Rights

constitutional courts

the idea that the S.C interprets and applies the Const. according to the original understanding of who wrote/ratified it

judicial restraint

discretionary review

exlusionary rule

judicial activism

a request that a higher court review the case records and verdict of the lower court

appeal

brief

warrant

evidence

material presented as proof at a trial

evidence

warrant

appellate jurisdiction

appeal

past decisions involving similar cases

precedent

appeal

brief

evidence

a lawyer's written argument

brief

appeal

precedent

evidence

assembled to examine evidence to determine whether there is sufficient evidence against the accused to try a case

grand jury

trail jury

judicial review

judicila activism

the ideas that the Supreme Court should go beyond the Constitution to change societal behavior

judicial activism

judicial restraine

appeal

brief

The power to decide whether or not to hear a case.

discretionary review

Exclusionary Rule

evidence

appeal

assembled to hear a case in court and to issue a verdict

trial jury

grand jury

appeal

judicial activism

states that evidence obtained illegally is not admissible in court

exclusionary rule

appeal

trial jury

judicial restraint

Serves to remind the justices on the Supreme Court that differences of opnion do not preclude harmony of purpose.

conference handshake

high-five

special handshake

precedent

refers to the armed citizenry

militia

court-martial

Army

Marshall Law

a written statement given by a judge gives a law officer a legal right to search for a certain thing in a specific place

warrant

summons

appeal

brief

The right of a court to review the ruling of a lower court?

Appellate Jurisdiction

Original Jurisdiction

jurisdiction

Opinion Day

The highest court in the land is the United States?

Supreme Court

Court of Appeals

District Court

Court-Martial

The final stage of the Supreme Court's decision-making process is called what?

Opinion Day

Verdict Day

Labor Day

Veteran's Day