GP4 Logic Test

Question 1

Everyone has the right to not self-incriminate, but nobody should have the right to commit perjury!

Answer 1

Straw man

Question 2

Syllabus

Answer 2

Summary of Supreme Court decision

Question 3

Power of judiciary and judicial review

Answer 3

Marbury v. Madison

Question 4

Power of taxation

Answer 4

McCulloch v. Maryland

Question 5

Ability for black person to sue

Answer 5

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Question 6

Miranda v. Arizona

Answer 6

Established Miranda rights

Question 7

Presidents power to issue orders

Answer 7

Youngstown sheet and tube co v. Sawyer

Question 9

Yarborough v. Alvarado

Answer 9

Minors aren’t to be held to a different standards when it comes to Miranda rights
Age doesn’t matter

Question 10

Something that is an application is a motion. Therefore, since it was a motion, it is also an application

Answer 10

Affirming the consequent

Question 12

Engel v. Vitale

Answer 12

NY authorizes prayer before school; found to be a violation of 1st amendment

Question 13

Desegregation of schools

Answer 13

Brown v. Board of education

Question 15

Morse v. Frederick

Answer 15

Student holds up a banner promoting drug use and is suspended; court says this isn’t a violation of 1st amendment

Question 16

Dickerson v. US

Answer 16

Voluntary confessions can’t be used in court if Miranda rights weren’t read

Question 17

Due to a foot injury, Bradshaw started to receive severe headaches, and should be compensated for those headaches

Answer 17

Post hoc

Question 18

Tinker v. Des Moines

Answer 18

Students wear black arm bands to school and are suspended; suspension violated first amendment

Question 19

Something that qualifies as a crime can also qualify as negligence. However, since this was not a crime, it cannot be negligence

Answer 19

Denying the antecedent

Question 20

Goss v. Lopez

Answer 20

Students given long suspensions from school without s hearing; not having a hearing is a violation of due process in 14th amendment

Question 23

Board of Education v. Pico

Answer 23

School removes inappropriate books from libraries; removing books violate 1st amendment

Question 24

New Jersey v. TLO

Answer 24

Student accused of smoking has purse searched; search didn’t violate 4th amendment right to unwarranted searches and seizures

Question 25

Bethel school district v. Fraser

Answer 25

Fraser makes inappropriate speech in front of students and is suspended; not a violation of 1st amendment

Question 26

Santa Fe independent school district v. Doe

Answer 26

Students pray before football game; found to violate 1st amendment

Question 27

Board of education v. Earls

Answer 27

Students participating in extracurricular activities are required to take drug test; doesn’t violate 4th amendment to unwarranted search and seizure

Question 28

Zelman v. Simmons-Harris

Answer 28

Ohio provided tuition assistance which could have been used to go yo a private religious school; doesn’t violate 1st amendment

Question 30

Grutter v. Bollinger

Answer 30

School uses race as s factor on making admissions decisions; not a violation of equal protection clause of 14th amendment

Question 31

Roper v. Simmons

Answer 31

A minor is sentenced to death; seen as unusual and cruel punishment

Question 33

I have not tried to deceive you. In my role as an Assistant US Attorney, my job is to uphold the law.

Answer 33

Appeal to false authority

Question 35

I tried to have the venue moved, but the defense is doing it also

Answer 35

Tu quoque

Question 40

Stare decisis

Answer 40

Precedent- using past decisions to influence future decisions

Question 42

Defense is hypocritical

Defense is unlearned in the law

Answer 42

Ad hominem

Question 49

Polysyllogism

Answer 49

Multiple syllogisms used together to make a general conclusion

Question 56

Holding

Answer 56

Answer to question

Question 57

Hazelwood school district v. Kuhlmeier

Answer 57

School censors few articles from newspaper; this is not found to violate 1st amendment