Spreme Court Test

Question 1

What are Civil Liberties?

Answer 1

Freedoms

Question 2

What are Civil Rights?

Answer 2

That to which everyone is entitled equally.

Question 3

Freedom of speech is a civil ____

Answer 3

liberty

Question 4

What 4 forms of speech are not given automatic protection?

Answer 4

1. Libel
2. Obscenity
3. Symbolic Speech
4. False Advertising

Question 5

What is libel?

Answer 5

a written statement that defames the character of another .

Question 6

What is Slander?

Answer 6

An oral statement that defames the character of another.

Question 7

When is obscenity protected?

3 cases

Answer 7

when it has:
1. literary
2. Artistic
3. Scientific 
Value.

Question 8

When is obscenity not protected?

2 cases

Answer 8

1. has no serious interest

2. violates community standards

Question 9

When can’t the government restrict symbolic speech?

Answer 9

If it’s motive is to do anything but restrict speech.

Question 10

When false advertising is concerned there are more limits on what kind of ads?

Answer 10

commercial than non-commercial.

Question 11

Freedom of religion is what a civil…

Answer 11

liberty

Question 12

what does free exercise of religion mean?

Answer 12

You can practice any religion or religious ritual that does not harm another.

Question 13

Government can’t pass laws that _______ blank a ________ religion

Answer 13

1. restrict

2. particular

Question 14

Government can allow religious practices that appear to be what?

Answer 14

preferential.

Question 15

What is the establishment clause?

Answer 15

A separation between church and state

Question 16

what restriction does the government have on religion?

Answer 16

They can’t spend money on a certain religion.

Question 17

The government still provides what for religious groups?

Answer 17

Services! (fire department, police, etc)

Question 18

What religious practice not allowed in schools?

When can the school allow it?

Answer 18

1. Prayer

2. If it is initiated by a student.

Question 19

What can the government do with religion?

Answer 19

1. can be involved in religion if its a secular purpose.
2. the primary effect hither hinders nor advances religion.
3. doesn’t foster excessive entanglement with government and religion.

Question 20

Crime and Due Process is a civil…

Answer 20

Liberty!

Question 21

1. What is the Exclusionary rule?

2. What Supreme Court Case had to do with this rule?

Answer 21

1. Courts interpretation of weather evidence can be excluded or included in trial.
2. Mapp v. Ohio

Question 22

What rules/steps apply to things in plain sight when a house is seized?
(3 things)

Answer 22

1. warrant is issued for suspected illegal activity
2. police see something else that is not what the warrant was officially for, in plain sight.
3. this can be seized, and used as evidence.

Question 23

What is reasonable evidence?

Answer 23

Anything within your immediate control.

Question 24

What is self incrimination?

Answer 24

testifying against yourself.

Question 25

What does the terrorism-patriot act allow the government to do? what do they need to do these things? when?

Answer 25

1. tap telephones and internet line 2. read email 3. listen to and record voicemail just a court order, not a warrant. before or after the fact.

Question 26

Amendment 14 is...

Answer 26

Gives all citizens equal protection.

Question 27

De facto Segregation

Answer 27

Segregation by lifestyle

Question 28

De Jure Segragatoin

Answer 28

Segregation by law

Question 29

Affirmative Action is

Answer 29

Action usually in education or employment which advantages a group to make up for previous discrimination against them.

Question 30

Number of Justices on the Supreme Court

Answer 30

9 right now, but it is not limited how many can be on it.

Question 31

the term of a justice

Answer 31

life on good behavior.

Question 32

Judicial Review

Answer 32

The S.C. has the power to declare laws unconstitutional.

Question 33

How many justices for a writ of cert?

Answer 33

4

Question 34

A Supreme Court will hear what cases? (4)

Answer 34

1. Must be a constitutional issue. 2. Case with state v. state opposition (gay marriage) 3. Case with state v. federal government opposition (marijuana) 4. 2 courts who rule in opposite ways.

Question 35

Strict Constructionism

Answer 35

Judge is ruling based on what is written in the Constitution.

Question 36

Activist

Answer 36

Judge interprets the words of the Constitution – underlying principles are interpreted.

Question 37

What original jurisdiction can the S.C. rule on? (4)

Answer 37

1. Two or more states 2. The US v. a state 3. Foreign ambassadors and other diplomats 4. A state and a citizen of a different state (begun by state)

Question 38

What original jurisdiction does the US District Courts have? (7)

Answer 38

1. Fed crimes 2. Civil suits under fed law 3. civil suits between citizens and different states with amount over 75grand 4. Admiralty and maritime disputes 5. Bankruptcy 6. Review of actions of fed. administrative agencies 7. other matters assigned to them by congress.