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Government Unit Five - The Judicial Branch
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Brown v. Board decision
Integration of public schools is not happening quick enough
Racial segregation in schools is unconstitutional
Separate-but-equal school facilities are acceptable
Desegregation plans are not limited to walk-in schools
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Probable cause prevents the police from...
stopping someone who is armed and dangerous
stopping and searching someone they saw commit a crime
questioning a witness of a crime
searching a home without a warrant
3
Describe de facto segregation
Laws require children to go to intergrated svhools
Citizen groups denounce racial discrimination
Laws require whites to livce apart from African Americans
Families of the same race decide to live in the same town
4
Which of the following is true regarding the first amendment
Everyone must choose a faith
Members of Congress must all choose a faith
All faiths are not protected
People are free not to worship
5
If an impartial jury cannot be found, this request can be made
Change of Venue
Case goes to appeals court
Mistrial
Bench Trial
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A Supreme Court justice is assigned to this type of court
Special courts
Court of Appeals
District courts
Bankruptcy courts
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Major problem caused by undocumented aliens
Financial burden in many states
Refusal to become American citizens
Refuse to learn new skills
Deportation costs are high
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Which is an example of symbolic speech?
Starting a false rumor as a protest
Shouting "fire" in a croded theater
Posting a car for sale advertisement
Wearing an armband with a peace sign
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Requirement for a case to reach the Supreme Court
A constitutional question
Concurrent jursidiction
A presidential request
Majority jurisdiction
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Territorial courts are basically the same as?
District Courts
Constitutional Courts
Appeals Court
Local Courts
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Type of case does a State court have jurisdiction over federal courts?
Citizens of different states/penalty less than $75,000
A case involving an ambassador from a foreign country
Contract dispute
A case dealing with copyright infringement
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Working women mainly focus on this issue in the workplace?
Pay Inequality
Segregation
Assimilation
Intergration
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The Supreme Court...
Hears most of the appeals from the district courts
The only court that rules on constitutional questions
Most of the cases they hear are original jurisdiction
Their decisions are final and cannot be heard again
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The Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty can be used?
Crimes that are cruel and unusual
Any crime that is a felony
Acts that are federal crimes
Crimes resulting in death
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What is required for the Supreme Court to reach a decision?
Agreement of all the judges and the President
A majority vote of nine judges
Agreement of all judges and the Senate
A minority vote of nine judges
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Recent Supreme Court cases dealing with affirmative action indicates a trend towards...
Decrease of affirmative action
More favorable attitudes towards affirmative action
Increase use of a race based quota
Use of a rational basis test
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The Speedy Trial Act of 1974 allows how many days between arrest and the beginning of the trial
365 Days
100 Days
200 Days
30 Days
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Which amendment protects a defendant against self incrimination in a criminal case?
5th amendment
2nd amendment
4th amendment
6th amendment
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When does the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction?
Cases involving two or more states
Cases involving our armed forces
Cases requiring judicial review
Cases involving a dispute between foreign countries
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Supreme Court uses to decide if aid to parochial schools amounts to establishment of religion
Free Exercise test
The Lemon Test
Triple Standard
Establishment standard
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Schenck v. United States
Spies cannot picket
Requires a shield law
Words can be weapons
Sedition is obscene
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Appellate court decides a district court decision was fair...
Dictrict court's decision would stand
The Supreme Court would hear the case
The case would return to the disctict court for a new trial
The district court's decision would be switched
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What is the main purpose of the Patriot Act?
Show appreciation for acts of patriotism
Undo the probable cause guarantee
Protect against unlawful searches
Guard the nation against terrorism
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Marbury v. Madison
Sedition is punishable by the death penalty
Words can be weapons
Allowed amending the Conbstitution
The use of judicial review
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What does the Miranda rule say?
Police must get a warrant before searching a home
The accused is entitled to a fair and speedy trial
A confession will not be accepted in court
Police tells a suspect about their rights before questioning
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According to the Supreme Court, how should men and women be treated?
Exactly the same in all cases
Women are exactly the same as men under law
Some laws that discriminate are constitutional
All laws that discriminate are unconstitutional
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How is treason defined in the Constitution?
Thinking about overthrowing the government
Criticizing Congress or the President
Statement that you hate America
Giving aid to the nation's enemies in wartime
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Which courts greatly reduce the number of cases the Supreme Court has to hear?
Territorial Courts
Special Courts
Appeals Court
District Courts
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What is judicial activism?
Allow decisions to be made by the legislative branch
Makes decisions on the intent of the Framers
Always follows existing legal principles
Interpret the Constitution taking in2 account current trends
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Why states pass laws that require vaccinations for school children
Guard the public health
Guard personal privacy laws
Guard the medically needed
Guard public moral beliefs
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What do guarantees of free expression in the 1st amendment provide?
Many Newspapers
Seditious Speech
Improved literacy
Variety of Opinions
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Ex Post Facto law applies
helps a person accused of a crime collect evidence
to people who are punished without a trial
to a crime commited before the law was passed
prevents a person from being tried in federal court
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Supreme Court upheld laws that require advance notice and permits for protests in public places
So police can run background checks
So protestors can advertise their event
Protesters can threaten the peace/property protection
So officials can respond to the protest
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What is the exclusionary rule?
Once a person is tried for a crime they can't be tried again
Evidence gained illegally cannot be used in court
Officer must go to court to explain the evidence found
People can be held without bail in all cases
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Group of immigrants that would find it easier to enter the United States as legal aliens
People who do not have children
People who are friends of American citizens
Workers who are higly skilled
People who no longer want to live in their native country
