Please Do Now:A) Walk Up and Hand Me PG 560 #1-30 (due now)B) Take Out BellringersC) Take Out Notes #14-16 D) Announcements:

1. Per 2 & 4: Restroom Passes Due With Folder on day of final.

2. We will be going to the library in a few minutes.

Bellringer E-16 Please copy down the following announcements:

A. Due tomorrow:1. Exam on Notes #14-16 tomorrow2. Folders + Restroom Passes + handouts

of Notes #14-16 will be collected then.3. District Exam on Thursday

1) What Is A Plaintiff? (NO #14)

ANSWER:1. The Person that initiates a CIVIL court case2. The plaintiff normally seeks compensation from

the other party.

2) What kind of opinion would a S.C. Justice write if he/she agrees with the Court’s official decision, but feels it

needs emphasis? (NO #15)ANSWER:

He/She can write a CONCURRING Opinion.

3) What is an “Amicus Curiae” Brief? (NO #15)

ANSWER:A Document given to the Supreme Court by people

who are not involved with the case, but have a great personal interest in how the case is decided.

4) What is the GENERAL PURPOSE of “Grand Juries?”

(Rights Of The Accused Assignment)

ANSWER:1. To decide whether a person should officially be

charged with a crime.2. Therefore, Grand Juries do not decide

guilt/innocence, but rather whether a person should be sent to trial

5) The Supreme Court has ruled that “Slander” Speech is not

protected by the 1st Amendment. What is Libel Speech?

(Pg. 560 #1-30 assignment)

ANSWER:Libel = when a person makes false and malicious

speech through spoken words.

6) Which type of federal court handles THE MOST cases?

(NO #15)

ANSWER:

Federal DISTRICT COURTS

7) Why do some states create “Shield Laws?”

(In-Class Reading + PG. 560 Book Assignment)

ANSWER:To give reporters or members of the media protection

against having to disclose their sources or reveal other confidential information in legal proceedings.

8) Briefly describe the 2-Step process that person must go through before becoming a member of the Supreme

Court (NO #15)ANSWER:Step #1: Must have nomination of U.S. PresidentStep #2: Nomination must be approved by Senate

(majority)

9) Which part of the U.S. Constitution is most responsible for

creating the Judicial Branch? (NO #15)

ANSWER:

Article III of the U.S. Constitution.

10) If the Supreme Court refuses to accept an “appealed case” from a

lower court, then what becomes the final decision in that case?

ANSWER:The decision of the lower court is considered “final”

11) What is “jurisdiction?” (NO #15)

ANSWER:The authority of a court to decide a case or settle

disputes

12) What is the “Establishment Clause?

(PG. 560 #1-30 Assignment)

ANSWER:Says that the government may not endorse (support) a

particular religion.

13) What was the decision in the 1963 Gideon v. Wainwright

decision? (NO #16)

ANSWER:6th and 14th Amendments require all 50 states to

provide “counsel” to individuals that can’t afford it on their own.

14) What is the TERM LENGTH of Supreme Court Judges?

(NO #15)

ANSWER:“For Life”

15)Why is the Marbury vs. Madison (1803) decision

important? (Video, PG. 528 book assignment)

ANSWER:

For the first time, the Supreme Court announced its power of “judicial review”

16) There are many methods for determining if an accused person is

guilty or innocent. Explain the “Trial By Ordeal” method. (NO #15)

ANSWER:Guilt or innocence is determined by subjecting the

accused to an unpleasant, usually dangerous experience.

17) Which term describes a type of punishment in which a court has control over certain aspects of a

convicted criminal’s life? (NO #14)ANSWER:

PROBATION.

18) How many judges are currently on the Supreme Court?

(NO #15)

ANSWER:

Nine

19) True Or False: The Supreme Court has decided that the Death Penalty is “Cruel and Unusual” Punishment and therefore the 50 states may not hand it

out as punishment. (NO #16)ANSWER:False

20) How many Federal Appellate Courts Regions currently exist?

(NO #15)

ANSWER:Twelve

21) How can someone become “Chief Justice?” (NO #15)

ANSWER:Step #1: Nominated by the PresidentStep #2: Approved by the Senate.

22) True or False: Congress is NOT ALLOWED to create “ex

Post Facto” laws. (Rights Of The Accused Assignment)

ANSWER:TRUE

23) What was the Supreme Court’s decision in the U.S. v.

Eichman case regarding the right to burn the U.S. flag? (PG. 560 #1-30 Assignment)

ANSWER:Burning the U.S. flag in protest is protected by the 1st

Amendment freedom of speech clause.

24) What is the adversarial process? (NO #14)

ANSWER:1. Disputes are handled in court2. Each side is represented by a lawyer that 3. Lawyers argue a case to a “fact finder”4. A fact finder makes a decision.

25) How Does The 1st Amendment protect you from “Prior Restraint?” (In-Class Reading + PG. 560 Book

Assignment)ANSWER:Government may not place “prior restraints” on

spoken or written words (can’t limit ideas BEFORE they are expressed).

26) What is the “Rule of Four” (PG. 528 Book Assignment)

ANSWER:The Supreme Court will accept a case if 4 justices

agree to take on an appeal.

27) Who or what has the constitutional permission to increase or decrease the # of justices on the

Supreme Court? (NO #15)ANSWER:

Congress

28) The Supreme Court has ruled that “Libel” Speech is not

protected by the 1st Amendment. What is Libel Speech?

(Pg. 560 #1-30 assignment)

ANSWER:Libel = when a person makes false and malicious

speech through printed words.

29) Congress and the President may not permanently destroy or get rid of the Supreme Court. Why? (NO #15)

ANSWER:Article III of the U.S. Constitution.

30) What was the name of the case that we studied in which the Court

confronted the abortion issue? (NO #16)

ANSWER:Roe vs. Wade (1973)

31) What is the “Miranda Rule” that was established by the Supreme Court? (NO #16)

ANSWER:The constitutional rights that police must read to a

suspect before questioning can occur.

32) In the Roe v. Wade case, the Supreme Court used its power of

judicial review to do what? (NO #16)

ANSWER:Strike down a Texas abortion law

33) What protection does the 6th Amendment give to the accused?

(Rights Of The Accused Assignment)

ANSWER:Right to a “Trial By Jury” in a federal crime.

34) What is “Seditious Speech?” (In-class Reading + PG 560

Assignment)

ANSWER:Speech in which a person advocates or pushes for the

overthrow of a government by using force or unlawful violence.

35) There are several differences between a criminal case and a

civil case--Name One. (Notes #14)

ANSWER:Answers will vary

36) What is importance of the Court’s Decision in Schenck v. U.S.

(1919)?(In-Class Reading + PG. 560 Book

Assignment)ANSWER:1. “Clear & Present Danger” Rule was established2. Words can be made illegal, if they trigger an

immediate danger.

37) Explain the U.S. Constitution’s phrase “Self-Incrimination.” (NO #16)

ANSWER:No person can be forced to be a witness against

himself in criminal cases.

38) Explain the U.S. Constitution’s use of the phrase

“Double Jeopardy.” (Rights Of The Accused Assignment)

ANSWER:Once a person has been tried for a crime, he or she

cannot be tried again for the same crime.

ONLY 2 QUESTIONS LEFT

39) What was the name of the Poem read in class, which was meant to drive home the point

that the 1st Amendment protects various types of expressions?

ANSWER:“Somebody Blew Up America”

40) What was the name of the movie that Mr. Lua showed at the

start of this unit?

ANSWER:12 Angry Men (The Jury Movie)