The Supreme Court decision of Dred Scott v. Sandford states that enslaved men should have equal protection under the law.​

Jim Crow laws were enacted by the states in response to the protections of the Fourteenth Amendment.​

In addition to freedom of the press, the First Amendment protects the freedom of assembly and freedom of petition.​

Seditious speech is protected by the First Amendment.​

Symbolic speech is verbal expression to an audience that has chosen to listen.​​

A court must provide legal counsel for criminal defendants who cannot afford it.​

How is the process for filling a Senate position different from the process for filling a Supreme Court position?​

A successful appeal will most likely​

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., influenced public opinion and helped bring about change during the civil rights movement by promoting​

The Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson and its later decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka demonstrate​

The principle of stare decisis is most closely related to​

When deciding an appeals case, justices must ​

A court order for a convicted criminal to repay stolen money is an example of​

Federal judges are​

One important argument in favor of justices continuing to serve life terms is that​

The Supreme Court case of District of Columbia v. Heller involved the constitutional right to

The U.S. Supreme Court has the power to

Why might a person’s belongings be searched without a cause?​

The power of judicial review serves to​

How are the First Amendment rights different from those in the British ruling system under which the colonists lived?​

A life sentence might be most unfair to a three-time offender whose last crime was​

What does a plea bargain usually involve?​

ideas about what guidelines to follow when interpreting the Constitution

belief that the Court should avoid overturning laws passed by democratically elected bodies

belief that the Court should step in if people’s rights are violated

principle that once the Court rules, its decision serves as a precedent

belief that judges should apply the Constitution in light of current conditions

hears cases such as burglary, murder, and assault

appointed by court to uphold the Sixth Amendment

the party in a civil case that accuses another party of causing damage

A trial court case goes to appeal. Describe the process that it might follow after leaving the original jurisdiction, assuming that the case is appealed more than once.​

How did the Supreme Court rule on Affirmative Action?​

Why isn’t prior restraint assumed in the United States?​

According to the Constitution, what are the requirements for being a Supreme Court justice?​

What rights do the Sixth and Seventh Amendments guarantee to citizens?​

Under what circumstances can the government limit the right to privacy?​