Unit 6 Practice Test

Instructions

Work through the practice test; you can use your notes but not your friends or your friends notes!  No need to google anything as everything you need has been given to you. 

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7

Match the word to the appropriate definition.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Petit jury		A court’s authority to review a case on appeal from a lower court
Due process clause		An order that helps prevent citizens from being illegally arrested and held without cause
Writ of habeas corpus		A constitutional guarantee in the 5th and 14th amendments that states the government cannot illegally deprive citizens of life, liberty, property
Original jurisdiction		Listens to testimony in order to deliver a verdict of guilty or not guilty
Writ of certiorari		Reviews evidence and testimony to see if there is sufficient reason to bring a case to trial
Grand jury		A written order issued by the Supreme Court to a lower court to send the record of a case for review
Appellate jurisdiction		A court’s authority to hear a case for the first time

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7

Match each case to the precedent it established.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Miranda v. Arizona		Affirmative action may be used, but a quota is unconstitutional.
Marbury v. Madison		A woman has the right to make private decisions about her body.
Gideon v. Wainwright		A suspect must be made aware of his rights before being interrogated.
In re Gault		Juveniles have most of the same rights as adults in a court of law.
US v. Schenck		Established judicial review
Regents of the U. of CA v. Bakke		Right to an attorney, even when you can't afford one (federal or state level)
Roe v. Wade		Allows for the US to limit speech when it threatens national security

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Which amendment guarantees the following?

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
1st		separation of church and state (establishment clause)
10th		ability to bear arms
8th		right to not quarter troops
4th		protection against illegal searches and seizures
14th		protection against double jeopardy
2nd		right to a speedy, public trial
5th		ability to have a jury in a civil case
6th		protection against excessive bail
7th		unenumerated rights of citizens
9th		reserved powers of the states
3rd		equal protection under the law

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The Supreme Court is established by Article _______  of the Constitution.

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2

Federal judges are appointed by the _______ and approved by the _______ 

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2

If a Supreme Court justice agreed with the majority opinion but for different reasons, she would write a _______ opinion; if she disagreed she would write a _______  opinion.

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The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in cases involving _______ or foreign mininsters/ambassadors.

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2

When the Supreme Court takes an active role in using its power of judicial review to influence Congress and state legislatures, this is known as judicial _______ ; maintaing the status quo or precedents when deciding cases is called judicial _______ .

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Which of the following is an example of the Legislative branch checking the judicial branch? (choose all that apply)

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Jennifer is arrested for shoplifting. Which court will hear her case first?

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Jake is convicted for drug trafficking across state lines, but he had no opportunity to question the witness who testified against him. Which court will hear his appeal first?

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If a person is charted with fraud for making counterfeit passports, which court would hear the case first?

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3

Which of the following ways can a federal judge or justice leave office?

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2

In a _______  case the plantiff can sue the respondet for damages.  In a _______  case the prosecutor is trying a person for a law they broke.  

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1

An example of the judicial branch checking the legislative branch through judical review is...

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How can Congress check a ruling by the Supreme Court?

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2

Which Supreme Court case affirmed that students (and teachers) do not stop their right to free speech at the school doors?

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Unit 6 Practice Test

Match the word to the appropriate definition.

Match each case to the precedent it established.

Which amendment guarantees the following?

Which of the following is an example of the Legislative branch checking the judicial branch? (choose all that apply)

Jennifer is arrested for shoplifting. Which court will hear her case first?

Jake is convicted for drug trafficking across state lines, but he had no opportunity to question the witness who testified against him. Which court will hear his appeal first?

If a person is charted with fraud for making counterfeit passports, which court would hear the case first?

Which of the following ways can a federal judge or justice leave office?

An example of the judicial branch checking the legislative branch through judical review is...

How can Congress check a ruling by the Supreme Court?

Which Supreme Court case affirmed that students (and teachers) do not stop their right to free speech at the school doors?

Which Supreme Court Case ended the practice of "separate but equal" in eduation?

Match the word to the appropriate definition.

Match each case to the precedent it established.

Which amendment guarantees the following?

Which of the following is an example of the Legislative branch checking the judicial branch? (choose all that apply)

Jennifer is arrested for shoplifting. Which court will hear her case first?

Jake is convicted for drug trafficking across state lines, but he had no opportunity to question the witness who testified against him. Which court will hear his appeal first?

If a person is charted with fraud for making counterfeit passports, which court would hear the case first?

Which of the following ways can a federal judge or justice leave office?

An example of the judicial branch checking the legislative branch through judical review is...

How can Congress check a ruling by the Supreme Court?

Which Supreme Court case affirmed that students (and teachers) do not stop their right to free speech at the school doors?

Which Supreme Court Case ended the practice of "separate but equal" in eduation?