Judicial Branch Review

Which of the following is the best definition of due process?

• The amount of money due when you pay taxes

• The rules the government must follow when arresting someone

• The process of overturning a unconstitutional law

• How judges decide a case guilty or innocent

Which of the following rights requires police to obtain a warrant to gather evidence?

• Protection against search and seizure

• The right to remain silent

• Law and order

• Probable cause

Which of the following is the meaning of the criminal burden of proof called Beyond a Reasonable Doubt?

• Do the crime, do the time

• Your evidence must be better than the governments

• Everything you say will be held against you

• You are guilty until proven innocent

Which of the following would be the basis for a lawsuit?

• Someone fighting or attacking you

• Running a stop sign while driving

• Protesting against the government

• Not paying back your credit card bill

If you are indicted or charged with a crime, who will be your opponent in court?

• The state government

• The person you hurt while doing the crime

• The judge

• The police officers who arrested you

Which of the following was the incorporated right from the Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright?

• Students have the right to protest

• The right to own a handgun

• The right to have a lawyer in court

• To not have to vote in elections

Baker v. Carr was a court case about unfair voting districts which the Supreme Court overturned. This process is known as which of the following?

• Proposing legislation

• Rule of Law

• Judicial Review

• Holding an election

Which of the following would violate the protections of the first amendment?

• Burning an American flag at an anti-war protest

• Students refusing to go to class to protest school rules

• Wearing a protest shirt in school

• Creating a YouTube video about why students don't like school

How did Brown v. Board of Education overturn segregation laws that seperated students in school by race?

• The different schools were found to produce unequal outcomes for students

• Congress passed a new law about schools

• Large protests changed the public's opinion and elections

• Segregation was found to be legal as long as both schools were equal

What is the key requirement in cases that allow the Supreme Court to incorporate rights found in the Constitution?

• The government must admit it was wrong to create the law

• Due process must have be given to the original court case

• A state law blocking the right must unfairly target people

• The right must be something not included in the constitution