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Judicial and First Amendment Supreme CourtJudicial BranchMore Supreme Court Freedom of Religion Freedom of Speech 10 20 30 40 50
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How many member are there On the Supreme Court? 9
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The Supreme Court has the power to declare laws and actions unconstitutional, what is the power called? Judicial Review
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What is the term of office for a Supreme Court justice? Life
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How do Supreme Court Justices get their job? Appointed by the president and confirmed by a majority vote of the senate
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What can Supreme Court Justices be impeached for? Treason, bribery, high crimes and misdemeanors
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Federal appeals court that is a step below the Supreme Court are called? Circuit courts
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How many justices must want to hear a case for that case to make it to the Supreme Court? Four (called rule of 4)
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Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? John Roberts
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What do we call a court case that sets a standard for future similar cases? Precedents
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What is the role of the Supreme Court in our political system? To protect and interpret the Constitution
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How many Supreme Court justices does it take to decide a case? A majority (5)
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What do we call the written opinion of the winning judges? Majority Opinion
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What do we call the written opinion of the losing judges? Dissenting opinion
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What do we call an opinion that agrees with another opinion but for a different reason? Concurring opinion
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How many cases per year does the Supreme Court typically hear? 100-150
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Which clause of the First Amendment gives us our separation of church and state? Establishment Clause
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Which clause of the 1 st Amend. allows us to believe whatever we want but we can’t always act out those beliefs? Free Exercise Clause
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Which clause would the following be a violation of? A public school make all students say a prayer before class begins Establishment clause
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Which clause would the be a violation of? A state capital allows only religious groups to put up displays during December. Establishment Clause
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Which clause would the following be a violation of? A law forbids a person from going to church on Sunday Free Exercise Clause
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A place traditionally used for Free speech is called what? Public Forum
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What are the two types of speech? Pure speech and symbolic speech
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What CAN the government regulate in A public forum? Time, place and manner.
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What CAN’T the government regulate In a public forum? Content
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What theory states that we allow all speech, even offensive speech, and we fight speech with more speech? Marketplace of ideas theory
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