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- 6. In Tinker v. Des Moines, the Supreme Court ruled that students protesting against the Vietnam War by wearing black armbands were protected by the __________ amendment.
- 7. One reason the United States Constitution is considered a flexible document is that it includes the __________ clause.
- 8. The __________ amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the people from having to house and feed soldiers.
- 11. Many hunters and gun enthusiasts claim that gun control laws such as requirements for background checks and waiting periods before acquiring a weapon violate their right to bear arms protected by the __________ amendment.
- 14. Thurgood __________ was the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court.
- 15. __________ amendment states that powers that are not given to the U.S. government by the Constitution are reserved to the states, or people?
- 19. The __________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the right of the accused to have a speedy trial by jury and to be assisted by an attorney.
- 20. The__________ amendment to the U.S. Constitution expanded the right to vote by granting suffrage to all men regardless of race.
- 21. The twenty sixth amendment to the U.S. Constitution expanded the right to vote by lowering the voting age to __________.
- 22. Supreme Court Justices may serve on the court until you chose to resign or __________?
- 23. Judicial review is the power to decide whether or not a law or government action is __________.
- 24. The __________ amendment to the U.S. Constitution expanded the right to vote by granting suffrage to women.
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- 1. The supreme Court gained the power of __________ as a result of 1803 case called Marbury v. Madison.
- 2. Originally, the Bill of Rights protected individual liberties from the United States government [not the state governments.] The __________ amendment to the U.S. Constitution extended Bill of Rights protections to the state level.
- 3. Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman to serve as a Supreme Court __________.
- 4. Government is not permitted to promote religious beliefs because of the __________ clause of the first amendment.
- 5. In New Jersey v. T.L.O., the Supreme Court restricted student’s __________ amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures on school grounds.
- 9. In Engel v. Vitale, the Supreme Court decided that organized __________ in public schools violates the first amendment prohibition against the establishment of religion.
- 10. The __________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom from having to testify against yourself.
- 12. Many opponents of death penalty claim that it should be ruled unconstitutional because the ___________ amendment does not allow “cruel and unusual” punishments.
- 13. How many Justices currently serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
- 16. United States Courts of Appeals [sometimes referred to as circuit courts] form the intermediate level of the federal court system. Each of these courts is responsible for a geographic area called a "circuit." How many judicial circuits are there in the United States.
- 17. Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court must be nominated by the President and confirmed by the __________.
- 18. To argue a case in court, a person or a group must show that he, she, or they have suffered a damage, loss, or injury of some sort. Otherwise, the case will be dismissed because the plaintiff doesn't have __________.