QUESTION 1

1. A ____________________________ is the person who brings the lawsuit.

2 points

QUESTION 2

1. ___________________________________is the doctrine that says we must follow the cases that have been decided before.It is to stand on decided cases and makes our laws and decisions more reliable and predictable.

2 points

QUESTION 3

1. If the United States Supreme Court decides a case and interpets a law in a certain way, they are the only ones who can __________________________ from precedent because that case is otherwise binding on every court in the United States.

2 points

QUESTION 4

1. A_______________________________is the person being sued.

2 points

QUESTION 5

1. The______________________________________________states that similarly situated individuals must be treated in a similar fashion.There are three different categories of classifications within this clause.

2 points

QUESTION 6

1. Under the system of_______________________________________each branch of government exercises checks on the others.We saw this played out in the Varnum Case in the state of Iowa.

2 points

QUESTION 7

1. The first amendment includes several freedoms, one of which is freedom of speech.In the Tinker case, we discussed ______________________ speech, which was the wearing of the arm bands rather than actually speaking words.Displaying your speech in this way is protected along with spoken words.

2 points

QUESTION 8

1. The second amendment to the constitution deals with the right to bear arms.Over the course of time, the interpretation of this law has been changed and modified because cases have gone before the Supreme Court of the United States.Their job is to _________________________ the law to see how it should be applied and in some cases whether or not it is constitutional.

2 points

QUESTION 9

1. Before a case can be brought, the court needs to have _____________________________ over the person and the subject matter.

2 points

QUESTION 10

1. If I am not happy with the result at trial I have the right to file a(n) ____________________________ to request that a higher court review it.