Judicial Branch, Criminal Justice, Civil Liberties

GOVERNMENT UNIT #2 JUDICIAL BRANCH, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CIVIL LIBERTIES CHAPTERS 11-13, 15

GEORGIA PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

SSCG6 The student will demonstrate knowledge of civil liberties and civil rights. a. Examine the Bill of Rights with emphasis on First Amendment freedoms. b. Analyze due process law expressed in the 5th and 14th Amendments. c. Explain selective incorporation of the Bill of Rights. d. Explain how government seeks to maintain the balance between individual liberties and the public interest. e. Explain every citizen’s right to be treated equally under the law. VOCABULARY jurisdiction majority opinion concurrent jurisdiction dissenting opinion original jurisdiction stare decisis appellate jurisdiction precedent separate but equal Fourteenth Amendment district court establishment clause grand jury free exercise clause indictment pure speech petit jury symbolic speech judicial circuits seditious speech senatorial courtesy clear and present danger opinion slander

American Bar Association libel writ of certiorari prior restraint per curiam opinion sequestered brief gag order amicus curiae picketing statute mediation ordinance small claims court common law affidavits equal justice under the law petty offense adversary system misdemeanor presumed innocence felony civil law plea bargaining contract arraignment tort jury summons verdict answer hung jury discovery sentence Key Supreme Court Cases-Briefly summarize the case, the constitutional argument, and what the court said.

Engel v. Vitale

Roe v. Wade

Baker v. Carr

Mapp v. Ohio

Brown v. Board of Education

Marbury v. Madison

Miranda v. Arizona

Abington School District v. Schempp

Plessy v. Ferguson

Miller v. California

Gideon v. Wainwright

Schenk v. US Gitlow v. New York

Griswald v. Connecticut

Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Lawrence v. Texas

DC v. Heller

New Jersey v. TLO

New York Times Co. v. United States (Pentagon Papers)

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

Texas v. Johnson