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Review Session: Wednesday 3/21/12 at 7:10 a.m.
understanding of the following terms and concepts.
and the penalty / punishment in each.
3. Distinguish between original and appellate jurisdiction.
4. Describe district courts, circuit courts of appeal and the Supreme Court.
6. How is the Chief Justice chosen?
geography, experience, partisanship and ideology.
% is that of all requested (approximately)?
9. Explain the role and functions of the solicitor general.
following terms: stare decisis and precedent.
11. What is strict constructionism or original intent? Why is it controversial?
Barron v. Baltimore and Gitlow v. New York concerning the Bill Of Rights?
of the 1st Amendment as it relates to freedom of religion.
establishment clause of the 1st Amendment: Lemon v. Kurtzman, Zelman v.
4. What is prior restraint and how is Near v. Minnesota significant?
speech and public order: Schenck v. U.S. and Dennis v. U.S.
decision change things? Why is obscenity still hard to prevent today?
lawsuits different for public figures and private individuals?
8. What is symbolic speech? Is it protected under the 1st Amendment?
9. What is commercial speech and who regulates it?
12. What is the significance of the Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963?
13. Why do most charges end in a plea bargaining agreement?
14. Describe the relationship between the 8th Amendment and the death penalty.
(b)How are the Gregg v. Georgia and the McCleskey v. Kemp decisions relevant?
importance of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
1. Compare and contrast civil rights and civil liberties?
significant to the idea of equality in the U.S. Constitution?
protection clause? (b)Give and example of each.
4. Describe the struggle for equality for African Americans in three historic eras.
6. What’s the difference between de facto segregation and de jure segregation?
Which did the Supreme Court find unconstitutional?
of 1965 do to address these problems?
doctrine of coverture in your answer.
13. What is meant by comparable worth?
14. How has the Supreme Court dealt with the issue of sexual harassment?
15. In what ways are the elderly discriminated against in the U.S.?
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990?
17. What, generally, have the courts said regarding gay and lesbian rights?
Court decided and what the Court’s reasoning for their decision was.
liberties. You will be asked to apply knowledge of 1-3 the landmark cases above.
studying up front will be imperative.

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