Supreme Court and First Amendment Rights Review Guide

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Supreme Court and First Amendment Rights Study Guide

Directions: Know the terms as well as you can. The more you can tell me about them the better you will be able to do on the quiz!

Supreme Court

1.

Know your Supreme Court judges

2.

Appeals Court

3.

Federal Court vs. State Courts

4.

Jury Selection Process

5.

Venire

6.

Challenge for Cause

7.

Peremptory Challenges

First Amendment

-Freedom of Speech

1.

Obscenity

2.

Defamation (Slander and Libel)

3.

Commercial Speech

4.

Fighting Words (Clear and Present Danger)

5.

Symbolic Speech

Court Cases to know:

Miller v. California

Bates v. State Bar of Arizona

Feiner v. New York

Texas v. Johnson

- Freedom of Press

1. Fourth branch of gov’t

2. Types of Press

3. Gag Order

4. Prior Restraint

5. Shield Laws

Court Cases to know:

Near v. Minnesota

New York Times v. Sullivan

New York Times v. U.S. “Pentagon Papers”

Sheppard v. Maxwell

-Freedom of Religion

1. Establishment Clause (Three-part test)

2. Free Exercise Clause

3. Seperation of Church and State

Court Cases to Know:

West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette

Welsh v. United States

State of Wisconsin v. Jonas Yoder

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