I. Short Answers (20 points)

1. What is the primary role of the Supreme Court?
 
 

2. Is a Supreme Court justice elected?  Explain your answer.
 
 

3. What are the age, state and personal requirements for a judge?
 
 

4.  How many women are in the current Supreme Court? Black men? Why is this important?
 
 

5. Did America immediately write the constitution after the Declaration of Independence?  Explain your answer
 
 

6. What is justice?  Extra credit for both your definition and the definition given by Justinian
 
 

7. How does an amendment become part of the Constitution?
 

II. Read the following stories and give the number of amendment that applies and then give the reason why you believe they are connected.  (30 pts)

1. Luke was found innocent of armed robbery, but the state decided to bring him to trial again anyway
a. Amendment # ___________
b. Which part applies:
 

2. The citizens of Upper Creek voted to double the taxes of all Catholics.
a. Amendment # __________
b. Which part applies:

3. For no apparent reason, the police stopped Rita while she was driving and began to search through her car trunk and personal luggage.
a. Amendment # __________
b. Which part applies:

4. Judge M.T. Nasty ordered a doctor to cut off the right hand of Marty, a convicted pickpocket.
a. Amendment # __________
b. Which part applies:

5. The president declared that the only rights Americans have are those listed in the first eight amendments.
a. Amendment # __________
b. Which part applies:

6. During peacetime the army ordered the residents of Seaville to give up their boats and give all the soldiers food.
a. Amendment # __________
b. Which part applies:

7. Henry was arrested for shoplifting but was not brought to trial for five years.
a. Amendment # __________
b. Which part applies:

8. The police decided to place a “bug” in Kevin’s home telephone in the hope that they would uncover some kind of crime.
a. Amendment # ___________
b. Which part applies:

9. Congress told the state of Montana that it would no longer be able to issue marriage licenses.
a. Amendment # ___________
b. Which part applies:

10. After being charged with arson, Nathaniel was denied the right of counsel for his defense.
a. Amendment # __________
b. Which part applies:
 
 
 
 

III. Ids (Identifications) Choose from five of the seven topics.  Each question is worth five points and you must include answers to who, what, when, where, and why is it important in American history.  These answers must be in complete sentences. (25 pts)

1. Constitutional Convention
2. Shay’s Rebellion
3. James Madison
4. Supremacy clause
5. Federalism
6. Checks and balances
7. Elastic Clause
 
 

IV. Essay Question (25 pts)

In February, you return home to your family in America.  While waiting in line for your ticket, another man puts a Bali knife into your bag.  When you put your bag through the x-ray machine, the alarms go off and two large security guards come take you away.

In a well-written paragraph, describe what will happen next.  Your paragraph needs to include the following concepts: appeal, plea, bail, booked, types of lawyer representation, court case, investigators, telephone call, justice, and Miranda.