TOMPSC SCCJA Cumulative Exam Study Guide

1st Amendment Amendment that dealt with freedom of speech 4th Amendment Search and seizure 5th Amendment The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy 6th Amendment Right to a speedy and public trial 14th Amendment Due Process Executive, Legislative, Judicial Three Branches Executive Branch Enforces laws Legislative Branch Makes laws Judicial Branch Interprets the laws Supreme Court Article III of Constitution. Court of last resort. Judicial review. President nominates all justices, including position of Chief Justice, and they must be confirmed by a majority of the senate. 9 justices. Receive and dispose of approximately 5,000 cases a year, and grant certiorari to about 150 cases. Term begins the first Monday of October and ends in late June or early July. Due ProcessNo law will be unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious and the means selected to enforce that law shall have reasonable and substantial relation to the object being sought to be achieved by that law or process Fighting words Words that by their very utterance inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of peace Intoxication, threats, physical interference Forms of speech that are not protected Texas v. Johnson A 1989 case in which the Supreme Court struck down a law banning the burning of the American flag on the grounds that such action was symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment. Trial Running Lost individuals will hastily travel the nearest trail or travel aid Despondent Persons who are severely depressed individuals or persons contemplating suicide View Enhancement Type of strategy occurs when the lost person climbs a hill or tree in order to improve or enhance their view of the area 16 SC code of laws pertaining to weapons Any person under the age of 18 Definition of a child Jeb v. Alabama Case that established the equal protection clause 63 SC Code pertaining to child abuse and juveniles1996 When was Megans Law passed? 94 How many federal district courts are there? 13 How many circuit courts of appeals are there? Common pleas and general sessions Two branches of a circuit court? Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire Court case that established fighting words Acute, Outward Adjustment, Resolution 3 phases of rape trauma syndrome 90% of population is right handed, majority don't use holsters Characteristics of an armed gunman Protrusions, Printing, Weighted hemline, Straps/slings, commercial concealment gear 5 things you should look for on suspects carrying a weapon Tapping, Grasping, Pressing What are three security checks officers to look for with a gunman? Failure to make shelter/fire, discarding equipment, disrobing, failure to respond to searches, failure to respond to searches, failure to use travel aids Abnormal behaviors in lost individuals The Jury is sworn in Double jeopardy attaches to a jury trial when? 1st witness is sworn in