Collins JOUR 303

Collins JOUR 303 Final Exam Questions And Answers What is the rational Basis Test? 1. In lawsuits, the burden is on the challenger 2. assume the law is constitutional 3. law/regulation lacks a rational basis What is the compelling interest test? 1. The burden is on the government 2. Assume the law is NOT constitutional 3. see if law/regulation lacks a rational basis What are the four steps of determing what a law means? 1. read the law 2. look for precedence 2. look to the law givers 4. look to the history of the times What are the eight parts of prior restraint? 1. pass a law 2. issue a court order 3. power to tax 4. use force 5. censor 6. license 7. government owns media 8. government raw material If the first amendment protects anything, it protects? political speech If the first amendment prohibits anything, it prohibits? prior restraint What is the criminal law process? 1. Someone is stopped and arrested 2. They are read their rights 3. Then booked in jail and called a lawyer 4. magistrate for charges, plea, and bargain 5. preliminary hearing 6. grand jury then indictment 7. plea bargaining 8. jury selection then the trail 9. verdict 3 steps of law? 1. the act 2. state of mind 3. penalty What is a writ of certiorari? order from a higher court to a lower court, saying send us the case What is writ of man davis? order from a higher court to a lower court saying start/stop doing something What is the Brandenburg test? the modern-day state-level test for determining illegal speech. clear and present danger