SCCJA SPECIAL BASIC STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ When was the Constitution produced?
Answer: In the summer of 1787.
⩥ What was proposed shortly after the Constitution was ratified?
Answer: The Bill of Rights in September 1788.
⩥ When was the Bill of Rights ratified?
Answer: In late 1791.
⩥ What does the 1st Amendment protect?
Answer: Freedom of speech, religion, press, the right to peacefully
assemble, and to petition the government.
⩥ What right does the 2nd Amendment guarantee?
Answer: The right to bear arms.
⩥ What does the 4th Amendment protect against?
Answer: Unreasonable searches and seizures.
,⩥ What does the 5th Amendment state about double jeopardy?
Answer: No person shall be subject for the same offense to be twice put
in jeopardy of life or limb.
⩥ What is guaranteed by the 6th Amendment?
Answer: The right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury.
⩥ What does the 14th Amendment guarantee?
Answer: Citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the US and
equal protection of the laws.
⩥ What is the role of the Legislative Branch?
Answer: To make laws.
⩥ What is the role of the Executive Branch?
Answer: To enforce laws.
⩥ What is the role of the Judicial Branch?
Answer: To interpret laws.
⩥ What is the purpose of checks and balances?
,Answer: To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
⩥ Who drafted the principles of modern law enforcement?
Answer: Robert Peel in 1829.
⩥ What is the significance of the South Carolina State Constitution?
Answer: It includes a Bill of Rights and has been revised multiple times.
It also adds the protection against unreasonable invasions of privacy and
with regard to the "particularity" requirement, SC requires the
information sought pursuant to a
warrant to be stated specifically.
⩥ What is the highest court in the U.S. and Recognize the functions and
organizations.
Answer: The U.S. Supreme Court. Nine members. Court of last resort
from which there is no appeal.
⩥ What is 'case law'?
Answer: The body of prior judicial decisions that guide judges.
⩥ Which courts provide binding case law?
Answer: Decisions by the Supreme Court are binding on all federal and
state courts. SC Supreme Court and SC Court of Appeals are binding on
all lower courts.
, ⩥ What is meant by 'elements of an offense'?
Answer: Crimes made up of elements the state bears the burden of
proving.
⩥ What is the structure of the U.S. court system?
Answer: Includes the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals (13 of
them), and U.S. District Courts (94 of them).
⩥ How can a state case be reviewed in federal court?
Answer: By filing a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court.
⩥ What does the South Carolina Court of Appeals review?
Answer: Criminal and civil cases from lower courts, hears all criminal
appeals except death penalty cases. Is a "court of law" so will only
answer questions of law presented to it.
⩥ What is the Master-in-Equity?
Answer: Part of circuit courts, jurisdiction over matters referred from
Circuit Court, does not have criminal jurisdiction. Known as "Court of
Fairness".
⩥ What matters does the Probate Court handle?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ When was the Constitution produced?
Answer: In the summer of 1787.
⩥ What was proposed shortly after the Constitution was ratified?
Answer: The Bill of Rights in September 1788.
⩥ When was the Bill of Rights ratified?
Answer: In late 1791.
⩥ What does the 1st Amendment protect?
Answer: Freedom of speech, religion, press, the right to peacefully
assemble, and to petition the government.
⩥ What right does the 2nd Amendment guarantee?
Answer: The right to bear arms.
⩥ What does the 4th Amendment protect against?
Answer: Unreasonable searches and seizures.
,⩥ What does the 5th Amendment state about double jeopardy?
Answer: No person shall be subject for the same offense to be twice put
in jeopardy of life or limb.
⩥ What is guaranteed by the 6th Amendment?
Answer: The right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury.
⩥ What does the 14th Amendment guarantee?
Answer: Citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the US and
equal protection of the laws.
⩥ What is the role of the Legislative Branch?
Answer: To make laws.
⩥ What is the role of the Executive Branch?
Answer: To enforce laws.
⩥ What is the role of the Judicial Branch?
Answer: To interpret laws.
⩥ What is the purpose of checks and balances?
,Answer: To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
⩥ Who drafted the principles of modern law enforcement?
Answer: Robert Peel in 1829.
⩥ What is the significance of the South Carolina State Constitution?
Answer: It includes a Bill of Rights and has been revised multiple times.
It also adds the protection against unreasonable invasions of privacy and
with regard to the "particularity" requirement, SC requires the
information sought pursuant to a
warrant to be stated specifically.
⩥ What is the highest court in the U.S. and Recognize the functions and
organizations.
Answer: The U.S. Supreme Court. Nine members. Court of last resort
from which there is no appeal.
⩥ What is 'case law'?
Answer: The body of prior judicial decisions that guide judges.
⩥ Which courts provide binding case law?
Answer: Decisions by the Supreme Court are binding on all federal and
state courts. SC Supreme Court and SC Court of Appeals are binding on
all lower courts.
, ⩥ What is meant by 'elements of an offense'?
Answer: Crimes made up of elements the state bears the burden of
proving.
⩥ What is the structure of the U.S. court system?
Answer: Includes the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals (13 of
them), and U.S. District Courts (94 of them).
⩥ How can a state case be reviewed in federal court?
Answer: By filing a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court.
⩥ What does the South Carolina Court of Appeals review?
Answer: Criminal and civil cases from lower courts, hears all criminal
appeals except death penalty cases. Is a "court of law" so will only
answer questions of law presented to it.
⩥ What is the Master-in-Equity?
Answer: Part of circuit courts, jurisdiction over matters referred from
Circuit Court, does not have criminal jurisdiction. Known as "Court of
Fairness".
⩥ What matters does the Probate Court handle?
