SCCJA CUMULATIVE ACADEMY EXAM
UPDATED STUDY QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ Articles of the Constitution.
Answer: Article I - The Legislative Branch. The principal mission of
the legislative body is to make laws.
Article II - The Executive Branch.
Article III - The Judicial Branch.
Article IV - Relationship between the States
Article V - Congress and States can amend Constitution.
Article VI - Laws of USA. Supreme Law of the Land
Article VII - 9/13 states needed to ratify
◉ What is the yearly term of the Supreme Court?.
,Answer: Begins first Monday of October. Last opinions issued late
June or early July
◉ Common Law vs. Statutory Law.
Answer: Common Law - Court decisions
Statutory Law - Legislatively created laws
◉ Case Law/Common Law.
Answer: The body of prior judicial decisions that guide judges
deciding issues before them.
◉ Binding Case Law.
Answer: Mandatory for a court to follow. All U.S. Supreme Court
Decisions are binding for all Federal and State Courts.
◉ Persuasive Case Law.
Answer: Only entitled to careful respect and consideration
◉ SC Supreme Court and SC Court of Appeals decisions.
Answer: Are binding on all lower courts.
,◉ Summary Court Judge Decisions.
Answer: Decisions made by one Summary Court Judge are not
binding on one another.
◉ Supreme Court Published vs. Unpublished Decisions.
Answer: Only published opinions can serve as precedent.
Unpublished opinions are only binding to the parties in which the
particular case is issued for.
◉ Sources of legal information in SC Law.
Answer: SC Code of Laws Annotated
Opinions of the SC Supreme Court and SC Supreme Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
US Supreme Court
◉ When was the Bill of Rights Proposed?.
Answer: September 25, 1789
, ◉ When was the Bill of Rights Ratified?.
Answer: December 15, 1791
◉ When and Where was the US Constitution Started?.
Answer: May 25th, 1787 Independence Hall Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
◉ When was the Constitution signed?.
Answer: September 17, 1787
◉ When was the Constitution Ratified?.
Answer: June 21, 1788
◉ When was the US Congress started?.
Answer: March 4th 1789 the Confederation Congress became the
Congressional Congress.
◉ Fourth Amendment.
Answer: SEARCH and SEIZURE - The right of the people to be secure
in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable
searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall
issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation,
and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons
or things to be seized.
UPDATED STUDY QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ Articles of the Constitution.
Answer: Article I - The Legislative Branch. The principal mission of
the legislative body is to make laws.
Article II - The Executive Branch.
Article III - The Judicial Branch.
Article IV - Relationship between the States
Article V - Congress and States can amend Constitution.
Article VI - Laws of USA. Supreme Law of the Land
Article VII - 9/13 states needed to ratify
◉ What is the yearly term of the Supreme Court?.
,Answer: Begins first Monday of October. Last opinions issued late
June or early July
◉ Common Law vs. Statutory Law.
Answer: Common Law - Court decisions
Statutory Law - Legislatively created laws
◉ Case Law/Common Law.
Answer: The body of prior judicial decisions that guide judges
deciding issues before them.
◉ Binding Case Law.
Answer: Mandatory for a court to follow. All U.S. Supreme Court
Decisions are binding for all Federal and State Courts.
◉ Persuasive Case Law.
Answer: Only entitled to careful respect and consideration
◉ SC Supreme Court and SC Court of Appeals decisions.
Answer: Are binding on all lower courts.
,◉ Summary Court Judge Decisions.
Answer: Decisions made by one Summary Court Judge are not
binding on one another.
◉ Supreme Court Published vs. Unpublished Decisions.
Answer: Only published opinions can serve as precedent.
Unpublished opinions are only binding to the parties in which the
particular case is issued for.
◉ Sources of legal information in SC Law.
Answer: SC Code of Laws Annotated
Opinions of the SC Supreme Court and SC Supreme Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
US Supreme Court
◉ When was the Bill of Rights Proposed?.
Answer: September 25, 1789
, ◉ When was the Bill of Rights Ratified?.
Answer: December 15, 1791
◉ When and Where was the US Constitution Started?.
Answer: May 25th, 1787 Independence Hall Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
◉ When was the Constitution signed?.
Answer: September 17, 1787
◉ When was the Constitution Ratified?.
Answer: June 21, 1788
◉ When was the US Congress started?.
Answer: March 4th 1789 the Confederation Congress became the
Congressional Congress.
◉ Fourth Amendment.
Answer: SEARCH and SEIZURE - The right of the people to be secure
in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable
searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall
issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation,
and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons
or things to be seized.
