TOMPSC SCCJA CUMULATIVE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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 Process
No 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
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,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
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SC code of laws pertaining to weapons
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
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, Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Three Branches
Executive Branch
Enforces laws
Legislative Branch
Makes laws
Judicial Branch
Interprets the laws
Any person under the age of 18
Definition of a child
Jeb v. Alabama
Case that established the equal protection clause
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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 Process
No 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
Page 1 of 54
,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
Page 2 of 54
,16
SC code of laws pertaining to weapons
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
Page 3 of 54
, Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Three Branches
Executive Branch
Enforces laws
Legislative Branch
Makes laws
Judicial Branch
Interprets the laws
Any person under the age of 18
Definition of a child
Jeb v. Alabama
Case that established the equal protection clause
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