TOMPSC SCCJA Cumulative Exam Study Guide Latest

TOMPSC SCCJA Cumulative Exam Study Guide Latest 1st Amendment - answerAmendment that dealt with freedom of speech 4th Amendment - answerSearch and seizure 5th Amendment - answerThe Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy 6th Amendment - answerRight to a speedy and public trial 14th Amendment - answerDue Process Executive, Legislative, Judicial - answerThree Branches Executive Branch - answerEnforces laws Legislative Branch - answerMakes laws Judicial Branch - answerInterprets the laws Supreme Court - answerArticle 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 - answerNo 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 - answerWords that by their very utterance inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of peace Intoxication, threats, physical interference - answerForms of speech that are not protected Texas v. Johnson - answerA 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 - answerLost individuals will hastily travel the nearest trail or travel aid Despondent - answerPersons who are severely depressed individuals or persons contemplating suicide View Enhancement - answerType of strategy occurs when the lost person climbs a hill or tree in order to improve or enhance their view of the area 16 - answerSC code of laws pertaining to weapons Any person under the age of 18 - answerDefinition of a child Jeb v. Alabama - answerCase that established the equal protection clause 63 - answerSC Code pertaining to child abuse and juveniles 1996 - answerWhen was Megans Law passed? 94 - answerHow many federal district courts are there? 13 - answerHow many circuit courts of appeals are there? Common pleas and general sessions - answerTwo branches of a circuit court? Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire - answerCourt case that established fighting words Acute, Outward Adjustment, Resolution - answer3 phases of rape trauma syndrome 90% of population is right handed, majority don't use holsters - answerCharacteristics of an armed gunman Protrusions, Printing, Weighted hemline, Straps/slings, commercial concealment gear - answer5 things you should look for on suspects carrying a weapon Tapping, Grasping, Pressing - answerWhat 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 - answerAbnormal behaviors in lost individuals The Jury is sworn in - answerDouble jeopardy attaches to a jury trial when? 1st witness is sworn in - answerDouble jeopardy attaches to a bench trial when? Child Abuse and Neglect - answerOccurs when the parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's welfare inflicts upon a child physical or mental injury or engages in acts or omissions which present a substantial risk of physical or mental injury to the child Family - answerA spouse, child, parent, sibling, any person w