TOMPSC SCCJA Cumulative Exam Study Guide 2022
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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
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Three Branches
Executive Branch
Enforces laws
Legislative Branch
Makes laws
Judicial Branch
Interprets the laws
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
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
16
SC code of laws pertaining to weapons
Any person under the age of 18
Definition of a child
Jeb v. Alabama
Case that established the equal protection clause
63
SC Code pertaining to child abuse and juveniles
1996
When was Megans Law passed?
94
How many federal district courts are there?
13
How many circuit courts of appeals are there?
Common pleas and general sessions
Two branches of a circuit court?
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire
Court case that established fighting words
Acute, Outward Adjustment, Resolution
3 phases of rape trauma syndrome
90% of population is right handed, majority don't use holsters
Characteristics of an armed gunman
Protrusions, Printing, Weighted hemline, Straps/slings, commercial concealment gear
5 things you should look for on suspects carrying a weapon
Tapping, Grasping, Pressing
What 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
Abnormal behaviors in lost individuals
The Jury is sworn in
Double jeopardy attaches to a jury trial when?
1st witness is sworn in
Double jeopardy attaches to a bench trial when?
Child Abuse and Neglect
Occurs 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
A spouse, child, parent, sibling, any person who regularly resides
Household member
A spouse, former spouse, persons with child in common, someone who has or formerly
has cohabitation
Going from family to general sessions
What is transfer of jurisdiction
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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
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Three Branches
Executive Branch
Enforces laws
Legislative Branch
Makes laws
Judicial Branch
Interprets the laws
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
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
16
SC code of laws pertaining to weapons
Any person under the age of 18
Definition of a child
Jeb v. Alabama
Case that established the equal protection clause
63
SC Code pertaining to child abuse and juveniles
1996
When was Megans Law passed?
94
How many federal district courts are there?
13
How many circuit courts of appeals are there?
Common pleas and general sessions
Two branches of a circuit court?
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire
Court case that established fighting words
Acute, Outward Adjustment, Resolution
3 phases of rape trauma syndrome
90% of population is right handed, majority don't use holsters
Characteristics of an armed gunman
Protrusions, Printing, Weighted hemline, Straps/slings, commercial concealment gear
5 things you should look for on suspects carrying a weapon
Tapping, Grasping, Pressing
What 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
Abnormal behaviors in lost individuals
The Jury is sworn in
Double jeopardy attaches to a jury trial when?
1st witness is sworn in
Double jeopardy attaches to a bench trial when?
Child Abuse and Neglect
Occurs 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
A spouse, child, parent, sibling, any person who regularly resides
Household member
A spouse, former spouse, persons with child in common, someone who has or formerly
has cohabitation
Going from family to general sessions
What is transfer of jurisdiction
