5 court cases
basic Principles of governemnt
articles of constitution
first 10 amendments
11-27 Amendments
100

Mahanoy Area School District's suspension of B. L. from the cheer team violated her First Amendment rights.

Mahanoy ASC vs BL

100

 one where legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated authorities.

Limited government

100

Legislative Branch

executive branch

Article l

Article ll

100

Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly

 Right to bear arms

Amendment 1

Amendment 2

100

Suits against states

Election of president and vice presidnet

abolition of slavery

Amendment 11

Amendment 12

Amendment 13


200

Students may not be required to salute the American flag or recite the Pledge of Allegiance at public schools if it is contrary to their religious beliefs.

West Virginia v. Barnette  

200

support for a republican system of government.

republicanism

200

Judicial Branch

New states

Article lll

Article lv

200

Quartering of soldiers

Search and arrest

Amendment 3

Amendment 4

200

Citizenship rights, equal protection civil war debt

right to vote not denied by race

income tax

Amendment 14

Amendment 15

Amendment 16

300

A case in which the Court held that public schools have the right to prohibit the use of vulgar and offensive language.

Bethel v. Fraser  

300

provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.

checks and balances


300

Amendement process

Article V

300

protection against self-incrimination. 

guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay,


Amendment 5

Amendment 6

300

Popular election of senators

prohibition of liquor

women rights to vote

Amendment 17

Amendment 18

Amendment 18

400

A case in which the Court ruled that some words, such as obscenities, are not protected under the First Amendment.

Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire

400

the federal principle or system of government.


 a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.

federalism

anti federalism

400

Debts, Supremacy, Oaths, Religious Tests.

Article VI

400

ensures that citizens' civil cases can be heard and decided upon by a jury of their peers.

prohibits cruel and unusual punishments, but also mentions “excessive fines” and bail.

Amendment 7

Amendment 8

400

Women right to vote

presidential term and succesion

repeal of prohibition

Amendment 19

Amendment 20 

Amendment 21

500
took her case to the New Jersey Supreme Court, which later found that the search was unreasonable and the evidence could not be used.



TLO v. New Jersey

500

an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.


separation of powers

500

Ratification

Article VII

500

all the rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people, not the government.

the Federal Government only has those powers delegated in the Constitution.

Amendment 9

Amendment 10

500

two term limit of presidency

presidential vote for D.C.

abolition for poll taxes

presidential disability and succession

right to vote at age 18

Amendment 22

Amendment 23

Amendment 24

Amendment 25

Amendment 26

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