Politics
US Constitution
Civil Liberties
First Amendment
Civil Rights
100
What is a majority?
50% plus 1.
100
What is social contract theory?
The idea that people are willing to sacrifice their some of their liberties in order to restore order.
100
Which amendments are included in the Bill of Rights?
One through Ten
100
What was the main issue in Lemon v. Kurtzman?
A Pennsylvania law that paid teachers who taught nonreligious subjects in church-affiliated schools.
100
Define civil rights.
The freedom to participate in the full life of the community – to vote, use public facilities, and exercise equal economic opportunities.
200
What is a plurality?
Whoever has the most supporters.
200
What are our natural rights according to The Declaration of Independence?
The Supremacy Clause/Power of Supremacy
200
What is judicial review?
The Court’s authority to strike down acts that violate the Constitution and t interpret what the Constitution means.
200
What is the Establishment Clause?
The part of the First Amendment that prohibits the government from establishing a national religion.
200
What were literacy tests?
A requirement that voters be literate; in reality, a way to restrict black suffrage.
300
The ease of which new laws are passed weigh heavily on the ____ that controls the legislative and executive branches.
Party
300
What power is given to the federal government in Article VI of the Constitution and the 10th Amendment?
a. The Supremacy Clause/Power of Supremacy
300
What was the issue in Marbury v. Madison?
The justices held, through Marshall's forceful argument, that on the last issue the Constitution was "the fundamental and paramount law of the nation" and that "an act of the legislature repugnant to the constitution is void." In other words, when the Constitution--the nation's highest law--conflicts with an act of the legislature, that act is invalid. This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of judicial review.
300
What are the three factors of the Lemon test, established after Lemon v. Kurtzman?
First it must have a secular purpose. Second, its principal effect must neighter advance nor inhibit religion. Finally, it must not excessively entangle government in religion.
300
What was decided by Plessy v. Ferguson?
An 1896 Supreme Court case that permitted racial segregation. Upheld the “separate but equal” doctrine.
400
____ is the name given to the legislative branch of our government.
Congress
400
What are the four underlying principles of the constitution?
Republicanism, Federalism, Separation of Power, and Checks and Balances.
400
What is incorporation?
The process by which the Supreme Court declares that a right in the Bill of Rights also applies to state governments
400
What limitation is set by the free exercise clause?
Government may not interfere with religious practice.
400
What is de facto discrimination?
More subtle forms of discrimination that exist without a legal basis.
500
Give David Easton’s definition of politics
An authoritative allocation of values.
500
Which plan from the Constitutional Convention created a bicameral legislature and three branches of government?
The Great Compromise.
500
What civil liberty is granted in the fourth amendment?
No unreasonable search and seizure, and no search or seizure without warrant.
500
What are ALL of the rights protected by the First Amendment?
Freedom of religion and freedom of expression including speech, press, assembly and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
500
What was decided in Brown v. Board of Education?
This Supreme Court case struck down segregated schools as unconstitutional.
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