The Founding Fathers of the United States were concerned about a National government that had too much power so they:
A. Tried to give the states powers that would prevent this from happening.
B. Tried to give the Federal Government the powers needed to keep the states in line.
What is A. Tried to give the states powers that would prevent this from happening.
100
___________ means 'the basic right to be free from unequal treatment, based on certain characteristics which we deem important, like race, gender, and disability',
What is Civil Rights?
100
________________which are 'basic freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights or interpreted through the years by the Supreme Court
What are Civil Liberties
100
The person is a court room that is trying to convict the person who is accused of a criminal offense is called the _______________
What is the prosecutor?
100
Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?
What is the President of the United States?
200
The concept of Separation of Powers in which states share power with a national government is called:
What is Federalism?
200
To be denied the ability to vote because of a test would be a violation of Civil Rights or Civil Liberties.
What are Civil Rights?
200
To not be allowed to protest something that one believes is wrong would be a violation of civil rights or civil liberties
What is a civil liberty?
200
Can a person be tried again for the same crime?
A. Yes
B. No
What is No?
200
Which branch of government reviews the constitutionality of laws?
What is the Supreme Court?
300
The suppression of voters in many states in violation of the Civil Rights Act is an example of what..
What is States Rights vs. National Rights ?
300
To be denied entrance to a public facility because of the color of one's skin would be a violation of_____________
What is a civil right?
300
The Freedom of the Press to print accurate information about an event is a Civil Right or a Civil Liberty?
What is a Civil Liberty?
300
The reason that a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime is called?
What is Double Jeopardy?
300
What are the two major political parties in the United States?
What are the Democratic and Republican Parties?
400
The powers of the states include:
A. The ability to regulate and promote education
B. The power to create congressional districts in whatever configuration that they want.
C. The power to negotiate treaties with foreign governments.
D. A & B only
What is A & B only
400
What historical figure was denied their Civil Rights to keep their seat on a bus in Alabama during the 1960's?
Who was Rosa Parks?
400
When people are denied the ability to practice their _____________ they are being denied their civil rights.
What is Religion?
400
A court case can be appealed all the way to ____________
What is the Supreme Court?
400
Which political party in 2016 might have taken away votes from one of the other major parties and swung the election in the favor of another party?
What is the Green Party?
500
Do States Rights trump National Rights?
A. Yes
B. No
What is No because everyone needs equal rights.
500
When people had to pay a ____________in order to vote they were being denied their Civil Rights
What is a Poll Tax?
500
The right to ______________________ and protect their families from an intruder is a civil liberty.
What is bear arms?
500
If an attorney files an _____________________ the court case will be heard in a higher court...
What is an appeal?
500
When a law passed by Congress and Vetoed by the president is challenged by the Congress and made into law it is called _____________________