Road to Revolution
The period in which British colonists enjoyed the rights of British citizens with little oversight
Salutary Neglect
The first organizing documents of the U.S.
Articles of Confederation
This clause is known as the "elastic clause"
The necessary and proper clause
This amendment has provisions for free speech, assembly, religious practice, press
First Amendment
Case that affirmed SCOTUS' power to review the constitutionality of laws
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
The first act that levied taxes on paper goods
Stamp Act
This group argued against a strong central government
Anti-federalists
Local police, firefighters, and sanitation services are examples of
Reserved powers
This amendment reserves powers for the states
Tenth Amendment
First SCOTUS case that affirmed Congress' right to utilize necessary and proper clause
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Central grievance of the founders, also a rallying slogan
"No taxation without representation"
The Anti-Federalists successfully advocated for this addition to the Constitution
The Bill of Rights
Enumerated, Implied, and Concurrent
This amendment requires the popular election of senators
Seventeenth Amendment
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
The first "Congress" — formed in response to an act of taxation
Stamp Act Congress
The difference between Sep. of Powers and Checks and Balances
S.P. divides federal power into separate branches, C&B gives each some power over the other
Cooperative Federalism
These 3 amendments are known as the Civil Rights Amendments
Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth
Court case that established the federal trimester framework for abortion access
Roe v. Wade (1973)
The coordinated network of colonists tracking abuses by the British
The Connecticut Compromise resulted in this kind of legislature
A bicameral legislature / pop. election of House and appt. of Senate
Two features of our gov. that provide a "double security" against tyranny
Federalism and Separation of Powers
These 3 amendments allot certain protections for people accused of crimes
Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth
Case that overturned separate but equal doctrine
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)