Congress
How many members of the House of Representatives are there?
435
How many members of the Supreme Court are there?
9
What case guarantees a lawyer for the defendant?
What are the five liberties of the 1st Amendment?
speech, press, religion, assembly, petition
What Law made all public spaces accessible to all individuals?
Americans with disabilities act
What is the selection of committee chair usually based upon?
Political party
seniority
How many justices does it take to bring a case to the Supreme Court?
4
What precedent and what case did Brown versus Board overturn?
separate but equal plessy v ferguson
What does the Establishment Clause do?
says government cannot establish/favor a religion
What 1896 court case led to the legality of separate but equal?
Plessy v Ferguson
What group reconciles bills from the House and the Senate?
conference/joint committee
What are the 3 components of an iron triangle?
congress, interest groups, bureaucracy
What rule was established in Mapp v Ohio?
exclusionary rule
What is the national religion of the U.S.?
there is none
What do we call the rule outlawing the use of illegally obtained evidence in trial?
exclusionary rule
List three ways a bill can die?
House votes no
Committee votes no
President says no
Describe/define an issue network.
an alliance of various interest groups and individuals who unite in order to promote a common cause or agenda in a way that influences government policy
What would a judicial activist say about the right to privacy?
We have it. it is found in a bunch of amendments 9th, 14th, 4th, etc.
What are two kinds of non-protected speech?
libel, slander, obscenity, advocating for illegal activities, etc.
What are two areas of life the Civil Rights Act protected from discrimination?
education, public accommodation, transportation, marriage, etc.
What majority is needed to vote to override a presidential veto?
2/3 of BOTH houses
What are the core beliefs of judicial conservatives and judicial activists?
conservative: constitution should be strictly interpreted
activist: constitution changes as we change
What clause of the 1st Amendment was the basis for the Engel v Vitale ruling?
establishment clause
What is the meaning of selective incorporation?
how we extended the bill of rights to the states
What federal agency fights discrimination in the workplace?
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
dept labor