Founding Documents
Written by Thomas Jefferson, what document declared the 13 colonies separate from Great Britain?
The Declaration of Independence (1776)
Which philosopher did many ideas in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution come from? (natural rights, social contract, consent of the governed)
John Locke
Which amendment includes freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and to petition?
1st amendment
Which branch of government can coin money, declare war, regulate commerce, and has the power to impeach/try impeachment cases
Legislative (Congress)
What Supreme Court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and declared segregation in public facilities unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
This document includes a preamble, 7 Articles, 3 branches of government, and a Bill of Rights
The Constitution
Dividing power between the national government and the states resembles what founding principle?
Federalism
Which amendment includes due process, right against self-incrimination, and double jeopardy?
5th amendment
What is the primary power of the Judicial branch? (Given by Marbury v. Madison)
Judicial Review = declare laws/actions unconstitutional
What Supreme Court case said that criminal suspects must be informed of their rights (right to remain silent, right to an attorney) before police questioning?
Miranda v. Arizona
What was our first framework of government called?
The Articles of Confederation (1777, in effect 1781)
Which principle ensures that no branch of government becomes too powerful?
Checks and balances
10th amendment
435, 100
What Supreme Court case concerned the 4th amendment, and the court ruled that evidence obtained in an illegal search cannot be used.
Mapp v. Ohio
A 1215 English document stated that everyone was subject to the law, not above it. What was this document?
Magna Carta (1215)
The belief that government is created through an agreement between the people and the rulers is known as:
Social contract
1. Which amendment gave 18 year olds the right to vote?
2. During which war?
1. 26th
2. Vietnam
Name 2 departments under the president
What Supreme Court case involved the constitutionality of Japanese internment during WW2?
Korematsu v. The United States
1. Name 1 Federalist
2. What did the anti-federalists say they wanted in the Constitution in order to vote to pass it?
1. James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
2. Bill of Rights
What type of government does the United States have?
Representative Democracy
Name the three Civil War amendments (Just the numbers)
13th: Abolished slavery
14th: Birthright citizenship, guaranteed due process (applied to states), and equal protection under the law.
15th: Gave all men the ability to vote, regardless of race.
Name one check that the President has over Congress and one that Congress has over the President
1.
2.
2. Override veto, refuse to fund executive orders, impeach/trial, pull troops back if sent (War Powers Act), reject nominations
What Supreme Court case protected freedom of expression in schools as long as it doesn't prove disruptive? (students wearing black armbands in protest of the Vietnam War were protected)
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District