U.S Constitution
created two legislative bodies in Congress.
The Great Compromise
Canada, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Latvia, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.
parliamentary
What is the first amendment?
The freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and right to petition the gov.
A law repugnant to the Constitution is void.
"JUDICIAL REVIEW"
Marbury v. Madison
a sentence that an offender serves in the community in lieu of incarceration
Probation
agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention (1787)
three-fifths compromise
a government system that creates an extra stage between public votes and law creation
representative democracy
the 3rd amendment prohibits
soldiers staying in your home during times of war
Evidence that is illegally obtained by the state may not be used against a defendant in court.
Mapp v. Ohio
little towns that sprang up in cities and towns to house the homeless
Hoovervilles
if a company wants to distribute a product to another country, the agreement entered into is subject to federal laws and regulations
commerce clause
Who were the enlightenment philosophers?
Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, & Montesquieu
prevents unreasonable search and seizure
what is the 4th amendment
The Constitution does not consider slaves to be U.S. citizens. Rather, they are constitutionally protected property of their masters.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
a party involved in a lawsuit
Litigant
a controversial political doctrine according to which the people of federal territories should decide for themselves whether their territories would enter the Union as free or slave states.
popular sovereignty
the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government were not above the law
magna carta
what does the 2nd amendment protect?
the right to keep and bear arms
When federal and state law is in conflict, the federal law is supreme. Also, the COMMERCE CLAUSE
Gibbons v. Ogden
A professional advocate that gets paid to influence political decisions.
What is a lobbyist
Those who supported the Constitution and a stronger national republic were known as ____. Those who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in favor of small localized government were known as ____.
Federalists & Anti-Federalists
People become interdependent on each other and seek to create governments that protect these shared practices.
geographic distribution of power
what does the 8th amendment protect us from?
cruel and unusual punishment
The Constitution protects the desecration of the flag as a form of symbolic speech.
Texas vs. Johnson
What is a Precedent
a principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive without going to courts for a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts.