Required Documents
Two cases concerning factions
What is Brutus 1 and Federalist 51?
Public schools cannot censor student expression unless it would cause a substantial disruption to the learning environment.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines
Federalism
What is power divided between national & state governments?
Supremacy Clause
What is federal law is supreme over state law?
The government takes someone’s property without paying them.
What is the 5th Amendment
Defends civil disobedience.
What is A Letter from Birmingham Jail?
Federalism Cases
What is …
McCulloch v. Maryland
US v. Lopez
Political Efficacy
What is belief that your vote matters?
Commerce Clause
What is Congress can regulate interstate trade?
A state requires voters to pay a fee to cast a ballot in a federal election.
What is the 24th Amendment?
Need ______ for national security.
Case concerning Gerrymandering
What is Shaw v. Reno
Selective Incorporation
What is applying the Bill of Rights to states via the 14th Amendment.
Elastic Clause
What is allowing Congress to stretch its powers to carry out its duties?
A city requires a permit for protests but only enforces the rule against groups criticizing the government.
What is the 1st and 14th Amendments?
Used to justify judicial independence.
What is Federalist 78
Selective Incorporation Cases
What is …
Gideon v Wainwright
Roe v Wade
McDonald v Chicago
Checks and Balances Example
What is…
Free response that gets judged
Due Process Clause
What is the Government must follow fair procedure?
A person is punished for refusing to testify against their spouse.
What is the 5th Amendment?
Human nature is self interested and uses that as justification.
Case using the Establishment Clause
What is Engle v Vitale?
Party Polarization definition and example
What is the growing ideological divide between parties?
And one example to be judged.
Equal Protection Clause
What is that laws must treat people equally?
A state requires voters to pass a literacy test that disproportionately affects minority voters.
What is the 14th and 15th Amendments?