Constitution
How many articles are in the constitution?
Seven
Provided congress the power to fulfill its legal powers; allowed them to make any laws that are necessary and proper for carrying out their other powers.
What are civil liberties?
The legal constitutional protections against government
Describe the civl rights act of 1964
Outlawed segregation in public areas and granted the federal government power to fight black disfranchisement. The act also created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Who does the executive branch include?
The president, vice president, the Cabinet, executive departments, independent agencies, and other boards, commissions, and committees.
How many branches are in the government?
Three
What is the necessary and proper clause also known as?
The elastic clause
What court case started the clear and present danger test?
Schneck v. United States
Name a civil rights activist
Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks, W.E.B. Du Bois and Malcolm X.
What does the executive branch do?
Carries out and enforces laws.
What is a delegate?
An individual sent to represent a state at the Constitutional Convention.
The Due process clause can be found in what amendments?
5th and 14th amendments
Describe the clear and present danger test
Government cannot interfere with speech unless the speech presents a clear and present danger that it will lead to evil or illegal acts; to shout "Fire" falsely in a crowded theater
What is the voting rights act of 1965?
A landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
Judges and courts
What are the names of the branches of government?
Legislative, Judicial, Executive
Gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations.
What is a hate crime?
A criminal act against a person or a person's property by an offender motivated by racial or other bias
What is Martin Luther King Jr most famous for?
"I have a dream" speech
Interprets laws made by the legislative branch and enforced by the executive branch.
Name the two houses of congress
The House of Representatives and Senate
Found in the 14th Amendment that says that states cannot deny U.S. citizens the equal protection of the law.
What is the Patriot Act?
Allows anti-terrorism authorities to monitor e-mail and Internet traffic in order to prevent terrorist attacks. The government argues that cyberspace is public domain and that no warrants should be needed to access information.
Name two things women wanted to get out of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
Ex: Equal pay and the rights to their body.
Who is the proposed winner of the 2020 presidential election?
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