Foundational Documents
This was written by Martin Luther King, Jr. explaining the necessity of the Civil Rights Movement.
What is Letter From a Birmingham Jail?
This amendment grants the right to remain silent.
What is the 5th Amendment?
This case officially established the Supreme Court's power of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This definition contains the first ten amendments.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This clause refers to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution, which gives Congress the power “to regulate ______ with foreign nations, among states, and with the Indian tribes.”
What is the Commerce Clause?
This document by James Madison discusses factions in the United States and how the new Constitution would help control them.
What is Federalist No. 10?
This amendment reserves the power to the states.
What is the 10th Amendment?
This case integrated public schools in the United States.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Someone who benefits without contributing to the interest group.
What is a free rider?
This clause states that no one shall be "deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law."
What is the Due Process Clause?
Essay in which Madison argues that separation of power and federalism will prevent tyranny.
What is Federalist No. 51?
This amendment granted the African-American men to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?
This Supreme Court case established the Separate but Equal doctrine.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
The integration of world business and culture on an international scale.
What is globalization?
This clause refers to the foundational principle that, in general, federal law takes precedence over any conflicting state law.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
Written by Hamilton and argues that an energetic single executive will protect against foreign attacks, provide for the administration of laws, and protect liberty and property.
What is Federalist No. 70?
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
What is the 26th Amendment?
This case incorporated an individual's right to free exercise of religion to the states.
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder?
Libel and/or slander make this definition.
This clause prohibits any state from passing a law that denies to any person within its jurisdiction the constitutional freedoms of the laws.
What is the Equal Protection Clause?
This document written by Hamilton argues that the federal judiciary would be unlikely to infringe upon rights and liberties but would serve as a check on the other branches.
What is Federalist No. 78?
This Amendment grants American citizens protection from cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail and fines.
What is the 8th Amendment?
This case protected the press.
What is New York Times v. US?
The NRA is a _____.
What is a linkage institution?
This clause prohibits the government from making or enforcing a religion.
What is the Establishment Clause?