Vocab
Vocab
Vocab
Supreme Court Cases
Supreme Court Cases
100
A rebellion of Farmers in Massachusetts that demonstrated inability of weak national government under the Articles of Confederation
What is Shays Rebellion
100
Used to decide whether or not the Supreme court will hear a case.
What is Rule of Four Or Writ of Cert
100
Women guaranteed the right to vote
What is 19th Amendment
100
Established Clear and Present Danger Test
What is Schneck v US
100
Prohibited state-sponsored recitation of prayer in public school by virtue of the 1st Amendment establishment clause
What is Engle v Vitale
200
Drawing congressional districts in unusual ways to favor one political party over another.
What is gerrymandering
200
Expenditures exceed revenues, requiring borrowing of money.
What is Budget Deficit
200
President and Vice President begin their terms in January.
What is 20th Amendment
200
1st Amendment protects campaign spending; legislatures CAN limit contributions but not how much one spends on his own money on campaigns.
What is Buckley v Valeo
200
Established the exclusionary rule; illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in court
What is Mapp v Ohio
300
Powerful committee in the House of Representatives in which all bills must pass.
What is Rule Committee
300
Amendment: Slavery Prohibited
What is 13th Amendment
300
Powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states and the people.
What is 10th Amendment
300
Established national abortion guidelines, inferred the rights to privacy
What is Roe v Wade
300
Struck down the law banning the burning of the American flag
What is Texas v Johnson
400
Authority to hear a case
What is Jurisdiction
400
Amendment: Senators shall be elected by popular vote.
What is 17th Amendment
400
Segregation by force
What is De jure segregation
400
Established national supremacy
What is McCullouch v Maryland
400
Corporations are considered individuals
What is Citizens United v FEC
500
A reading test citizens were required to pass in order to vote.
What is Literacy Test
500
Right of citizens eighteen years of age or older shall not be denied the right to vote.
What is 26th Amendment
500
Example of Civil Disobedience
What is Protests, demonstrations, rallies
500
Allowed for Executive Privilege but not for criminal cases
What is U.S. v Nixon
500
School segregation unconstitutional
What is Brown v Board
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