Founding Documents
The founding document of the United States
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The idea that the power belongs to the people
What is popular sovereignty?
Qualifications for being POTUS
What is being a natural born citizen, having lived in the US for 14 years, and be at least 35 years old?
The amendments that protect due process
What are the 5th, 6th, and 14th amendments?
The amendment that protects citizens from discrimination based on race, religion, nationality, and gender
What is the 14th amendment?
The first constitution of the United States that set up a weak central government and failed after 10 years
What is the Articles of Confederation?
The concept of limited government
What is the idea that the government is not all powerful and must follow the law?
What is expressed powers of Congress?
Protections against self-incrimination
What is the right to a lawyer, right to remain silent, and that failure to answer a question is not an indicator of guilt?
MLK's letters defending peaceful protest
What are letters from Birmingham jail?
The Anti-Federalist paper that claimed the Constitution was a threat to the people
What is Brutus 1?
What is seperation of powers?
Gerrymandering and franking privilege
What is incumbent advantage?
The components of an impartial jury
What is the requirement of a fair cross-section of the community?
Law that protects from gender discrimination in sports
What is Title IX?
The paper written by James Madison that rejects pure democracy and claims a republic would more effectively handle factionalism
What is Federalist 10?
What is SCOTUS' right to declare any act made by a branch of government (on any level) unconstitutional?
What is judicial review?
What branch serves as commander of the military?
What is the executive branch?
Protection against multiple trials for the same crime
What is double jeopardy protection?
A government practice of exercising policies or practices that benefit marginalized communities
What is affirmative action?
James Madison's solution, detailed in Fed. 51, to keep the government's power in check
What are checks and balances?
The split of power between the federal and state governments
What is federalism?
What branch gives tenure to its officials?
What is the judicial branch?
Famous case in which the defendant did not know his rights and has resulted in the mandatory "reading of the ___ rights" by police to the suspect during every arrest
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
Act that protects disabled people from discrimination/has increased accessibility in public spaces.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?