Bill of Rights
How many amendments are there within the Bill of Rights?
10
What is selective incorporation
Using the 14th Amendment Due Process Clause to apply bill of rights protections to the states
Engel v. vitale relates to which constitutional provision?
Establishment Clause
The March on Washington is an example of which interest group strategy?
Protest
Factions are the least threat to a large republic.
Fed 10
What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
To protect people from government interference.
It states that no person shall be “deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.”
What two amendments were utilized in McDonald v. Chicago?
-2nd amendment
-14th Amendment (Due Process Clause)
Which foundational document most relates to a social movement
Martin Luther King Jr's Letter from a Birmingham Jail
A small republic is best because it's closest to the people and best understands their needs. A large republic will crush people's rights.
What is the tenth amendment?
Reserved powers: all powers not given to the national government are reserved for the states.
"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you." is said because of what case?
Miranda v. Arizona
Power of the Supreme Court called for by Fed 78
-Judicial review
Which interest group strategy did the NAACP utilize to end school segregation?
-Litigation (Brown v. Board)
Why does Fed 70 argue that we should only have one president?
What are the two clauses in the 14th amendment
Equal Protection Clause and Due Process Clause
The Gideon V. Wainwright decision applied the _____ amendment right to ________ to the states through the ____ _______ Clause?
-sixth
-an attorney
-Due Process CLause (Sixth Amendment)
What clause did SCOTUS use in their ruling in Shaw v. Reno and Baker v. Carr?
Equal Protection Clause (14th amendment)
Civil Rights Act (stopped businesses from discriminating) and Voting Rights Act (ended literacy tests and other forms of voter suppression)
Fed 51 argues that our government should have four components to stop factions. Name three of them
-Checks and balances
-Bicameralism
-Federalism
Citizens United used the ______ amendment to protect _______ _______ by corporations because __________.
-First Amendment
-Independent Expenditures
-Political speech
The Clear and Present Danger test was established by which case to judge whether what was protected by the constitution?
-Shenck v. US
-Speech
Describe the ruling in NYT Co. v. US.
New York Times Co. v. United States (1971): 1st amendment freedom of speech established a heavy presumption against "prior restraint" (censorship) unless said speech posed an immediate threat to national security
What did Letter from Birmingham Jail call for?
The use of nonviolent direct action to put pressure on elected leaders to give black people their civil rights.
Why does Fed 78 argue that the judicial branch is the least powerful of the branches?
They lack power of the purse (power to spend) or power of the sword (power to enforce their rulings. This is done by the executive branch).