Constitution
Who was the main author of the Constitution?
James Madison
What clause and amendment was used as a base in Brown V. Board of Education?
the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment
Who wrote Federalist 10?
James Madison
what are the five freedoms protected by the first amendment?
Speech, Religion, Press, Petition, and Assembly.
What clause made it to wear that all freedoms and rights protected by the constitution were applied to the states?
the equal protection clause
What article establishes the judicial branch?
the third article
What supreme court case established our Miranda Rights?
Miranda V. Arizona
In what paper did Alexander Hamilton discuss the Judicial Branch of the government?
Federalist 78
In what amendment is quartering troops prohibited?
The 3rd amendment
what clause established the precedent of the constitution being the "supreme law of the land"?
the supremacy clause
what failing document did the constitution follow?
Articles of confederation
What supreme court case helped establish our ¨right to privacy¨?
Griswald V. Connecticut
What are the two ways James Madison suggest the government control factions?
remove its causes and control its affects.
other than the right to bear arms, what freedom does the 2nd amendment give us?
the right to form a state militia
what clause allows American Citizens to exercise whatever religion they choose?
the free exercise clause
What article establishes the supremacy clause?
Article 6
What supreme court case limited our freedom of speech in time of war?
Schenck V. U.S.
What federalist paper states ¨If men were angels, no government would be necessary¨?
Federalist 51
What amendment banned alcohol and what amendment repealed it?
the 18th banned alcohol and the 21st amendment repealed the 18th
what clause prohibits the government from establishing a specific religion?
the establishment clause
what year was the constitution signed? (not ratified)
1787
In Citizens United V. FEC, what act was being argued about?
the McCain-Feingold Act (Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act)
what can the judicial branch NOT be according to Hamilton?
proactive
what amendment set the precedent of ¨if you're old enough to fight, you're old enough to vote¨?
the 26th amendment
which clause establishes that each state must respect and uphold other states court rulings and decisions?
the full faith and credit clause.