Supreme Court
Possession of a firearm on campus
What is Supreme court vs. Lopez
a legislative body with 2 branches/chambers
What is bicameral.
the base rights and freedoms that are sanctioned by the constitution.
how a society organizes Its powers
What is Political Structure?
"equal protection of the laws" throughout the United States
What is Brown v. Board?
listed one by one in an orderly fashion
What is Enumerated?
the ability the government has to take private property for public use as long as the owner is compensated for it.
What is Eminent Domain?
everyone is under the effects of the law, including the government.
What is Rule of Law?
sued the state for not redistricting seats for the state legislature since 1901, while state law required it to be done every ten years
What is Baker v. Carr?
The manipulation of an electoral boundary to benefit a specific party.
What is Gerrymandering?
barring of illegally attained evidence from being used against a person in the court of law.
What is Exclusionary Rule?
ballot conducted as a test that isn’t official in any way.
What is Straw Poll?
unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and encourage its recitation in public schools
What is Engel v. Vitale?
a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote, requires a vote of at least 60 senate members, the only way to end a filibuster without murder or tiring them out.
What is Cloture?
landmark case that ruled separating kids based on race was illegal.
What is brown vs. the board of education?
blend of conservatism and liberalism ideals. Rejecting bits and pieces of both while also agreeing with bits and pieces of both.
What is Moderate?
U.S. states to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who are unable to afford their own
What is Gideon v. Wainwright
in charge of ensuring the vote and participation of all members on the floor, occasionally stands in for the major/minor head in their absence.
What is the Whip?
Churches with tax exemption statuses may not endorse political candidates.
What is the Johnson amendment?
seeks the undoing of progress and a return to previous political values and states.
What is Reactionary?