Political Potpourri
This person is in line to become President if both the President and the Vice President become incapacitated.
Who is the Speaker of the House (Nancy Pelosi)?
In this essay the author vociferously agitated against "factions" and for a republican system of Government
What is Federalist #10?
Protections from unreasonable search and seizure
What is the 4th Amendment?
This landmark Supreme Court case set a precedent on a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy throughout the United States
What is Roe V. Wade
What is Federalism?
This is the non-partisan group that analyzes budget proposals on behalf of the legislative branch
What is the Congressional Budget Office?
The author of this famous missive laid out an argument that Americans have an obligation to reject unjust laws
What is Letter From a Birmingham Jail?
Protection from self-incrimination
What is 5th Amendment
This case dealt with issues of "prior restraint" and 1st amendment protections/limitations regarding the Freedom of the Press
What is NY Times v. US?
A type of Federalism in which the national government uses financial or political pressure to persuade states to do what the national government desires
What is Coercive Federalism?
The general term for a congressional committee that continues its work term after term.
What is a Standing Committee?
Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances were cornerstones of this Essay
What Federalist #51?
Protection from excessive bail or torture
What is the 8th Amendment?
This case dealt with the Free Exercise clause of the 1st Amendment and specifically with the right(s) of a religious minority to educate their children separate from state laws
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder
The portion of the US Constitution (Article 6 Paragraph 2). That ensures that in disputes between the state and national governments the national government's laws always supersede those of the state
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The court case that set precedents about the "exclusionary rule" and the application of the 4th Amendment
What is Mapp v. Ohio?
The political theory that power must ultimately come from the people that are being governed is found in the opening of this famous work attributed to Thomas Jefferson
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The right to a "speedy" trial
What is the 6th Amendment?
Since the decision in this case in 2010 monetary political contributions from interest groups and PACs has been far less regulated
What is Citizens United v. FEC?
A type of federalism in which the state and national governments both make decisions and exercise authority on the same issues for citizens
What is Cooperative or Marble Cake Federalism?
The doctrine of applying (some) elements of the Bill of Rights to the States
What is Selective Incorporation
"Energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of good government." sums up the basic thesis of this essay
What is Federalist #70
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
What is the 10th Amendment?
The decision in this early 20th century court case is the basis for the "clear and present danger" limitations placed on free speech
What is Schenk v. US?
Rights that are left over for the states because they are not expressed powers of the Federal Government
What are Reserved Powers?