What is to maintain order by protecting members of society from violence and criminal activity
100
Originally, the Bill of Rights limited only the power of the
What is national government.
100
____ is the right to vote.
What is Suffrage
100
Prior restraint is
What is the restriction of an action before that activity actually occurs
100
stated that speech may be curtailed if there is a possibility that such expression might lead to some evil.
What is The bad-tendency rule
200
The practice of slavery in the United States was abolished by the _____ Amendment?
What is Thirteenth
200
Informed participation begins with
What is knowledge.
200
_________ refers to the rights of all Americans to equal treatment under the law.
What is Civil rights
200
Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution extended the right to vote to
What is eighteen-year-olds.
200
When authority is broadly accepted, it is said to have
What is legitimacy.
300
Initiative, referendum, and recall are examples of
What is direct democracy
300
The transfer of power from the national government to state and local governments is known as
What is devolution.
300
The Bill of Rights limited the power of
What is government over the rights and liberties of individuals.
300
The practice of disallowing the admission in court of illegally obtained evidence is known as
What is the exclusionary rule
300
Authority is divided by a written constitution between a central government and constituent (state) governments in a(n)
What is federal system
400
protects the rights of citizens as they move from state to state.
What is The full faith and credit clause
400
expands the power of the national government and reduces the power of the state governments.
What is The elastic clause
400
The first federal system was created by
What is the United States
400
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution allows for portions of the Bill of Rights to be applied to the states?
What is Fourteenth Amendment
400
What is the term meaning ultimate power is held by the people.
What is Popular sovereignty
500
created a Congress composed of two chambers: one with representation based on population and the second with equal state representation.
What is The Great Compromise
500
The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution
What is abolished slavery
500
Articles of Confederation
What is _______ represented a willingness of the first colonists to submit to the authority of a government and established a prototype for other agreements that depended on the consent of the governed.
500
concurrent powers are?
What is Powers held jointly by the national and state governments
500
A system in which government is controlled by a small group of individuals, but religious, economic, and educational elements of society are not under control of the government is called