Constitution
First constitution of the United States from 1781 to 1789
What is the Articles of Confederation
The number of Justices in the Supreme Court
What is 9
The branch that the president is in
What is the Executive Branch
Protects the rights of an individual from self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and ensures due-process in legal proceedings
What is the 5th amendment
Those who oppose the constitution
Who are the anti-federalist
This case overturned the "Separate but Equal" doctrine impaled by Plessy v. Ferguson
What is Brown v. Broad of Education
The legislative branch is broken up into two parts
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate
A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by the law-making body
What is a Veto
The people who supported the constitution (Madison, Hamilton, John Jay )
Federalist
This case established the requirements that police must inform suspect of their constitutional rights before interrogation
What is Miranda v. Arizona
This branch settles legal disputes between individuals, businesses and the government
What is the Judicial branch
This person is a member of the presidential line of succession who is kept apart from the other members of the line when all gathered together, usually hidden in a undisclosed location
What is the designated survivor
The compromise of the two chambers in Congress; House of Representatives and the Senate
What is the Great Compromise
A case in which that evidence illegally obtained may not be used as evidence in the court of law by the 4th amendment
What is Mapp v. Ohio
These are the heads of the 15 executive departments who advise the president and oversee in their respective areas
What is the President's cabinet
The name of the King that received the Deceleration of Independence.
Who is King George III?
Exact date the constitution was signed
When was September 17, 1787
This landmark case established the principle of Judicial review given the Supreme court the power to strike down laws and acts of Congress that it finds unconstitutional
What is Marbury v. Madison
President cannot be sued for anything said on the floor of Congress nor be arrested for a misdemeanor while in term
What is the franking privilege
The first Supreme court case to ever be accepted
Van Staphorst v. Maryland