Amendments
Lowered voting age to 18. (Vietnam War)
26th
Established judicial review for the Supreme Court. Can override and nullify other laws
Marbury v. Madison
Group of people who share a point of view and promote the issue. Influence political parties...
Interest Groups
Powers directly given to the national government Example: coin money/declare war/maintain military
Enumerated (Expressed) Powers
Bill of Rights added as first 10 amendments
U.S. Constitution
Suffrage for women
19th
Allowed segregation (separation) of the races. “Separate but equal”
Plessy v. Ferguson
Represent interest groups and contact lawmakers hoping to influence their policy making.
Lobbyists
Powers shared by both national and states such as collect taxes/establish courts/enforce laws/ borrow money.
Concurrent Powers
Establishes local governments (towns, cities, & counties)
Florida Constitution
Abolished slavery
13th
Stated segregation no longer allowed. “Segregation is inherently unequal”
Brown v. Board of Education
Series of statements describing the party’s core beliefs and its positions on various issues.
Party Platform
Powers reserved to the states such as conduct elections/marriage laws/vaccines/establishes public schools
Reserved Powers
Requires a commission to review the constitution every 20 years for proposing changes
Florida Constitution
Powers not given to national government are reserved to the States and People
10th
Upheld right of students to wear black armbands in protest of the Vietnam War as freedom of speech
Tinker v. Des Moines
The role the media plays when exposing illegal practices.
Watchdog
Clause that says Federal laws prevail over state laws.
Supremacy Clause
Contains 7 articles
U.S. Constitution
Establishes citizenship; provides equal protection to all citizens
14th
Extended due process rights to juveniles
In Re' Gault
Media that uses carefully-crafted messages to manipulate people’s actions.
Propaganda
A law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed
Ex Post Facto Law
Guarantee individual freedoms/establishes three branches of government/establishes bi-cameral Congress
BOTH