Civics EOC Review!

Types of Law

100

This type of law governs the men and women of the armed forces

What is Military Law

200

This type of law is based on the Constitution

What is Constitutional law

300

This type of law deals with disputes between people

What is Civil Law

400

This type of law is based on Statues

What is Statutory Law

500

This type of law is based on tradition

What is Common Law

Forms of Government

100

This type of government has a King or a Queen

What is a Monarchy

200

This is the type of government we have here in the United States where the people elect representatives to carry on the work of government

What is a Representative Democracy OR Republic

300

This type of government is where the government owns all businesses and makes all economic decisions

What is Communism (ex: Cuba)

400

This type of government is an economic system that allows society to run the economy

What is socialism

500

This type of government is controlled by one person who can do anything they want

What is an Autocracy

Amendments

100

This amendment extended suffrage to women

What is the 19th Amendment

200

This amendment lowered the voting age to 18

What is the 26th Amendment

300

This amendment officially ended slavery in the United States

What is the 13th Amendment

400

This amendment made poll taxes illegal

What is the 24th Amendment

500

This amendment defines a U.S. Citizen as anyone born or naturalized in the United States

What is the 14th Amendment

The U.S. Constitution

100

This phrase, found at the beginning of the preamble to the Constitution, means, "The People Rule".

What is, "We the People"

200

Article I in the Constitution explains the duties of this branch of government

What is the Legislative Branch

300

Article II in the Constitution discusses the duties of this branch of government

What is the Executive Branch

400

Is the U.S. Constitution LONGER or SHORTER than the Louisiana Constitution?

SHORTER - it is also much harder to amend!

500

This clause in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution allows Congress to stretch their power by creating any laws that they deem, "necessary and proper."

What is the Elastic Clause

Supreme Court Cases

100

The Supreme Court sets many of these - rulings on earlier cases.

What is precedent

200

In this Supreme Court Case, the court ruled that according to 6th Amendment - all citizens will be given an attorney even if they cannot afford one.

What is Gideon v. Wainwright

300

In this Supreme Court case, the Supreme Court gained the power of Judicial Review (Deciding if laws are Constitution or Unconstitutional)

What is Marbury v. Madison

400

In this Supreme Court case, the court ruled that minors have the same rights as adults under the 14th Amendment

What is In Re Gault

500

In this Supreme Court case, the court ruled that even the President is not above the law

What is U.S. v. Nixon