Supreme Court Cases
What court case? Burning the U.S. flag was protected under the 1st Amendment
Johnson v. Texas
French thinker who believed and advocated for the separation of governmental powers.
Charles de Montesquieu
Known as the Great Charter changed England from the rule of man to the rule of law
Magna Carta
A type of government where people elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf, also known as a republic
Representative Democracy
Determining acts and actions of the other branches to be unconstitutional. Established by the Marbury v Madison
Judicial Review
Provided a precedent that executive privilege under Article II is not absolute and can be checked and balanced.
US v Nixon
Enlightened philosopher wrote the Second Treatise on Government, believed all people had the right to life liberty and property
John Locke
A series of letters written by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison in attempt to explain why the new Constitution should be ratified
Federalist Papers
Divided power between the national and regional governments
Federal System (Federalism)
Tactic of the minority party to kill a bill by "talking it to death"
Filibuster
Supreme Court has the power to nullify an unconstitutional act conducted by Congress
Marbury v Madison
Father of modern economics. Author of "The Wealth of Nations". Advocated a free market economy.
Adam Smith
Book written by Jean Jacques Rousseau about the theory that people understandingly give up some natural rights to be protected by the government
The Social Contract
A system of rules derived from the natural world
Natural Law
The power of the president to deny a proposed bill Congress is trying to approve
Veto
Challenged separate but equal facilities
Brown v Topeka Board of Education
French philosopher. Believed people are born good but society corrupts them. Wrote the book Social Contract Theory
Jean Jacques Rousseau
The document that helped establish the first self-government in the colonies based on majority rule
Mayflower Compact
System of power exemplified by the relationship between the UK national government and its regional governments
Unitary System
Formal charges brought about a government official and could result in the removal of the government official from office
Impeachment
Congress, under Article I and the Necessary and Proper Clause has the right to establish national banks.
McCulloch v Maryland
English philosopher wrote the book The Leviathan focused heavily on natural law and social contract theory believe the world was a brutish place
Thomas Hobbes
Written by Thomas Paine and in this document he argued that independence for the colonies made common sense
Common Sense
A theory that states governments formed as a result of people agreeing among themselves to submit to the authority of a state.
Social Contract Theory
The ability of Congress to approve or reject the President’s nominations for various positions or to approve or reject any treaties negotiated by the President.
Advice and Consent