Court Cases
Which court case determined allowed for minorities to be separated from whites as long as they were provided equal facilities?
Plessy v Ferguson
Which amendment details how many terms a President can serve?
22nd Amendment
1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony (Pilgrims).
Mayflower Compact
The power to declare war belongs to who?
Congress
Who is the head of the Executive Branch?
The president
Which court case ended segregation in public schools, reversing Plessy v Ferguson?
Brown v Board of Education
Which amendment gives us the right to bear arms? (guns)
2nd amendment
What aspect of the U.S. Constitution was influenced by Montesquieu?
Separation of Powers
Who impeaches? Who tries?
House impeaches/ Senate tries
The first to hear a case is called what type of jursidiction?
Original
Which case allowed for schools to be able to search students?
New Jersey v T.L.O
Which amendment grants unenumerated rights?
9th amendment
During the ratification process of the Constitution, two major camps emerged: the _______ who opposed ratification, and ______ who supported its ratification.
How long is a senator's term?
6 years
What is the highest court in the United States called?
Supreme Court
Which case decided that school prayer cannot be deemed mandatory?
Engel v Vitale
Which amendment allows for Federal Income Tax to be collected?
16th amendment
The Constitution used the Virginia Plan's two-house, or "bicameral," legislature, but it accorded proportional representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate. This feature of Congress is a result of:
The Great Compromise
How old do you have to be to be a representative?
25 years old
How many Supreme Court justices are there?
9
Which court case gave Congress the right to regulate interstate trade and travel?
Gibbons v Ogden
Which amendment banned poll taxes and literacy tests?
24th amendment
Article 6 declares the Constitution to be the ? law of the land?
Supreme
What is the yap session that a minority party uses to prevent a bill from passing called?
Filibuster
Name one of the factors involved in choosing a running mate
Age, Geographical location (etc)