Getting Independence from Great Britain
Law passed in 1765 that put a tax on paper goods that colonists needed to pay
Amendment that protects the right of people to practice their religion
What is the first amendment?
Last name of the farmer who led a rebellion in Massachusetts against high state taxes
Who is Daniel Shays?
One way that the power of the Legislative Branch can be checked by the Executive Branch where the Executive Branch rejects a bill
What is the power of veto?
Branch of government the President, Vice President, and Cabinet work for
What is the Executive Branch?
What is the lawmaking body called in Great Britain?
What is Parliament?
Reason Miranda's case was overturned by the Supreme Court in Miranda V. Arizona
What is that Miranda was not aware of his right to remain silent or his right to a lawyer, therefore not given due process
The only national government body under the Articles of Confederation
What is Congress?
Confirms the President's nominations to the Supreme Court
What is the Legislative Branch/ the Senate?
The division of power between central and state governments
What is Federalism?
2 reasons why the colonists did not believe they should pay the Stamp Tax
What is that they were not represented in Parliament? What is they were not paid their money back after the French-Indian War?
How the search in Ms. Mapp's house violated the fourth amendment
What is they did not have a warrant?
How representation in Congress was determined for each state in the Articles of Confederation
What is that each state was given 1 vote in Congress?
Besides the President and Vice President, who can Congress impeach?
What is a Supreme Court justice?
This branch has the power to borrow money and collect taxes, declare war and create an army and navy, control trade with Indigenous nations and other countries and between states, creates post offices and roads
What is the Legislative Branch?
General search warrants that the King confirmed were legal. A group of Boston traders tried to stop them from happening, but they lost their case in court and these general search warrants continued to be legal.
What are the writs of assistance?
Amendment that states the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution are reserved to the States
What is the tenth amendment?
The USA did not have under Articles of Confederation the power to ______ and did not have a _______
Presidential vetoes can be overridden when there is a ___/___ vote in both the ____ and the ____
What is that Presidential vetoes can be overridden when there is a 2/3 vote in both the Senate and the House
The Legislative Branch's power to make laws that aren't named in the Constitution and are necessary in order for the government to run things properly
What is the "elastic clause" or the "necessary and proper clause"
Bostonian who was charged with smuggling and was tried for his crime in the British Admiralty Court without a jury, just a judge
Who is John Hancock?
Reason that the Supreme Court sided with Johnson in Texas v. Johnson
What is it that the Supreme Court agreed that burning the flag was a kind of SYMBOLIC SPEECH and is protected by the First Amendment?
Roger Sherman's idea that in the Senate, each state gets 2 Senators, but representation in the House of Representatives is determined by population
What is the Great Compromise or the Connecticut Compromise?
When the Supreme Court strikes down a law or policy they determine is unconstitutional
What is judicial review?
Has the power to pardon and grant clemencies for people convicted of federal crimes
Who is the President?