a form of government where one person has unlimited power
What is Autocracy
100
U.S. Supreme Court case that determined that “separate but equal” segregation was not discrimination
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
100
Criminal indictments must be by grand jury. Freedom from double jeopardy. Freedom
from testifying against oneself. Right to face accusers. Right to due process. Right of just
compensation for takings
What is 5th Amendment
100
It was his view that there was a social contract between the government and society in a civil (citizen based) government. This civil government was based on natural law, which is fundamentally tied to natural rights.
Who is John Locke
100
Which constitutional provision forbids conflict between state and federal laws?
What is the Supremacy Clause
200
A system of government where power is located with the independent states and there is little power in the central
government
What is Confederal
200
U.S. Supreme Court cases that upheld the Fifth Amendment
protection from self-incrimination
What is Miranda v. Arizona
200
Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. Warrants must only be issued upon
probable cause, and shall be specific
What is 4th Amendment
200
He argued that government should be created to accommodate separate branches of government with equal but different powers. This way, power would not be concentrated with one individual or group of individuals. Liberty was threatened if power became concentrated in one place; thus, no branch of government could threaten the freedom of the people.
What is Montesquieu
200
the powers specifically named and assigned to the federal government or prohibited to be exercised by the states under the U.S. Constitution, also known as delegated powers
What is Enumerated Powers
300
a form of government in which a single ruling party owns and
controls the entire economy, and in which no private ownership
is allowed
What is Communism
300
U.S. Supreme Court case that determined that juvenile court must follow the Fourteenth Amendment
What is In Re Gault
300
Right to citizenship of any person born or naturalized in the United States. Right to equal
protection of the national and state laws. Right to be free of any law that abridges the
privileges or immunities of a citizen. Right to be free of any law that deprives a person of
life, liberty, or property without due process.
What is 14th amendment
300
the first constitution of the United States
What is the Articles of Confederation
300
Which part of the U.S. Constitution outlines executive power?
What is Article II
400
What are the three types of government that are led by a Single ruler?
An absolute monarchy, autocracy, and monarchy are all led by a single ruler
400
U.S. Supreme Court case that determined that the First
Amendment does not protect all types of student speech in school
What is Hazelwood v.Kuhlmeier
400
This amendment outlines that individuals have rights in addition to the rights listed in
these amendments. Supreme Court decisions have found a handful of important rights
that fall under the
What is 9th Amendment
400
a group of people in the early United States who opposed
ratification of the U.S. Constitution because they feared a strong national government and a lack of protection for individual rights
What is Anti-Federalists
400
The article of the Constitution that gives instruction on how to amend the constitution
Article V
500
A system of government where power is shared between a central government and states
What is Federal
500
U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to own a firearm
What is District of Columbia v. Heller
500
The final amendment in the Bill of Rights, it states: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
What is the Tenth Amendment
500
a group of people in the early United States who favored the
establishment of a strong national government and who worked for ratification of the U.S. Constitution
What is Federalists
500
the power of Congress to pass all laws they deem necessary and proper for carrying out its enumerated powers (also known as implied powers)