amendments
supreme court cases
branches of government
laws/bills
vocab
100
allows the residents of Washington D.C. – the District of Columbia – the right to vote for members of the Electoral College with regard to Presidential elections
What is the 23rd amendment
100
separate but equal wasn't a true statement, lisa brown's 14th amendment wasn't being allowed
What is brown v board of education
100
1. at least 35 years old 2. living in the US consecutively for 14 years 3. must be born in the US or a US territory
What are the requirements for becoming a president
100
the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws
What is rule of law
100
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way to be considered unfair
What is bias
200
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
What is the 9th amendment
200
Students enrolled in the Journalism II class at Hazelwood East High School were responsible for writing and editing the school's paper The Spectrum. Two of the articles submitted for publication in the final edition of the paper contained stories on divorce and teenage pregnancy. The divorce article featured a story about a girl who blamed her father's actions for her parents' divorce. The teenage pregnancy article featured stories in which pregnant students at Hazelwood East shared their experiences. To ensure their privacy, the girls' names were changed in the article. The school principal felt that the subjects of these two articles were inappropriate. He concluded that journalistic fairness required that the father in the divorce article be informed of the story and be given an opportunity to comment. He also stated his concerns that simply changing the names of the girls in the teenage pregnancy article may not be sufficient to protect their anonymity and that this topic may not be suitable for the younger students. As a result, he prohibited these articles from being published in the paper. Because there was no time to edit the paper if it were to go to press before the end of the school year, entire pages were eliminated. The student journalists then brought suit to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, alleging that their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech had been violated. The U.S. District Court concluded that they were not. The students appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which reversed the ruling, stating that the students' rights had been violated. The school appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which granted certiorari
What is Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier
200
1. to be at least 25 years of age 2. a citizen of the U.S for at least 7 years 3. a resident of the state and the district they want to represent
What are the requirements to be a member of the house
200
we the people in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution to the United States of America
What is the preamble to the constitution
200
a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries
What is a treaty
300
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.
What is the 17th amendment
300
U.S. Supreme Court declared a set of specific rights for criminal defendants. The Miranda warning, named after Ernesto Miranda, one of the petitioners in the case, is a list of rights that a law enforcement officer must read to anyone arrested for a criminal act.
What is Miranda v arizona
300
judicial, executive, and legislative
What are the three branches of government
300
the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US constitution in 1789
What is the Articles of Confederation
300
a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as the whole
What is socialism
400
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
What is the 8th amendment
400
United States Supreme Court that defined the constitutional rights of students in U.S. public schools. The Tinker test is still used by courts today to determine whether a school's disciplinary actions violate students' First Amendment rights.
What is tinker v des moines
400
joe boehner
Who is the speaker of the house
400
a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed
What is the constitution
400
One of the great political philosophers of the enlightment
What is montesquieu
500
United States Constitution sets a term limit for election to the office of President of the United States.
What is the 22nd amendment
500
established the power of Judicial Review in the U.S. Supreme Court. This power, which was later extended to all federal courts, authorizes the federal judiciary to review laws enacted by Congress and the president and to invalidate those that violate the Constitution
What is Marbury v madison
500
mitch McConnel
Who is the president pro tempore
500
the usual name of a statement adopted by the continental congress on july 4, 1776, which announced that the 13 American colonies, then at war with great Britain, regarded themselves as 13 newly independent sovereign states and no longer a part of the british empire
What is the declaration of independence
500
written untruths that can be harmful to someone's reputation
What is libel
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