The date and year the Declaration of Independence was signed
What is July 4, 1776
100
The way that the total number of Senators is selected
What is two per state
100
This case established that prayer cannot be mandatory for all in a public school setting
What is Engel v. Vitale?
100
This process involves rearranging voting districts in a way to disadvantage certain voters
What is gerrymandering
100
This is the total number of Congressional districts in the state of Tennessee
What is 9?
200
The "nickname" given to the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights
200
Must be 25 years old, a citizen for 7 years, and a resident of the state being represented
What are qualifications for the House of Representatives
200
This case established the right to have an attorney appointed for you if you cannot afford one yourself
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
200
This is an election before the "main election" where voters will select one person from a political party by openly discussing and debating the candidates before voting
What is a caucus?
200
These are the names of the 2 Senators from the state of Tennessee
Who are Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander?
300
This document was considered to be too weak because it granted the majority of power to the states, did not give the federal government a way to collect taxes, and did not provide for an army or a navy
What is the Articles of Confederation?
300
This the total number of Supreme Court justices (which are appointed by the President)
What is 9
300
This case from the late 1800s involved a man being asked to move from a whites-only train car and established that separate facilities are acceptable as long as they are equal
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
300
This is the term that means changing the total number of representatives that govern a state or region
What is reapportionment?
300
Unlike original jurisdiction, this kind of jurisdiction allows a case to be heard for a second or third time
What is appellate jurisdiction?
400
The five freedoms/rights granted under the 1st Amendment
What are speech, press, petition, religion, assembly
400
The number of electoral votes it takes to win a presidential election
What is 270?
400
This case prohibited interrogating suspects and protected them from self-incrimination by providing them the right to remain silent under the 5th Amendment
What is Miranda v. Arizona
400
This group differs from a political party because they tend to focus specifically on one issue and they do not seek to attain office
What is an interest group?
400
This term means that government can take your property for government use if they provide you just compensation
What is eminent domain?
500
This foundational document from 1215 was an English charter that focused on limiting the power of the unfair king
What is the Magna Carta
500
The War Powers Act of 1973 required this of two of our branches of government
What is the President get permission/authorization from Congress to go to war
500
This case from the 1970s, revolving around a controversy within the U.S. government, set strict guidelines for executive privilege
What is U.S. v. Nixon
500
This is an organization that raises money privately to influence elections
What is a political action committee (PAC)
500
This term means that judges will avoid using their own personal biases in making decisions