Originally not part of the constituiton, these ten rights stood alone.
What is The Bill of Rights
100
These powers directly expressed or stated in the contitution by the founders. (also known as enumerated powers)
What is expressed powers
100
This court case happened in 1803, it established one of the most significant principals of American costitutional law. The principal is that the Supreme Court has the final say on what the constitution means.
What is Marbury vs Madison
100
The constitution states that these members of congress must be at least 30 years old, citizens of the United States for 9 years, and legal residents of the state they represent.
What is The Senate
100
This article of the constitution grants the president broad but vaguley discribed powers.
What is Article II
200
These laws are the fundementals of our country
What is The Constitution
200
Powes that the national government requires to carry out. the powers that are expressly defined in the constitution.
What is implied powers
200
This court case was decided before the 14th amendment was put into the constituion. The Supreme Court ruled held that a slave was property, not citizen, and thus had no rights under the contitution.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford
200
This person is incharge of the seneate and is there to make break tie vote.
Who is The Vice President
200
The president is allowed to grant this "pardon" to people for an offense against the government. This usually aplies to millitary personal.
What is Amnesty
300
Dave Chapelle pleas this right to avoid incriminating himself.
What is The Fifth Amendment
300
This power or act prevented Presidents from commiting troops to combat for more then 60 days without congressinal aproval
What is The War Power Act
300
The Supreme Court held that racial segregation in public schools vilates the equal protection clause because it is inherently unequal.
What is Brown v. Board of Education
300
This person takes power in the event of the death or removal of the President and Vice President.
Who is The Speaker of The House
300
This is the right of president and other high ranking executive officers, with the presidents consent to refuse to provide information to congress or a court.
What is Executive Privelage
400
Abraham Lincolin and Fredrick Douglas were responsible for this law of freeing slaves.
What is the 13th Amendment
400
This system gives congress and the President the power to counteract eachother.
What is The System of Checks and Balances
400
The Supreme Court held that the Fourth amendment's protection against unreasonable search and seizures does not extend to the search of a person's garbage after that garbage has been plaed for pick up.
What is Califonia v. Greenwood
400
This person is commander and cheif of all the military.
Who is The President
400
The President has this power to disalow a bill from being passed.
What is A Veto
500
In 1971 the right to vote at 18 years old was established.
What is the 26th Amendment
500
this is a court order to release a person accused of a crime of a crime to court to determine whether he or she has been legally detained.
What is Hebeas Corpus
500
DAILY DOUBLE
This "Big Appled City" won a court case against a president who was all to familiar with the court houses during his presidency.
What is Clinton v. City of New York
500
This part of the government is able to bring impeachment upon the President.
Who is The House of Representatives
500
When a president comits crimes such as treason, perjury, and other high crimes, these articles are drwan against him.