Our Classical Heritage
What does rule of law mean?
No one is above the law
What was the tax on paper goods called?
Stamp act
What is the President's check on Congress?
Veto
Describe the Amendment process.
Step 1 - Proposal requires a 2/3 votes of both house.
Step 2 - Ratification - requires 3/4th of the state legislatures.
Silent
Miranda v. Arizona
What is the Greek word for City-state?
Poils
What was the colonist's main complaint about the new taxes?
No taxation without representation
What is another name for the elastic clause?
necessary and proper clause
Name five freedoms
Speech
press
religion
assembly
petition
Overturned
Brown v. Board of Education
Who was allowed to vote in Ancient Rome?
Men who were not slaves
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
what do Articles 1, 2 and 3 deal with?
Articles 1 - Legislative branch
Articles 2 - Executive branch
Articles 3 - Judicial branch
Armband
Tinker v. Des Moines
Who was allowed to vote in Ancient Greece?
Citizens
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
The British fought the French and the Indians
Whats is the Supreme Law of the Land?
The U.S Constituion
Who demanded that they were added to the Constitution?
Anti-Federalists
Vietnam
Tinker v. Des Moines
Name five things we get from Ancient Rome?
representative democracy, Written law, rule of law, civic participation, and separation of power
Name the three parts of the intolerable acts?
Intolerable Acts
a. closed Boston harbor
b. ended the colonial legislature
c. forced colonist's to house troops
What is Congress's main check on the president?
Impeach
Amendments-one word: unusual, Searches, Housing, Arms, Speedy, Slavery, poll, women, 18, and petition
Amendments: 8th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 6th, 13th, 24th, 19th, 26, and 1
Pregnant
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier