Amendments
Freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly.
What is the First Amendment's 5 Freedoms?
This states that the government can only do what the people allow it to do.
What is Consent of Governed?
Court case that stated suspects must be read their rights (right to a lawyer, remain silent) prior to being questioned.
What is Miranda vs. Arizona?
States the 6 goals/ purposes of our government. Opening sentence to the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
This is what the president would do if he/she did not approve of a law.
What is Veto?
This amendment allowed for women's suffrage.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This is the idea that the government is not all powerful- they are limited by principles such as rule of law, consent of the governed, etc.
What is Limited Government?
Court case that ruled even the president is subject to rule of law and must obey the law.
What is U.S. vs. Nixon?
This is our current written framework for government. It was written by the founding fathers (framers) and consists of a preamble, articles and amendments. It replaced the Articles of Confederation.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
These include approving the president’s treaties and appointments for positions such as federal judge, etc.
What are Jobs of the Senate?
This amendment allowed minorities (people who are not white) the right to vote as long as they were male.
What is the 15th Amendment?
This is the idea that everyone has to obey the law—even police, the president, etc. It prevents corruption and tyranny in government by holding everyone to the same standards
What is Rule of Law?
Court case that stated the doctrine of separate but equal is legal./
What is Plessy vs. Ferguson?
The idea that power should be divided into 3 distinct branches, with each having its own job and powers.
What is Separation of Powers?
These include impeaching (accusing) officials and initiating tax bills.
What are Jobs of the House of Representatives?
Amendment that defined citizenship and said everyone has equal protection under the law.
What is the 14th Amendment?
System of government where power is split and shared between a national government and the states. States have some powers, national government has some powers and both have some powers. The U.S. uses this.
What is Federalism?
Court case that stated the doctrine of separate but equal is a violation of the 14th amendment and has no place in schools.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education?
The main part of the Constitution. There are 7 of them. One set up the legislative branch, two set up the executive branch, and three set up the judicial branch.
What are the Articles?
Must first be proposed by 2/3 of Congress. In order to be ratified, must be approved by ¾ of the states.
What is the Amendment Process?
Amendment that eliminated poll taxes
What is the 24th Amendment?
If there is ever a conflict between state and federal law, federal law will win. States that the Constitution is the “Supreme Law of the Land”
What is the Supremacy Clause?
Court case that stated everyone gets a legal counsel (lawyer) regardless of what they are charged with.
What is Gideon vs. Wainwright?
This is the term for the first 10 amendments of the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
First it is introduced into a committee. If it is passed by the committee, it will go to the full floor for debate and vote. It will then go to the other house for the same process. If both houses pass the bill, it will go to the President.
What is how a Bill becomes a Law?