Supreme Court Cases
A Supreme Court case that said flag burning is an expression of free speech found in the First Amendment.
What is Texas v. Johnson?
This was added to the Constitution to ensure that the federal government did not abuse citizens liberties such as freedom of speech.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This Enlightenment thinker came up with the ideas of natural rights. These ideas are life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
This is the most common factor that determines a person's political ideology.
What is family?
This is the primary issue behind Roe v. Wade.
What is privacy?
The Supreme Court case that said corporations are people & can make unlimited contributions to ads & such.
What is Citizens United v. F.E.C.?
The amendment that allows the states to retain powers not given to the federal govt. These are known as reserved powers.
What is the 10th Amendment?
This branch of Congress was created to ensure that the voice of the people was heard.
What is the House of Representatives?
When both political parties work together towards a common goal or solution.
What is bi-partisanship?
This is known as the "4th branch of government."
What is the media?
A Supreme Court case that said schools cannot force student's to say the flag salute?
What is West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette?
Examples of this idea include Congress overriding a presidential veto, The Supreme Court striking down a federal law as unconstitutional, and the The Senate rejecting a Supreme Court nominee.
What is checks and balances?
The power of government is limited by the Constitution and each branch is limited in what it can do.
What is limited government?
A citizen's _______ is something a citizen should do like voting.
What is responsibility?
This principles states that the Supreme Court has the ability to determine if a government action is constitutional or not.
What is judicial review?
The supreme Court case that used the incorporation of the 6th Amendment to say all people had the right to a lawyer/legal counsel.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
This clause requires states to respect the public acts, records, and judicial decisions (like court judgments, birth certificates, marriages, and driver's licenses) of other states
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
In order for an amendment to be ratified it needs 2/3 of __________ and 3/4 of _________.
What is Congress and the states?
This is the best way to make your views represented in government.
What is running for office?
These freedoms and rights found in the Constitution to protect YOU from government abuses.
What is a civil liberty?
The supreme Court case that ruled school's can search students if they have reasonable cause.
What is New Jersey v. T.L.O.?
Found primarily in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, these specific, numbered powers granted to Congress include the authority to coin money, declare war, and regulate interstate commerce.
What are enumerated powers?
The Constitution was greatly influenced by this major Enlightenment thinker who believed in separation of powers.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
These were the effects of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
What is the outlawing of literacy tests and the promotion of voting rights for all people?