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Which enlightenment thinker championed the idea that government should have absolute power because people were overall evil and untrustworthy.
Thomas Hobbes
What year was the Declaration signed?
1776
Name the 3 branches of our government and where they are found.
Article I-Legislative
II- Executive
III-Judiciary
27. Bill of Rights
Which case gave women the right to medical privacy?
Roe v Wade
What document pushed for independence from Britain?
Common Sense
Who wrote the Declaration?
Who wrote the Constitution?
Declaration-Jefferson
Constitution-Madison
How many members are in each house of Congress.
House- based on population-435 right now
Senate-100-2 per state
Name the 5 things the 1st Amendment covers
Speech, religion, press, petition and assembly
Give a brief description of DC v Heller and which amendment did it challenge?
Heller was denied a gun permit and from having a working gun in his home. This violated his 2nd amendment right to weapon in his home for defense.
Montesquieu championed which idea?
Separation of power-3 branches of government
What are the 2 plans that were merged in order to make everyone happy, and what was the merged version called?
NJ plan and VA plan-The Great (Connecticut) Compromise)
Name one power from each branch of government
Which amendment gave us the right to a speedy trial with a lawyer?
6th Amendment
What case set the precedent that a warrant is needed in order to search someone's home, and evidence found outside the warrant is unusable? What amendment did this challenge?
Mapp v Ohio; 4th Amendment
Which enlightenment thinker would LOVE Lemon v Kurtzman?
Voltaire-separation of church and state
What was the one major accomplishment that the Articles of Confederation had, even though it had LOTS of problems?
Northwest Ordinance-land expansion
Who makes up each branch of our government?
Legislative-House and Senate
Executive-Pres, VP and Cabinet members
Judicial- Court systems, Supreme court
What is the 14th Amendment?
"No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States"- made formerly enslaved people citizens, but also extended to making it equal for EVERYONE
Give a summary of Plessy v Ferguson, what amendment is challenged, and what case overturned it.
train car, separate but equal. 14th amendment. Brown v Board
Name 4 documents that influenced our founding fathers AND HOW (what idea did it bring to America).
Bible, Magna Carta (Trial by jury), Mayflower Compact (self-government), English BOR, Common Sense (Independence), Social Contract (people consent to be ruled)
Translate these parts of the Preamble:
Ensure Domestic Tranquility-
Promote General Welfare-
To ourselves, and our posterity-
EDT- ensure peace at home
PGW- everyone gets the same protection and welfare benefits
TOAP- our rights are protected for us and our future
What are the requirements of:
President-
House Members-
Senate Members-
Justices-
President-35+years, 14 yrs citizen, Born in US
House-25+, 7+ citizen, live in district
Senate-30+, 9+ citizen, live in state
Justice- None
Name the Amendment associated with each:
Voting @ 18-
Abolished Slavery-
Due Process-
Women Can vote-
slavery- 13th
due process-5th
women can vote-19th
Name 4 cases we discussed that challenged the 1st Amendment
Lemon v Kurtzman, Engel v Vitale, Wisconsin v Yoder, NY times v US, Schenck v US, Tinker v Des Moines, Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier, Texas v Johnson