What is POWER IS DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN THE NATIONAL & STATE GOVERNMENTS – GIVING SUBSTANTIAL FUNCTIONS TO BOTH
100
Has the elastic clause shifted power to the National Government or the State governments?
What is THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT?
100
The ____________________ clause of the 1st Amendment states that the government cannot pass any regarding the establishment of a religion.
What is ESTABLISHMENT?
100
This amendment protects citizens from unlawful search and seizure.
What is the 4TH AMENDMENT?
100
In the Dred Scott case of 1846, the Supreme Court ruled against Scott, stating that the 14th Amendment did not apply to him, because, as a slave, he was not considered a _________________.
What is a CITIZEN?
200
Federalism increases or decreases political participation?
What is INCREASES?
200
A grant that is designed for a specific purpose is called a _________________ grant.
What is a CATEGORICAL GRANT?
200
The ____________________ clause prohibits the government from passing any laws restricting how people practice their religious beliefs.
What is FREE EXERCISE?
200
The 2nd Amendment guarantees the people's right to ___________________ .
What is KEEP AND BEAR ARMS?
200
The ___________________ laws of the late 1800s strengthened segregation across the southern states.
What are the JIM CROW LAWS?
300
Federalism increases or lowers the cost of political activity?
What is INCREASES?
300
A grant that is designed for a general purpose is called a ___________________ grant.
What is a BLOCK GRANT?
300
This type of speech consists of speech, combined with action
What is SPEECH PLUS?
300
This type of due process deals with the SUBSTANCE of the law.
What is SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS?
300
According to the "Plessy v. Fergusson" case, the Supreme court ruled that segregated facilities were acceptable, provided that the facilities were ________________ .
What is EQUAL (the "SEPARATE BUT EQUAL" principle).
400
While Federalism helps divide power so no one entity has too much power, it does not encourage state experimentation. (TRUE/FALSE?)
What is FALSE?
400
What was the Supreme Court case that validated the elastic clause?
What is MARBURY V. MADISON?
400
According to this freedom enshrined in the 1st Amendment, the government cannot censor newspapers or television news outlets.
What is FREEDOM OF THE PRESS?
400
This type of due process deals with the PROCEDURE of the law.
What is PROCEDURAL DUE PROCESS?
400
This famous Supreme Court case of 1954, involving a young African American girl, overturned the "Plessy. v. Fegusson" case and the "separate but equal" principle.
What is BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION?
500
This type of Federalism features a limited national government, and little cooperation between the states and the national government.
What is LAYER CAKE or DUAL FEDERALISM?
500
Name one amendment we talked about in lecture that increased the power of the national government.
What are the 14th (due process & equal protection), the 16th (Income tax), or the 17th (direct election of senators)?
500
This term refers to the fact that the government cannot approve news articles PRIOR to their being published.
What is PRIOR RESTRAINT?
500
This part of the 5th Amendment guarantees that you can't be tried for the same crime twice.
What is DOUBLE JEOPARDY?
500
The _____________________ Act of 1964, finally created laws specifically prohibiting many different types of discrimination.