The Amendments
This amendment protects the rights of the accused from self incrimination and double jeopardy. It also protects an accused person's right to due process of law.
What is the 5th Amendment?
This landmark case (1954) determined that the doctrine of seperate but equal is unconstitutional, and made segregation in public schools illegal.
What is Brown v Board of Education?
In this type of economic system, the government controls most of the factors of production and answers the main economic questions of what gets made, how, and for whom.
What is a command economy?
This type of opinion poll is conducted on election day when voters leave the polling place.
What is an exit poll?
What is the defendant?
This amendmend ( ratified in 1920) provided for the full suffrage of women.
What is the 19th amendment?
This guding principle ensures that the power of courts and judges remain separate from the other two branches, and that the judiciary remains immune from political pressure.
What is an independent judiciary?
What is a dictatorship?
This is the term for the measure of accuracy of an opinion poll.
What is the margin of error?
In a criminal trial, this is the attorney(s) who represents the government on behalf of the victim(s).
What is the prosecution?
This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in response to the Vietnam War.
What is the 26th Amendment?
This power is granted to the judicial branch and means that the courts have the power to "interpret" the law and declare a law or executive action unconstitutional.
*Hint! This is one way the judicial branch can "check" the power of the other branches!
What is judicial review?
This type of government is run by a single or small group of religious leaders.
What is a theocracy?
The method of using a smaller sample that is representative of the larger population you wish to study is called this.
What is scientific sampling?
This is generally what a plaintiff is seeking from the defendant in a civil case.
What are damages?
This amendment gave all men the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
What is the 15th amendment?
Federal judges obtain their positions in this way, which involves both the Executive and Legislative branches.
What is appointment? They are nomonated by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
What is a mixed economy?
This type of poll is conducted at the outset of a campaign to test the waters or get a feel for public opinion of a candidate or the issues.
What is a benchmark poll?
These rights of the accused are considered part of your due process of law and are intended to ensure the accused understands their 5th Amendment protections. They include the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney whether you can afford one or not.
What are Miranda rights?
This amendment protects the accused from excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th Amendment?
This landmark Supreme Court case determined that campaign donations and spending by coroprations and labor unions qualify as protected free speech.
What is Citizens United vs FEC?
In this type of government system, members of the legislative body are elected by the people. Then, the members of the legislative choose the leader of the executive branch.
What is a parliamentary democracy?
This type of poll is used throughout a campaign to measure public opinion at multiple intervals over time.
What is a tracking poll?
At this stage of the criminal justice process, the accused appears in court to hear the charges agains them and to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty.
What is the arraignment?