Enlightenment Ideas
people vote for or against local tax levies
popular sovereignty
Rulebook
Constitution
Breakup
Declaration of Independence
Desegregation
Brown v. Board of Education
Daily Double!
Government can't establish or promote a religion
Engel v. Vitale
Each branch of the government must have some power over the other branches.
Checks and balances
We elected representatives and senators to go to Washington and do the work of governing for us
Republic/representative democracy
Faction
Federalist #10
Failed!
Articles of Confederation
Lawyer
Gideon v. Wainwright
Government can't stop you from practicing your religion as long as it doesn't infringe on others' rights
Wisconsin v. Yoder
All government officials must follow the same laws as the citizens.
rule of law
The judicial branch interprets the constitutionality of actions and laws
Separation of powers
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Constitution = Tyranny
Brutus #1
Armbands
Tinker v. Des Moines
Daily Double!
State laws can't supercede Federal law. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
McCulloch v. Maryland
type of republic where only the most educated, most qualified are eligible to run to be our representatives
aristocratic democracy
The president can only serve two terms of 4 years
Limited government
Checks and Balances
Federalist #51
Energetic Executive
Federalist #70
Judicial Review
Marbury v. Madison
Freedom of speech can be limited during wartime.
Schenk v. United States
Prevents mob rule by protecting the rights of all citizens no matter what the majority may want.
Majority rules, minority rights
The American citizens who were accused of the Boston Marathon bombing were still guaranteed their right to trial even though a vast majority of citizens believed them to be guilty.
Majority rules, minority rights
Judiciary
Federalist #78
Too much state power
Articles of Confederation
1 man = 1 vote
Baker v. Carr
Political spending is a form of protected free speech.
Citizens' United v. the Federal Election Commission