Civil Rights Acts
Who was Martin Luther King?
Civil rights leader who led marches, boycotts, and legal action to achieve civil rights.
Introduction to the Constitution
What is Gerrymandering?
Purposely designing districts large and small to sway the district votes a certain way.
What are civil liberties?
Freedoms and rights that laws can't violate.
What are Natural Rights?
Rights people have just because they are human.
Name 2 things that woman were able to gain after the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Equal Pay and Childcare
How many articles are in the Constitution?
7
Define anti-federalist.
Against a strong central government and pushed for the bill of rights.
People giving a little bit of their freedoms to be protected by the government.
National Organization for Woman (NOW)
What are the 3 branches of government?
Legislative, Executive and Judicial.
What is the Census?
The official count of the county's population.
What amendment states that the rights in the constitution aren't the only rights american's have.
9th Amendment
Define popular soverighnty.
People consent to the government therefore they have a power and say in government.
Name two things woman wanted to get out of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
-Equal Pay
-Rights for own body
How many times has the constitution been amended?
27
What is an incumbent?
The person who is running for a position while currently holding it.
What is due process?
This gives american's the right to have an attorney, fair and just trial in a timely manner.
What did Jefferson mean by unalienable rights?
Rights people have given by their creator that can't be taken away.
Explain women's suffrage during the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Women's right to vote was established 50 years prior to the date and this was meant to fight for their equal rights and treatment.
What is the Elastic Clause?
The power congress has to stretch its powers as needed.
Name 2 advantages to being an incumbent.
They have free postage so they can mail out flyers for free to millions of people.
Recognition. People know their name and will vote for them.
Define selective incorporation.
Choosing which amendments apply to states and court cases.
Why is the Declaration of Independence considered a revolutionary essay?
This document changed our country for the better and earned our freedom from Britain.