Political Parties
The United States has a two-party system, what are these two modern day parties?
Democrat and Republican
How many Amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10 Amendments
Which Amendment protects religious freedom and what does it state?
The first amendment protects religious freedom through the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause.
Constitutional rights are extended to all, what is a clause that supports this?
Equal Protection Clause
What is Sedition?
The crime of attempting to overthrow the government by force.
List 3 "Third parties" and their ideologies
Socialist and Communist parties want to nationalize major industries and the Green party calls for companies to respect the environment
What is eminent domain?
The right of the government to take private property and convert it for public use with fair compensation.
Which clause listed in the constitution allows for the separation of Church and State
The Establishment Clause
What is the Blaine Amendment?
State and Federal Government can't make laws or give money to religious institutions
Is symbolic speech protected? If so what is an exception?
Yes it is, an exception would be burning draft cards.
What is the primary role of the "Third Parties"
To influence policy on one or more issues
What are the four basic rights protected by the 6th Amendment?
The Sixth Amendment guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, the right to an impartial jury, and the right to know what charges are being laid against you.
What are the three prongs of the Lemon Test?
1) a law must have a secular, not religious,
purpose; (2) it must neither advance nor inhibit religion; and (3) it must not foster an “excessive entanglement” of government and religion.
What are two Court Cases that deal with rights at the state level vs rights at the national level?
Gitlow vs. New York and Baron vs. Baltimore
What is the difference between libel and slander?
Libel is the false and malicious use of printed words while slander is the false and malicious use of spoken words.
Who supported the Populist Party in the late 1800s
The populist party had the support of farmers and workers who called for better working conditions
What is the difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties?
What was the court ruling in the case of Engele vs Vitale?
That any sort of prayer even on a voluntary basis should be banned in public institutions.
What was the ruling in Korematsu vs United States?
The Supreme Court held that in cases of emergency such as the war, the wartime interment of Japanese Americans was constitutional.
What did the Democratic-Republicans fear and what did they want?
They feared a powerful central government and they wanted the states to hold greater power.
What are the 5 basic provisions of the 5th Amendment?
The right to a jury trial when you're charged with a crime, protection against double jeopardy, protection against self-incrimination, the right to a fair trial, and protection against the taking of property by the government without fair compensation.
What is the reason for the limits on the Free Exercise clause in public institutions?
If it harms or puts members of the general public in danger it is not allowed.
What is the Significance of Barron vs. Baltimore
What was the court ruling in Schenk vs United States?
In times of war when their is "clear and present danger" freedom of expression can be limited. Schenk was guilty of sedition.