Foundations of Govt.
What is the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
What is it did not allow for taxation or enforcement of laws?
What did Marbury v. Madison establish?
What is judicial review?
What does the First Amendment protect?
What are freedom of speech, press, religion, petition, and assembly?
What is federalism?
What is a division of power between national and state governments?
Who was Barbara Jordan?
Who is Barbara Jordan, the first Southern African American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives?
What was the result of the Great Compromise?
What is it created a bicameral legislature with the Senate and House?
What is judicial review?
What is the power of courts to determine if laws are constitutional?
What clause guarantees state-level fairness?
What is the Equal Protection Clause?
What is the Bill of Rights originally meant to do?
What is to restrict the power of the federal government?
What was Barbara Jordan's influence on Congress?
What is she was a key voice on civil rights and the Constitution, influencing landmark legislation?
What concept means government gets its power from the people?
What is popular sovereignty?
What was the impact of McCulloch v. Maryland?
What is it strengthened federal authority using the Necessary and Proper Clause?
What is selective incorporation?
What is the application of Bill of Rights protections to the states via the 14th Amendment?
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause? How does the judicial branch check Congress?
What is the Elastic Clause that allows Congress to pass necessary and proper laws to carry out its duties?
Who was Charlye Ola Farris?
Who is Charlye Ola Farris, the first Black woman licensed to practice law in Texas?
How did the Constitution fix the Articles of Confederation?
What is the scope and strength of the new federal government?
What did Gideon v. Wainwright establish?
What is it guaranteed the right to an attorney even if the defendant can’t afford one?
What does the 14th Amendment guarantee?
What is due process and equal protection for all citizens?
How are civil liberties different from civil rights?
What is the Supreme Court can declare congressional laws unconstitutional?
What role did your professor have with Farris?
What is your professor personally knew her, as she was a family friend and mentor in civil rights advocacy? Judge in her adoption case.
What were the Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists debating?
What is it gave Congress the ability to tax, regulate trade, and enforce laws?
How did Plessy v. Ferguson differ from Brown v. Board?
What is Plessy allowed segregation under “separate but equal,” and Brown overturned that ruling?
Why is the 14th Amendment called the “Second Bill of Rights”?
What is due process and equal protection for all citizens?
How does the judicial branch check Congress?
What are civil liberties are protections against government action, while civil rights involve equal treatment under the law?
How do individuals shape government change?
What is individuals shape change by leading, voting, advocating, and inspiring others through civic engagement?