Amendments
amendment 9
Guarantee of rights not listed in Constitution
Jim Crow laws
represented the legitimization of anti-black racism
separation of powers
an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
Oligarchy
a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
When is my birthday?
April 15th
amendment 14
Right to be free from discrimination in states to have due process of law, to have equal protection of the law
Exclusionary Rule
The exclusionary rule prevents the government from using most evidence gathered in violation of the United States Constitution.
checks and balances
counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
monarchy
a state that has a monarch
what is my dogs name?
Duncan
amendment 22
Limitation of Presidential term of office
probable clause
standard by which police authorities have reason to obtain a warrant for the arrest of a suspected criminal or the issuing of a search warrant.
enumerated powers
The enumerated powers (also called expressed powers, explicit powers or delegated powers) of the United States Congress are the powers granted to the federal government of the United States.
organization
an organized body of people with a particular purpose, especially a business, society, association, etc.
What is my favorite store to shop at?
Marshalls
amendment 15
Black Suffrage
equal protection clause
part of the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The clause, which took effect in 1868, provides "nor shall any State ... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws".
reserved powers
powers that are not specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution.
socialism
a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
What is my favorite ice cream
Cookies and Cream
amendment 19
Woman’s Suffrage
grandfather clause
supremacy
It establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state constitutions.
democracy
people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation, or to choose governing officials to do so.
What is my favorite snack?
pop tarts