Amendments
The right to bear arms
What is the 2nd Amendment?
The forerunner to the written constitution in America
What is the Mayflower Compact?
Established the legislative branch
What is Article 1?
Formulated the basic ideas of Communism
Who was Karl Marx?
When a federal law supersedes or overrides a similar state law
What is preemption?
Protects against unreasonable and unlawful searches without a warrant
What is the 4th Amendment?
Strictly limited the power of the English monarch of 1689
What are the English Bill of Rights?
Established the executive branch
What is Article 2?
Laid the foundation for the right to trial by jury
Who was Henry II?
The state office of this person can be compared to that of Vice President
What is lieutenant governor?
Guarantees a "speedy and public trial" in criminal cases
What is the 6th Amendment?
Placed the king under the law for the first time in English history
What is the Magna Carta?
Outlines the relationship among the states and between the national government and the states
What is Article 4?
The "Father of the Constitution"
Who was James Madison?
The only state to have a unicameral legislature
What is Nebraska?
Provided for a federal income tax
What is the 16th Amendment?
America's first national constitution
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Established the judicial branch
What is Article 3?
The chief justice under whom the Supreme Court adopted the philosophy of judicial activism
Who was Earl Warren?
The court of last resort within a state
What is the state supreme court?
Forbids cruel and unusual punishment
What is the 8th Amendment?
The man responsible for the final draft of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Establishes the process for amending the Constitution
What is Article 5?
The chief justice who ruled in the case that asserted the right of judicial review
Who was John Marshall?
Presides over the Senate wen the Vice President is absent
Who is the president pro tempore/president pro tem?