I like my courts the way I like my burritos... Supreme
End the Sufferage
Keep calm and get a lawyer
100
A tasty meat from which bacon is derived or extra expenses added to a bill by a Congressman to benefit his constituents.
What is pork?
100
Excise tax put on goods such as booze and liquor are meant to keep you from an early grave. What is the informal name for this type of tax.
What is "sin tax"?
100
This very first Supreme Court case ever Marbury v Madison solidified this vital power of the Supreme Court.
What is judicial review?
100
This important leader of the House can call for votes and keeps order in the chamber.
Who is the Speaker?
100
You especially need a lawyer if you are accused of this serious level of crime.
What is a felony?
200
To be honest, some Congressmen abuse this ability to send free mail
What is franking? ( To be honest is to be frank... nm)
200
It just kills rich people that as one's income increases you must pay a greater percentage of your income to the federal government. This is because our income tax model is this form of tax.
What is progressive?
200
This case reversed the previous court ruling made in Plessy v Ferguson.
What is Brown v the Board of Education? (of Topeka)
200
This amendment to the Constitution means we can now directly vote for our Thenatorths. .... err Senators.
What is the Seventeenth amendment?
200
Before a person goes to trial the government must present evidence before a grand-jury in a pretrial that is known by this name.
What is an indictment?
300
Packing, cracking, and kidnapping arent exactly crimes but are examples of strategies for carrying out this shifty way to hedge elections in your parties favor.
What is gerrymandering?
300
License plates are a set cost every year. It is also an example of this type of tax because it harms the poor most.
What is a regressive tax?
300
The Constitution has no requirements to be on the Supreme Court, however a justice must be appointed by the President and approved by this organization.
What is the Senate?
300
Women's suffrage did not occur into the 1900's after this amendment was passed.
What is the 19th amendment?
300
A new jury may be brought In and the witnesses would have to re-testify in this situation where a jury cannot reach a unanimous verdict.
What is a hung jury?
400
The longest of these in the US Senate went on for over a full day.
What is a filibuster?
400
Our school districts budget as we know it would probably die if Exelon stopped paying this tax which is our number one source of revenue.
What is property tax?
400
Even after the 15th amendment passed these forms of racial biased tests were used in many states to prevent African Americans from voting.
What are literacy tests?
400
Lawyers must be skilled in knowledge of this word for past court rulings which make up common law.
What are precedents?
500
This position informs and organizes other members of their party on how to vote for upcoming bills; also a handy device carried by famed archaeologists who prevent Nazis from finding important relics.
What is a whip?
500
Even if you die this tax must be paid if you amassed enough wealth and property in your life.
What is the estate tax?
500
This case left religious schools a little sour, because it said that no government money could be used to fund Catholic schools because that would entangle the government with religion.
What is the Lemon case? ( or Lemon v Kurtzman)
500
The 26th amendment was passed during this war, because it was argued if 18 year olds were old enough to die for their country they should be old enough to vote.
What is the Vietnam war?
500
If you had a conflict involving your Constitutional rights that was new and different than ever before. You would hope that the Supreme court would hear your case and use this power on your situation to determine its Constitutionality.