The Constitution
What is the introduction of the Constitution called?
Preamble
How many Representatives are there in the House?
How many Senators are there in the Senate?
How is each number determined?
HoR = 435 (Based on Population)
Senate = 100 (2 per State)
List the requirements for the president
1.) At least 35 years or older
2.) Natural Born Citizen
3.) Has lived in the US for at least 14 years
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
How long do they serve for?
Bonus Point* List at least 3 current justices
9
Life!
In this 1919 case, the Supreme Court ruled that speech could be limited if it presented a clear and present danger to national security.
Schenck v. United States
What is Article 1, 2, and 3 of the Constitution about?
Article 1: Legislative
Article 2: Executive
Article 3: Judicial
Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?
Bonus points* if you can name who they are.
Speaker of the House
Mike Johnson
List at least 3 roles of the president
Chief of State (Head of State)
Chief Executive
Chief Diplomat
Commander in Chief
Chief Legislator
Party Leader
Economic Leader
What is the structure of the Judicial Branch?
1.) U.S Supreme Court
2.) U.S Court of Appeals
3.) U.S District Courts
In this 1966 case, the Supreme Court ruled that suspects must be informed of their rights before being questioned by police, leading to the creation of the "Miranda rights".
Miranda v. Arizona
What are the first 10 amendments called?
The Bill of Rights
This practice involves drawing district boundaries to benefit one political party and only affects the House of Representatives due to single-member districts.
Gerrymandering
In this 1944 case, the Supreme Court upheld the use of executive orders to intern Japanese Americans during World War II, sparking debate over national security vs. individual rights.
Korematsu v. United States
Who appoints justices to the Supreme Court?
Who confirms the appointment?
President
Senate
This 1969 case involved students wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War, and the Supreme Court ruled that public school students do not lose their First Amendment rights at school unless it disrupts the educational process.
Tinker v. Des Moines
Name all five freedoms in the First Amendment
1.) religion
2.) speech
3.) press
4.) assembly
5.) right to petition the government.
This Senate-only tactic allows a minority of senators to delay or block a vote on a bill by extending debate indefinitely.
Filibuster
This president greatly expanded executive power during the Great Depression through programs like the New Deal, using government action to address economic crisis.
Bonus Point* How many terms did this president serve?
FDR
4
Explain the meaning of majority opinion, dissenting opinion, and precedent cases in the context of Supreme Court rulings.
Majority opinion: The Court's official decision and reasoning.
Dissenting opinion: A justice's disagreement with the majority.
Precedent cases: Previous rulings that guide future decisions.
List the two Supreme Court Cases.
This 1896 case established the "separate but equal" doctrine, which was overturned by the 1954 case that ruled racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
Plessy v. Ferguson: Established "separate but equal" segregation.
Brown v. Board of Education: Overturned segregation in public schools, declaring it unconstitutional.
How many Amendments have been proposed in the history of the United States. Out of those proposed, how many have been ratified?
33 Proposed
27 Ratified
Explain the process that a bill goes through to become a law, from introduction to final approval.
1.) Introduced in House or Senate
2.) Sent to committee for review and changes
3.) Debated and voted on in the chamber
4.) Sent to the other chamber for the same process
5.) If both pass the same version, it goes to the President
6.) President can sign into law or veto
This foreign policy approach, developed after 9/11, gave the U.S. the right to take preemptive military action against perceived threats, especially in the War on Terror.
Bush Doctrine
This principle, established by Marbury v. Madison (1803), allows the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional, ensuring the Court's power of _______________________________.
Judicial Review
his 1967 case involved an interracial couple challenging Virginia's anti-miscegenation laws, and the Supreme Court ruled that such laws violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
Loving v. Virginia