Amendments and Articles
The right to bear arms
2nd Amendment
The number of electors needed to win a presidential election
270
The idea that we are born with a blank slate (tabula rasa) is attributed to him
John Locke
This case involved students wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War.
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
A three-part test for determining when a law violates the Establishment Clause
Lemon Test
This person must be 30 or over to serve and must be a US citizen for at least 9 years
Senator
Only registered party members can attend these events.
Closed Primaries
He said "people are fundamentally evil and self-serving" and need to be ruled.
Thomas Hobbes
This case is responsible for rights being read to anyone who is apprehended.
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
An opinion written to support a majority opinion, but to stresses a different Constitutional or legal basis for judgment
Concurring Opinion
This amendment guarantees that punishments will be fair and not cruel, and that extraordinarily large fines will not be set.
8th Amendment
The practice of drawing electoral district boundaries to give one political party or group an unfair advantage is known as
Gerrymandering
This philosopher proposed the idea of a separation of government and wrote The Spirit of the Laws
Montesquieu
A case in which the court held that the 14th Amendment prohibits governments from discriminating against individuals on the basis of race.
Loving v. Virginia
The principle that a government's power comes from the people is known as
Popular Sovereignty
This Article of the Constitution establishes the judicial branch and defines their jurisdiction.
Article 3
The Republican Party is also referred to as
The G.O.P. (Grande Ole Party)
He introduced the idea of the invisible hand and his theories are studied closely in Economics classes.
Adam Smith
Thanks to this landmark case district lines can not be drawn on the basis of race.
Reno v. Shaw
The state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote.
Disenfranchisement
Thanks to this amendment American citizens can vote at 18.
26th Amendment
The US presidential primary election day in February or March when the greatest number of U.S. states hold primary elections and caucuses.
Super Tuesday
Mary Wollstonecraft
In a speech that included "I know a man that is firm..." landed him in trouble and his parents in court with this Supreme Court case
Bethel SD v. Fraser
A U.S. government designation that allows nationals from certain countries with extraordinary conditions to live and work legally in the U.S. for a limited time, offering protection from deportation and eligibility for work permits
TPS (Temporary Protection Services)