Vocabulary
What are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
natural rights
a real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest, especially unfair treatment.
grievance
He believed that people are evil and selfish - that only a King could rule them properly.
Thomas Hobbes
The decision of a jury is called a....
verdict
What is a judicial review?
A review by the Supreme Court to determine if a law is Constitutional.
An act of the British Parliament that demanded money from American colonists by imposing a tax on official stamps and seals, newspapers and other documents?
The Stamp Act
in some countries, the group of elected politicians or other people who make the laws for their country.
Parliament
He stated that the church and the government should be separate.
Voltaire
Which US President was the mastermind and driving force behind the Civil Rights Acts in the 1960s?
President Lyndon Johnson
When a President keeps secrets to protect our national security.
executive domain or executive privilege?
prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.
oppression
A period in history from the early 1600s – mid 1800s. During this time, thinkers believed that intellectual thought should be focused on logic and science.
The Enlightenment
He believed that government should have separation of powers: executive, legislative and judicial.
Montesquieu
Name one job the federal government does for the country that state government do not.
print money, supervise immigration, regulate trade betwen the United States and other countries...
Why was Gideon v. Wainwright a landmark case?
It established the precedent that all accused persons have the right to an attorney.
An agreement reached by the Pilgrims on the ship the Mayflower in 1620, just before they landed at Plymouth Rock. The Mayflower Compact bound them to live in a civil society according to their own laws.
The Mayflower Compact
a charter of liberties to which the English barons forced King John to give his assent in June 1215 at Runnymede, England.
The Magna Carta
He stated that people had 3 natural rights: life, liberty and property.
John Locke
These Federal powers are those specifically stated in the Constitution.
delegated (or expressed) power
What did the 26th amendment change?
The amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
the liberty of those persons who are free from outside restraints (such as government) in the exercise of those rights.
individual liberty
not needing to be demonstrated or explained; obvious.
self-evident
An agreement (usually unspoken) between members of s society to cooperative for social benefits.
social contract
Which US President began the process of countries meeting and trying to work together for peace (hint: The League of Nations)
President Woodrow Wilson
A document prepared by a lawyer that requests the Supreme Court to a case.
Writ of Certioari