lesson 3
The Magna Carta
What is defined the rights and duties of English nobles and set limits on the monarch’s power.
Republican Government
What is a representative political system in which authority comes from the people and is exercised by elected officials.
Schenck v. United States
What is allowed the courts to apply a “balancing test” in free speech cases, weighing the rights of individuals against the broader needs of society.
Expressed Powers
What are the powers given specifically to the national government by the U.S. Constitution; also known as enumerated or delegated powers.
First Amendment
What is Guarantees five basic freedoms: religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
The Stamp Act
What is a tax on paper product.
Preamble
What is a single, long sentence that defines the broad purposes of the republican government created by the Constitution.
Slander
What is orally spreading false information about someone with intent to cause harm.
Concurrent Powers
What are the powers which are shared by both the federal government and state governments.
Second Amendment
What is protects the right to bear arms and form state militias.
Articles of Confederation
What is each state would retain its “sovereignty, freedom, and independence.” Any power not specifically given to Congress was reserved for the states.
Eminent Domain
What is government’s right to take private property for public use, as long as fair compensation is paid.
Warrant
What is a document issued by a judge that authorizes law enforcement officers to carry out a search, seizure of evidence, or arrest.
Reserved Powers
What is power that the state government has.
Third Amendment
What is bans quartering of troops in private homes during peacetime.
Anti-federalist
What are opponents of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, who favored the loose association of states established under the Articles of Confederation.
Rule of Law
What is requires that the American people and their government abide by a system of laws.
Double Jeopardy
What is the prosecution of a person a second time for a crime for which the defendant has already been tried once and found not guilty; prohibited under the Fifth Amendment.
Duel Federalism
What is A federal system with a fairly strict division of powers between the national and state government.
Sixth Amendment
What is guarantees the right to public and speedy trial by a jury in criminal cases. The accused also has other rights such as the right to call witnesses and to be represented by an attorney.
Bill of Rights
What are the first 10 Amendments.
Strict Construction
What is a literal approach to interpreting the U.S. Constitution, using the exact words of the document.
Unenumerated Rights
What is rights not specifically listed in the Bill of Rights but given general protection under the Ninth Amendment.
Gerrymandering
What is the drawing the boundaries of a legislative district with the intent of giving one party or group a significant advantage.
Tenth Amendment
What is reserves powers for the states and the people that are not specifically given to the national government.