Amendments
What Amendment is the Right to Bear Arms?
The Second Ammendment
What are the Three parts of The Constitution?
What happened in District of Columbia v. Heller
the Court struck down a law that banned the possession and registration of handguns in Washington D.C.
The bill of Rights, two legislative branch, limited powers, were all ideas our framers borrowed from what country?
Great Britain
Interpreting Laws to favor your political party
What Amendment is your Freedoms
The First Amendments
What year was The Constitution ratified by all 13 states?
1789
What happened in Katz v United States
Court decision gave law enforcement officials greater latitude to search individuals.
All State Governments have 3 branches
(True False)
True
Implied Powers
Powers that are not given specifically to the Government but they claim
Which group of Amendments are the protections of yourself in court
Amendments 5-8
The Articles of Confederation reflected Americans’ fear of
a strong central government.
What happened in Terry v Ohio
The Court decided that the officer’s observations provided adequate cause for the search.
Which form of city government, combining democratic rule with professional expertise, is most common in the United States today?
council-manager
Checks and Balances
a system in which each branch of government can limit the power of the other branches
What year was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution
1791
Why did the framers of the Constitution create three separate branches of government?
Why did the framers of the Constitution create three separate branches of government?
What happened in Gideon v. Wainwright.
Gideon was appointed a lawyer and had his case retried. This time, he was found not guilty
President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society programs began a new era of national-state relations in the 1960s. Political scientists describe this era as one of
regulated federalism
Impeachment
a formal charge of wrongdoing against the president or other public official; the first step in removal from office
What does the Third Amendment Protect
Preventing Quartering of Soldiers
Which of these plays the largest role in interpreting the Bill of Rights?
What happened in Sheppard v. Maxwell
Sheppard appealed his conviction while in prison, arguing that biased press coverage had prevented him from getting a fair trial. After hearing the case in 1966, the Court overturned the murder conviction, agreeing that coverage of the trial had “inflamed and prejudiced the public.” Sheppard was retried in the lower court and found not guilty.
The Articles of Confederation gave way to much power to what government?
State
Due Process
the principle that no person can be deprived of life, liberty, or property without fair legal procedures and safeguards