What is the 1st amendment?
What is federalism?
Rights of all citizens to political and social freedom and equality
What are Civil Rights?
These are the three branches of American Gov.
What are Legislative, Executive, and Judicial?
Name just 1 other term used to describe the President of the United States (example: Chief of State)
What is "Commander in Chief" or "Chief Executive"?
The right to bear arms
What is the 2nd amendment?
When rule is by the people
What is popular sovereignty?
This supreme court case declared that "separate but equal" is unconstitutional
What is Brown V. Board of Education?
The Legislative branch's main job is this
What is to Make Laws?
These powers are shared by both the federal and state governments
What are "Concurrent Powers"?
The amendment protecting you against cruel and unusual punishment
What is the 8th amendment?
This sets the goals of the US Constitution
What is the Preamble?
An act passed under Lyndon Johnson's administration that gave equal rights to all people
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
The Judicial branch's main job is to do this
What is Judge/Interpret Laws?
These powers are not specifically written in the Constitution
What are Implied Powers?
States rights
These "paragraphs" make up the body of the Constitution
What are the Articles?
The 15th and 26th amendments have this theme in common
What is Voting?
What is Enforce Laws?
These powers are specifically written down in the Constitution
What are Enumerated Powers?
Rights about search/seizure and double jeopardy
These are changes to the Constitution
What are Amendments?
This amendment gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th Amendment?
This term describes the system in which none of the branches of government get too powerful
What is Checks and Balances?
_________ is/are the head of the Judicial Branch
Who is the Supreme Court?