Vocabulary
Part of the 5th amendment which says that once a person has been charged for a crime, he or she cannot be tried again for the same crime. F
Double Jeopardy
Protections against arbitrary acts of the government
Civil Liberties
This amendment only applies where someone has committed a crime, not in other situations.
8th Amendment
This war led to the passage of the 26th Amendment.
Vietnam War
The court case that finally reversed Plessy and integrated schools.
Brown vs Board of Education
States that the government must act fairly and in accord with established rules and laws in all that it does
Due Process of Law
Forcing people to pay to exercise the right to vote was called a ____ ____
Poll Tax
The 5 Freedoms basic to American life can be found in this amendment.
He led the fight to ratify the Bill of Rights as a condition for Anti-Federalist support of ratification of the Constitution.
Thomas Jefferson
Residents from this city were banned from voting for the president.
Washington D.C.
The act outlawed discrimination in a number of areas: no persons may be denied access or refused services in various public school accommodations because of race, color, religion, or national origin;
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act was written to remove those barriers for blacks when voting.
Voting Rights Act
These amendments Reflect a post-Civil War American trend of increased civil liberties for African Americans
13th, 14th, & 15th
Another word of "compelled"
Force or forced
Known as the Connecticut Compromise. There was much debate and conflict over representation in Congress; the larger states wanted representation based on population, while the smaller states wanted equal representation, regardless of population.
the Great Compromise
Process of Incorporation
This group would not ratify the Constitution without the guarantee of the Bill of Rights being added.
Anti-Federalists
These amendments address aspects of the right of the accused.
5th, 6th, and 8th Amendments
The first state to give women the vote.
Wyoming
Thomas Jefferson used this man's ideology as a foundation for The Declaration of Independence
John Locke
A formal device by which a person can be accused of a serious crime. In federal cases, a grand jury consists of 16 to 23 persons drawn from the federal court district that it serves.
Grand Jury
This Amendment is perhaps the most important one outside of the first 10. It is known for the "equal protection clause."
14th Amendement
Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures
4th Amendment
This word means "the right to vote."
Suffrage
A type of government in which one person holds unlimited political power.
Autocracy