Both the federal and state governments are organized by this type of document.
What is a CONSTITUTION?
100
Many of the amendments to the U.S. Constitution deal with voting. This is what we call the right to vote.
What is SUFFRAGE?
100
Most of the laws in our country are this type, which define relationships and describe how things should work.
What are CIVIL laws?
100
This is the lowest court in the state system, nicknamed "The people's court".
What is COUNTY COURT?
100
In Re Gault (1966) dealt with this group of Americans and their rights in the court system.
What are JUVENILES?
200
These powers are shared by more than one level of government.
What are CONCURRENT powers?
200
This amendment requires that all groups of Americans be treated equally under the laws of our country.
What is the 14th Amendment?
200
All of the laws passed by the U.S. Congress are collected and organized in this document.
What is the U.S. CODE?
200
This is to ask a higher court for help to review a case.
What is APPEAL?
200
This court case helped define what the 5th Amendment says about being a "witness against himself".
What is MIRANDA V. ARIZONA (1966)?
300
In both federal and state government, a bill must go through this committee to create one final document for voting.
What is CONFERENCE?
300
This is the current number of states required to successfully ratify an amendment.
What is 38?
50 x 3 / 4 = 37.5 ~ 38
300
These laws are issued by the executive branch and describe how they will carry out the laws passed by the legislative branch.
What are REGULATIONS?
300
This is the only trial court of the federal system.
What is U.S. DISTRICT COURT?
300
The Marbury v. Madison (1803) case allowed the SCOTUS an opportunity to interpret and strike down an unconstitutional law. This is what that power is called.
What is JUDICIAL REVIEW?
400
This level of government is responsible for providing most day-to-day services and obligations to its people.
What is LOCAL or MUNICIPAL?
400
Every amendment that has been ratified has been proposed in this way.
What is by CONGRESSIONAL VOTE?
400
These are the two classes of criminal laws in our country.
What are MISDEMEANORS and FELONIES?
400
Appellate courts are organized into these, or groups close in location that judges rotate around.
What are CIRCUITS?
400
The Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) case allowed Americans to segregate people based on race and created this three-word phrase to justify their decision.
What is SEPARATE BUT EQUAL?
500
This is ONE example of a topic described in the Florida constitution that is NOT even mentioned in the U.S. Constitution.
What are EDUCATION, POLLUTION, MINIMUM WAGE, or FISHING NETS?
500
To amend Florida's constitution, an amendment must receive this amount of the vote in order to be ratified.
What is 60%
500
TAKE A GUESS. This kind of law refers to the constitution and the relationships defined in the constitution, and the powers described in the constitution, and how the branches of government are written about in the articles in the constitution.
What is CONSTITUTIONAL LAW?
500
This is the only requirement to be a judge described in the U.S. Constitution.
What is GOOD BEHAVIOR?
500
The SCOTUS chooses which cases it will hear. This phrase describes a letter of acceptance, which means the SCOTUS will hear a case.