Constitutional Compromises
Agreement that created a bicameral legislature
the Great Compromise
Case establishing judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
President’s role in lawmaking
veto/sign bills
System where states share power with federal government
federalism
Formal accusation of wrongdoing by a government official
impeachment
Compromise that counted enslaved people as 3/5 for representation
Three-Fifths Compromise
Case that ended segregation in schools
Brown v. Board of Education
Congress’s power to remove a president
impeachment
Principle dividing government into 3 parts
separation of powers
Group that proposes laws
Congress
Agreement about counting imports and exports without taxation conflicts
the Commerce Compromise?
Case that expanded rights of the accused
Miranda v. Arizona
Courts’ power to interpret laws
judicial review
Limiting government so no branch becomes too powerful
checks and balances
Court decision that sets future precedent
stare decisis
System that resolved disputes between large and small states
the Connecticut Compromise
Case that established “separate but equal”
Plessy v. Ferguson
Senate role in foreign agreements
treaty ratification
Idea that leaders are chosen by citizens
democracy
Written change or addition to the Constitution
an amendment
Idea that helped balance free and slave states entering the Union
the Missouri Compromise
Case protecting freedom of speech for students
Tinker v. Des Moines
House of Representatives role in impeachment
bringing charges
Document that serves as the supreme law of the land
the Constitution
Power of the courts to interpret meaning of laws
Judicial review