Amendment
What does the First Amendment protect?
Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, and Petition
Who created Natural Rights?
John Locke
The idea that the branches of government have separate powers
Separation of power
Legal matters must be solved by established rules and principles, assures fair treatment for individuals
Due process clause
What impact did the case, Brown VS. Board of education have on the US?
It ended segregation in schools as well as public areas meaning no more separate dining places reserved for whites or colored
What is the second amendment?
Right to bear arms (guns)
Who created the idea of separation of power?
Baron De Montesquieu
The idea that people influence the government
Popular sovereignty
Granted the person that is accused the right to confront the witness against them
Confrontation clause
In which Supreme Court case established the power of judicial review and declared an act of congress unconstitutional
Marbury VS. Madison
Which amendment allows you to not cooperate with police and authors?
The fifth amendment
Who wrote a pamphlet which helped gained independence for the colonies?
Thomas Paine
Checks and balances
Congress has the power to regulate trade between state and restricts states from impairing interstate trade
Commerce Clause
Supreme Court ruled that the federal government had the right to set up a federal bank and that the states of not have the power to tax the banks that belong to the federal government
McCulloch VS. Maryland
Which amendment allows states to have reserved powers not written in the constitution?
The 10th amendment
Name two authors of the US Constitution
Thomas Jefferson John Adams
The idea of division and sharing powers between national and state government
Federalism
Which clause allows the president the power to conduct war and command the armed forces?
Commander-in-chief Clause
Schenk VS. Us
Which amendments repealed each other?
the Twenty-First Amendment (ratified in 1933) is the only one that repeals a previous amendment, namely, the Eighteenth Amendment
What did Thomas Jefferson contribute?
As the “silent member” of the Congress, Jefferson, at 33, drafted the Declaration of Independence
The idea that the citizens get to choose their representatives and leaders through free election
Republicanism
Which is the necessary and proper clause?
Allows Congress to enforce any means that are necessary and proper
What happened in the Supreme Court case, New York Times CO VS US
New York Times published an article educating citizens about the Vietname War at the time however it was not passed due to the federal government restricting it from being published. They declared that the reporter's first amendments rights were violated.