Constitution
Three Branches of Government
Court Cases and Results
4th Amendment
Misc.
100
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called
What are the Bill of Rights?
100
The branch of government which makes the laws
What is Legislative?
100
Established the Supreme Court as an independent branch with the power of judicial review
What Marbury v. Madison?
100
Case where a young woman's purse was searched in school; the court decided that her rights were not violated
What is TLO v New Jersey?
100
The balance of power between the local or state governments and the national government
What is Federalism?
200
The Constitution can still be amended, so it is called a ________ document
What is a LIVING document?
200
The branch of government that decides whether a law is constitutional or not
What is Judicial?
200
1896 case, established segregation as law of the land
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
200
A man made phone calls from a bugged pay phone; the court decided that his rights were violated
What is Katz?
200
A weakness of the Articles of Confederation
no national tax collection, printing of money, regulation of trade, etc.
300
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
What is the Preamble?
300
Name three powers of the Executive Branch
What is appoint justices and cabinet members, veto bills, chief diplomat, commander in chief
300
1954 case, said that public schools must be integrated
What is Brown v Board of Education?
300
Needed in order to obtain a search warrant
What is a probable cause?
300
Number of senators and why
What is two per state; equal?
400
Name three of the freedoms that the first amendment protects
What are freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom to assemble, freedom to petition the government, freedom of press
400
The number of members of the House of Representatives and how that number comes to be
What is 435 and by population of a state
400
President who sent federal troops to Little Rock to help enforce Supreme Court ruling?
Who is President Eisenhower?
400
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures."
What is the 4th amendment?
400
The amendment which promised equal protection under the law and is referenced in the Brown v Board of Ed case
What is the 14th amendment?
500
The document that was created before the Constitution gave too much power to local governments and not enough to the federal government. This was called the
What is the Articles of Confederation?
500
The length of the term for senators
What is six years?
500
Supreme Court case ruling that the Cherokee had a right to their land; Jackson said, "Let the court enforce it" and let the Cherokees be removed, resulting in the Trail of Tears
What is Cherokee Nation v Georgia?
500
What is needed in school (not probable cause but_____)
reasonable suspicion
500
The number of the 13 colonies which had to ratify the Constitution for it to take effect
9 of the 13
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