Supreme Court cases
This case brought an end to segregation in public education
Brown v. Board of Education
One part of this clause under the 1st amendment says that Congress is prohibited from creating a law concerning a religious establishment and the practice of it
Establishment Clause
This amendment deals with federalism when pertaining to the powers of the government not given to the federal government.
10th amendment
The name of the first 10 Amendments written by James Madison.
The Bill of Rights
This amendment protects from unlawful searches and seizures, police must have a warrant or probable cause to search.
4th Amendment
This case was centered around the first amendment and Amish beliefs
Wisconsin v. Yoder
This clause in the 14th amendment guarantees that no state shall infringe the rights of citizens without due process of law
Equal Protection Clause
This is the time period that the Federalist Party began to die out in America.
Early 1800’s
This man wrote the document “Federalist 51”
James Madison
This amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except for those duly convicted of a crime.
13th Amendment
This case ruled that states are required to grant someone an attorney if they don’t have one
Gideon v. Wainwright
This clause in the Constitution grants Congress permission to pass any laws that are “necessary and proper” for the sake of properly executing the powers of the U. S government
Elastic Clause
This is the amount of federalist papers that were written in total.
85 essays
This Federalist Paper discusses factions and defends the Republican government proposed by the Constitution.
Federalist No. 10
This Amendment gives voters the power to directly elect their senators, senators are elected for six-year terms, and each state has two senators.
17th Amendment
This Connecticut case was a landmark for the right to privacy and women’s health
Griswold v. Connecticut
“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.”
Reserved Power Clause
While America was once governed under the dual federalist system, our federalist government looks more like this now
Cooperative Federalism
The federalist papers were written this year.
1788
This amendment prohibits any poll tax in elections for federal officials.
24th Amendment
This case focused on the establishment clause when dealing with prayer in public schools
Engle v. Vitale
This clause from Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution prohibits any person that works for the U.S government to accept any title, present, or office from any leader of a foreign state without Congress’ consent
Emolument Clause
This is the amount of writers that wrote under the name “publius”, as well as their names.
3, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
This federalist paper explains and defends the checks and balances system of the government and separation of powers.
Federalist No. 51
This amendment granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that the right of citizens to vote shall not be denied by the U.S. or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
15th Amendment