The Constitution
Term used to describe powers shared by the national and state governments.
What are concurrent powers?
What amendments comprise the Bill of Rights?
What are the first 10 amendments in the Constitution.
The Constitutional Convention was held in this city.
What is Philadelphia?
This group has the power to confirm or reject a federal judge nominee.
What is the Senate?
This is is a parliamentary procedure in the Senate that allows senators to delay or block a vote on a bill or a nomination. It's done by using long speeches or other stalling tactics to prolong debate.
What is a fillibuster?
This large-state oriented plan submitted to the Constitutional Convention called for a strong national government.
What is the Virginia Plan?
This landmark case's majority opinion created the "clear and present danger test" to analyze future free speech cases.
What is Schenck v. United States (1919)?
This large-state oriented plan submitted to the Constitutional Convention called for a strong national government.
What is the Virginia Plan?
This is the term for how long federal justices are appointed for.
What is life tenure?
This is a parliamentary procedure to end debate in the Senate.
What is cloture?
This political philosopher was most known among the Founding Fathers for promoting the separation of powers.
Who is Montesquieu?
These two clauses in the First Amendment make up what is generally understood as Americans' "freedom of religion.
What are free exercise and establishment clauses?
This compromise settled the issue of how states would be represented in Congress.
What is the Great Compromise/Connecticut Compromise?
In New York Times v. US, the central question the court addressed was whether the US government had to the power to impose this type of censorship.
What is prior restraint?
This term describes a close, mutually beneficial relationship between three entities: congressional committees, special interest groups, and regulatory agencies. These entities work together to influence public policy, with each group supporting the others' objectives.
What is an iron triangle?
The Constitution is silent regarding the ability of the national government to establish a draft. However this power is linked to the Article I, section 8 power for congress to "raise an army". This makes the draft what kind of power?
What is an implied power?
In the Tinker v. Des Moines ruling, the Supreme Court stated that neither teachers nor students “shed their _______________ at the schoolhouse gate.”
What are constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression?
This compromise addressed Southern fears that the new federal government might try to immediately ban the importation of slaves.
What is the Slave Trade Compromise?
This court official presides over High Court of Impeachment in the Senate.
Who is the chief justice of the Supreme Court?
This is the Latin term for determining litigation on the basis of judicial precedent.
What is stare decisis?
This amendment established presidential term limits.
What is the 22nd Amendment?
This rule says that illegally gathered evidence may not be introduced in a criminal trial.
What is the exclusionary rule?
This is the term for the practice of judges making rulings based on their policy views rather than their honest interpretation of the current law.
What is judicial activism?
Parties who are not satisfied with the decision of a lower court typically request this so the U.S. Supreme Court will hear their case.
What is a writ of certiorari?
This is a legal document filed by individuals or groups who are not directly involved in a case but have a strong interest in the outcome. These briefs provide additional information, expertise, or perspectives that can assist the court in making its decision.
What is an amicus curiae?