Constitution
The Constitutions introduction
The system of rules that a particular country or community obey
What is Laws?
Ruled that segregation is legal as long as accommodations were "separate but equal"
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
The idea that a just Gov. must derive its powers from the consent of the people it governs
What is Popular Consent?
A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office
What is Political Parties?
What is the Bill of rights?
To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law
What is veto?
Established that the federal government's power must be considered supreme within its sphere and that states do not have the power to interfere with the exercise of federal powers.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
The principle of a two house legislature
What is Bicameralism?
18+, Proof of Residence, naturalized or natural born citizen
What is Voting Requirements?
The constitutional system divides government power into three branches
What is Separation of Powers?
A group of advisors to the president, including the heads of important departments in the executive branch
What is cabinet?
Set the "clear and present danger" standard for restricting free speech, especially applicable during wartime
What is Schenck v. United States?
A policy in which one small group benefits & another small group pays
When a candidate wins the greatest number of votes, but not more than half the total votes cast
America's bicameral legislative body
Congress
Commander in Chief of the US Army
What is the President?
Declared the National Recovery Administration unconstitutional on the basis that the NRA gave the executive branch regulatory powers that belonged exclusively to Congress
What is Schechter v. United States?
A government in which elected representatives make the decision
What is Republic?
An Individual selected by the voters in primary elections who is pledged to a particular presidential candidate
What is a Delegate?
The people that elect the President
Electoral College
A system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part in the governmental process, usually through the election of key public officials
What is democracy?
Declared segregation in schools unconstitutional, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine
Brown v. Board of Education
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
What is Democracy?
When a runoff is held between the top two candidates because no candidate received the minimum percentage of the required share of votes to win
What is a Runoff Primary?