Amendments
Checks and Balances/Diffs
Foundational Documents
Required Cases
Misc.
100

Gives you the right to protest

first amendment


100

This part of congress can start impeachment trials.

HoR

100

Madisonian model of government

fed 51

100
Limited Commerce clause

US v lopez

100

Which article of the constitution explains amendments

Article 5

200

"Due process" (not 14)

5

200

Which Congress thing has the ruels comittee

HoR

200

All men are created equal

Dec of Indep

200

No school sponsored prayers

Engel v Vitale.

200

Vote to end filibuster

Cloture

300

Reduces voting age to 18

26

300

Requires president to pull out troops after 60 days if no congressional approval.

War powers act

300

Strong president

Fed 70


300

NO clear and present danger

Schenck v Us

300

Everyone has to obey the law

Rule of law

400

Addresses succession to the presidency

25th

400

What is the Senate's power to confirm treaties and presidential appointments called

advice and consent


400

Allowed for selective incorporation

14th amendment

400

challenges to gerrymandering did not raise "political questions"

Baker v carr

400

Voting for officials to represent you represents this enlightenment idea

Consent of the governed


500

Grants DC electors

23

500

How many votes to override a presidential veto

2/3

500

SCOTUS has passive power

Fed 78

500

Guarentees a right to an attorney 

Gideon v Wainwright

500

Voting according to own judgement

trustee