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The official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule
What is the Deceleration of Independence?
Established supremacy of the U.S. Constitution and federal laws over state laws
What is Marbury V. Madison(1819)?
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly
What right(s) are protected by the first amendment?
Rebellion led by Daniel Shays and farmers of western Massachusetts. They protested mortgage foreclosures and the outcome of this event lead to the need for a strong national government.
What was "Shay's Rebellion?"
Confederation of states, with an extremely limited central government
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Congress may not use the commerce clause to make possession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime
What is United States v. Lopez (1995)?
Granted equality and due process clause.
What did the fourth amendment establish.
Engaging in activities aimed at influencing public officials, especially legislators and the policies they enact.
What is the definition of "lobbying?"
Luther's response to criticism of the nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama in April 1963. Where in the letter, King responds specifically to a statement published in a local newspaper by eight white clergymen, calling the protests “unwise and untimely” and condemning to the “outsiders” who were leading them.
What is the Letter from Birmingham jail?
Extended the right of privacy to a woman’s decision to have an abortion
What is Roe v. Wade (1973)?
Abolition of Slavery
What did the sixth amendment grant?
Southern laws that required racial segregation in places of public accommodation.
What was the "Jim Crow Laws?"
An essay written by James Madison as the tenth of The Federalist Papers, a series of essays initiated by Alexander Hamilton arguing for the ratification of the United States Constitution.
What is Federalist 10?
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent
What is Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)?
Allowed women to vote
What did the nineteenth amendment grant?
An agreement between a government and the people, in which the people consent to be governed so long as the government protects the natural rights of the people.
What is the definition of a "social contract" is?
Proposed that a small, decentralized republic would be the best choice for the United States because Anti-Federalists were concerned that a government with multiple factions would encroach upon personal freedoms and not be able to adequately represent the people of the United States. They also argued that the Constitution gave too much power to the federal government, which was a bad thing.
What is Brutus l?
Established the principle of judicial review empowering the Supreme Court to nullify an act of the legislative or executive branch that violates the Constitution
What is Marbury v. Madison (1803)?
Lowered voting age to 18
What did the twenty sixth amendment do?
The relationship between a congressional committee, an interest group, and bureaucratic agency regarding a policy area
What is the definition of "iron triangle?"