Foundational Documents
This document contains the rules for how U.S. government is to work as well as a bill of rights.
The Constitution
This early SCOTUS decision established the idea of Judicial Review
Marbury v. Madison
The principle of a government strictly constrained by the laws of a constitution.
Limited government
2
The current president
Joseph R. Biden
This document was written as an argument against the Constitution, believing it lacked protections for individual rights and liberies
Brutus No. 1
This SCOTUS decision ruled that issues of redistricting are "justiciable"
Baker v. Carr
This enlightenment believed in the natural rights of "life, liberty, and property."
John Locke
The number of members of congress
535
The number of terms a president may serve
2
This document was the first constitution of the U.S.
The Articles of Confederation
This SCOTUS decision grew the powers of the federal government under the supremacy, elastic, and interstate commerce clauses, in a dispute over taxes and the national bank.
McCulloch v. Maryland
This enlightenment philosopher believed that in order to prevent tyranny the powers of government must be separated.
Baron de Montesquieu
The tool used to slow down or kill legislation in the Senate by speaking for a long time
Filibuster
The executive officers that serve as advisors to the president
cabinet
This document arguing in favor of the Constitution spoke of the dangers of factions and how a republic was the best solution.
Federalist No. 10
This SCOTUS decision held that the federal overstepped its authority in trying to regulate guns in school zones
US. v. Lopez
Rights found in "nature" that people are born with
Natural Rights
The most powerful position in the Senate
Majority Leader
The President's right to withhold certain information from the public
Executive Privilege
This document arguing in favor of the Constitution spoke of a government broken into three branches.
Federalist No. 51
This SCOTUS decision held that ruled that there are limits to how far race can be involved in drawing districts
Shaw v. Reno
The idea that the power of government is ultimately in the hands of the people
Popular sovereignty/Popular will
This amendment to the Constitution requires the direct election of senators
17th
Number of years in a presidential term
4
This document produced during the Civil Rights Movement posits that civil disobedience is justified when standing up to injustice.
Letter from Birmingham Jail
This SCOTUS ruling overturned the precedent set by Plessy v. Fergusson, striking down racial segregation.
Brown v. Board of Education
Complete this sentence: "We hold these truths to be ____ _______, that all ___ ___ _______ _____, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are ____, ______, and the pursuit of happiness."
self evident, men are created equal, life, liberty
The most important variable that determines outcomes in congressional elections.
Incumbency
The number of people who have been president
45