Amendments
Limits President to 2 terms
22nd Amendment
Abolished slavery. First of three "Reconstruction Amendments" passed after Civil War (1865-70)
13th Amendment
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
Ideas from the enlightenment shared by Locke in Rousseau can be found primarily in this founding document.
What is declaration of independence?
A group of students decided to wear black armbands in order to protest the Vietnam War. After wearing the armbands to school, they were suspended. The students sued for this constitutional issue and this is the name of the case.
What is Violating the freedom of expression?
what is Tinker vs Des Moines?
Powers not expressly given to federal government by the Constitution are reserved to states or the people. Also known as "reserved powers amendment" or "states' rights amendment"
10th Amendment
Location in the Constitution that "enumerates" congress's powers.
What is Article I section VIII
Compromise by which each slave was counted as 60% of a person for taxation and representation purposes.
What is the 3/5 Compromise
This is a poll that's given once you have completed voting and are walking out of the election area.
What is an exit poll?
This case expanded the power of the judiciary system.
What is Marbury vs Madison
States cannot deny any person the right to vote because of race. Third of three "Reconstruction Amendments" passed after Civil War. First Voting Rights Amendment (with 19, 24 & 26)
15th Amendment
Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope
Globalization
A legislative body with two houses is known as...
bicameral
The US constitution has three main principles. One of them is federalism. These are the other two.
What is separation of powers and checks and balances?
In Brown vs Board of Education, the students and families sued over this Constitutional issue and this is the number of the Amendment.
What is the equal protection clause in the 14th amendment?
States cannot deny the right to vote based on gender
19th Amendment
This clause establishes a separation between church and state.
What is the establishment clause?
Written by James Madison, warns of the "tyranny of the majority" and that the best soulution to the inevitable factions was large republic.
What is the Federalist 10
This clause found in Article IV of the constitution gives laws passed in one state validity across all other states
What is the full faith and Credit Clause.
There are five first Amendment SCOTUS cases to know. Name three of them.
What is: Tinker vs. Des Moines
Schenck v. United States
NYTimes vs United States
Wisconsin vs Yoder
Engle vs Vitale
guarantees a speedy trial, an impartial jury, that the accused can confront witnesses against them, and that the accused must be allowed to have a lawyer.
6th Amendment
The "separate but equal" doctrine as it applies to public education is unconstitutional; separate schools are inherently unequal. The court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson. The question before the court was if it was okay to have schools based on race, that were not equal. It integrated schools.
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka KS
The court established its role as the arbiter of the constitutionality of federal laws, the principle is known as judicial review.
Marbury V. Madison
The articles of confederation did not provide these two powers to the government rendering the government too weak to function.
What is the ability to impose taxes and to enforce laws
Final Jeopardy (Submit your Wagers)
This Executive Department is run by a director confirmed by the senate who's main role is to assist the president in overseeing the preparation of the federal budget and recommend legislation to congress related to budget priorities.