Unit 1
Foundational Principle of Government, from which all others derive
Limited Government
Branch of Government that Creates laws
Legislative Branch
The right to vote
suffrage
Major Conservative Party of the US
Republican Party
The power to dissolve/remove a law or amendment, through trial, if deemed unconstitutional
judicial review
Type of Government where power resides in the populace
Democracy
Citizen-focused section of the Bicameral Legislature
House of Representatives
Major Liberal party of the US
Democratic Party
Established the power of Judicial review
Marbury v Madison 1803
Framework of US Government
US Constitution
State-focused section of the Bicameral Legislature,
The Senate
the process by which specific provisions of the Bill of Rights are applied to the states
the system of voting that decides the President
Electoral College
Established the, later overturned, Separate but Equal doctrine.
Plessy v Ferguson 1896
Principle of Government that allows for interactions between the branches of government
Checks and Balances
The power to strike down a bill, preventing it from becoming a law.
Veto
Legal protections for groups/demographics from discrimination
Civil Rights
Largest voting demographic in the US (age)
60+
through Judicial review this case Overturned the Separate but Equal Doctrine, integrating public Schools
Brown v Board of Education 1954
The first amendment provides 5 freedoms, they are as followed:
Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition,
The President's power to issue directives, similar through a law, with out congressional approval
Executive Order
fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the government against government interference
Civil Liberties
Avg. voter turnout (total in %)
64-66% (2024, 2020)
Established limitations on Freedom of speech, specifically if speech creates a Clear and present danger.
Schenck v Us 1919