Systems of Government
All power is held by a single person.
What is Monarchy?
Freedom of speech, religion, petition, assembly, and press.
What is the First Amendment?
An order to produce an arrested person before a judge.
What is Habeas Corpus?
4th and 14th amendments give women right to choose to have an abortion within the 1st trimester.
What is Roe v. Wade?
Gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations.
What is Commerce Clause?
Rule by the people.
What is Democracy?
Women's Suffrage
What is 19th Amendment?
Racial segregation that is required by law.
What is De Jure Segregation?
Race can be used for determining congressional districts, but not the only reason.
What is Shaw v. Reno?
First Amendment ban on laws "respecting an establishment of religion."
What is Establishment Clause?
Every eligible person participates directly by voting.
What is Direct Democracy?
Due process
What is 14th Amendment?
A brief was submitted by a "friend of the court."
What is Amicus Curiae?
Holds that separate but equal facilities for African-Americans are constitutional.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
A large complex organization composed of appointed officials.
What is Bureaucracy?
The legislature chooses the executive branch.
What is Parliamentary Democracy?
Citizens cant be denied the right to vote for not paying taxes.
What is 24th Amendment?
A brief, unsigned court opinion.
What is Per Curiam Opinion?
Defines "unreasonable search and seizure" and regulates the use of warrants to obtain evidence.
What is Mapp v. Ohio?
The rule that a citizen cant sue the government without the government's consent.
What is Sovereign Immunity?
The government controls every facet of life.
What is Totalitarianism?
Allows citizens of DOC the right to vote.
What is 23rd Amendment?
A method whereby a poor person can have their case heard in federal court without charge.
What is Forma Pauperis?
Removed campaign contribution limits for business and unions.
What is Citizen's United v. FEC?
Process where the court has applied most, but not all, parts of the Bill of Rights to the states.
What is Selective Incorporation?