Law (ULAW)
This amendment protects individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government
Fourth Amendment
This term describes a legislature consisting of two separate chambers, such as the U.S. Congress
Bicameral Legislature
This war was fought between the Union and Confederacy from 1861 to 1865.
American Civil War
This term refers to the authority a court has to hear and decide a particular case.
Jurisdiction
This 1215 English document limited the power of the monarchy and became an important influence on constitutional government.
Magna Carta
This type of law governs agreements between individuals or organizations that create legally enforceable obligations.
Contract Law
This term describes the process through which people develop their political beliefs, attitudes, and values
Political Socialization
This religious movement began in 16th-century Europe and challenged the authority and practices of the Catholic Church.
Protestant Reformation
This standard of proof is generally used in civil cases and requires that something be more likely true than not true.
Preponderance of the Evidence
This Supreme Court case established that indigent defendants have the right to an attorney in serious criminal cases.
Gideon v. Wainwright
This term describes a court's authority to review a lower court's decision
Appellate Jurisdiction
In international relations, this term describes a distribution of global power among several major states rather than one or two dominant powers.
Multipolarity
This Chinese political campaign, launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, sought to transform Chinese society and eliminate perceived political and cultural opposition.
Cultural Revolution
This legal procedure allows a party to request that an appellate court review a lower court's decision.
Appeal
This international court prosecutes individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
International Criminal Court
This constitutional principle requires government classifications based on race to meet the highest level of judicial scrutiny.
Strict Scrutiny
This phenomenon occurs when voters support candidates from different political parties for different offices on the same ballot.
Split-Ticket Voting
This policy announced in 1947 committed the United States to supporting countries resisting communist expansion.
Truman Doctrine
This Latin term refers to the criminal intent or guilty mental state required for certain offenses
In criminal law, this Latin term refers to the physical act or unlawful conduct that constitutes part of a crime.
Actus Reus
This constitutional doctrine holds that certain rights, although not explicitly listed in the Constitution, may be protected because they are deeply rooted in constitutional principles
Substantive Due Process
This term describes a political system in which power is concentrated in a ruler or small group and meaningful political competition and civil liberties are restricted
Authoritarianism
This 1962 confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union brought the world close to nuclear war.
Cuban Missile Crisis
This legal remedy orders a person or government entity to perform a specific action or stop a particular action
Injunction
This 1945 conference brought together the leaders of the United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union to discuss the postwar reorganization of Europe.
Yalta Conference