Supreme Court Cases
This Supreme Court case established judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
The document that separated the British and The colonists (The Break up Letter)
Declaration Of Independence
Decisions the government makes that affect people outside the country
Foreign Policy
The Branch that makes Laws
Legislative Branch
The two wars in which the U.S. teamed up with other countries to defeat Germany.
World War I and World War II
The court case that ruled the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires U.S. states to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who are unable to afford their own
Gideon v. Wainwright
The first ten amendments of the Constitution
U.S. Bill of Rights
Decisions the government makes that affect people within the country
Domestic Policy
The branch that enforces the Laws
Executive Branch
When Cuba pointed Missiles at the U.S., causing commotion.
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Also known as the court of appeals, this is a higher court that reviews decisions made by lower courts
Appellate Court
The document that established self-government
Mayflower Compact
When a country spies on another to resolve a conflict
Espionage
The branch that interprets the Laws
Judicial Branch
The war that the U.S. fought to become independent from Britain.
The Revolutionary War
The Supreme Court case that ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional
Brown v. Board of Education
The document that limited the power of the king of England
English Bill of rights
A peaceful and smart approach to conflicts
Diplomacy
A part of the Legislative branch that has a number of representatives based on the population of each state
The House of Representatives
a conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 between North Korea (supported by China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (supported by the United Nations, primarily the United States)
The Korean War
The Supreme Court case that ruled that law enforcement in the United States must warn a person of their constitutional rights before interrogating them
Miranda v. Arizona
The document that established limited government
Magna Carta
The methods a country uses to solve a problem with other countries
Conflict Resolutions
The part of the Legislative Branch that has 2 representatives from each state
The Senate
a war that the U.S started to try to stop the expansion of communism in Southeast Asia
The Vietnam war