Amendments
Protects five freedoms: religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
First Amendment
Cruel and oppressive government or rule.
Tyranny
First 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution - details the specific freedoms that belong to each American citizen.
Bill of Rights
A person paid to represent an interest group's viewpoint.
Lobbyist
No one is above the law.
Rule of Law
Protects against unreasonable search and seizures without a warrant or probable cause.
Fourth Amendment
Each governmental branch has powers to limit (check) the other branches.
Checks and Balances
Introduction to the U.S. Constitution, establishing the goals and purposes of government.
Preamble to the Constitution
The chief executive of a state government.
Governor
Group of laws that define what acts/activities are crimes.
Criminal Law
Right to a prompt and public trial decided by a jury.
Sixth Amendment
Powers of government are divided among three branches of government: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
Separation of Powers
First document to limit the powers of the king - signed in 1215.
Magna Carta
The chief executive of a nation.
President
Based on the Constitution and on Supreme Court decisions interpreting the Constitution
Constitutional Law
Powers that are not reserved to the federal government nor prohibited to the states belong to the states or the people.
Tenth Amendment
Something that each citizen owes their nation, whether it's serving on a jury, abiding the law, registering for selective service, or paying taxes.
Civic Duty
First document to establish self-government in the colonies.
Mayflower Compact (1620)
Supporters of the Constitution who believe a strong national government is needed to keep the country united.
Federalists
Idea that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents.
Law of Blood
There are rights reserved to the people that are not listed in the Constitution.
Ninth Amendment
Government power to take private property for public use without the owner's consent.
Eminent Domain
The Florida Constitution's list of rights
Florida Declaration of Rights
Enlightenment Thinker who believed in "separation of power"
Baron De Montesquieu
Idea that the country of citizenship of a child is determined by its country of birth.
Law of Soil