cases
rule of law applies to all, even presidents
United states v. nixon
right to bear arms
2nd
group of leaders
oligarchy
british law placing a tax on printed colonial matter
stamp act
suffrage
allowed segragation of races "seperate but equal"
plessy v. ferguson
freedom of speech/religion
1st
supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person (a dictator or monarch)
autocracy
you could only buy tea from british east indian company
tea act
ended struggle from nobles and the king shared powers with the citizens
english BOR
upheld right of students to wear black armbands in protest of vietnam war (freedom of speech)
tinker v. des moines
right to jury tril in civil cases involving $20 or more
7th
form of of where the leader has all the power
absolute monarchy
bonston tea party
what was thomas paine's common sense
independent government
allowed school admin to censor content of student newspaper
hazelwood v. kuhlmeier
no cruel or unusual punishments
8th
people give power to gov in return of protection
social contract
colonists needed to supply basic need for the british soldiers (protection/protected from 3rd amendment)
declatory act
limited government
magna carta
stated segregation no longer allowed "segregation is inherently unequal"
brown v. board of education
powers not given to national gov are reserved to the states and people
10th
a form of government where a hereditary monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a written or unwritten constitution, sharing power with a legislature and judiciary
constitutional monarchy
led to american revolution (also caused heavy colonial taxation)
french/indian war
so the gov wont have too much power