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Capitol Hill
Black Robes
El Presidente
100
Keeping groups of people separate based on their race.
What is Segregation
100
The right to no unreasonable search and seizure without probable cause and a warrant
What is the 4th amendment
100

Responsible for confirming Supreme Court nominees

What is the Senate

100

Search without a warrant is allowed in schools

What is NJ v TLO

100

System used to elect POTUS (president of the United States)

What is the Electoral College

200
Law passed following the Selma march to ban discrimination at the voting booth
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965
200

Amendment abolishing poll taxes

What is 24th amendment

200

Congressional powers that are stated in the Constitution. (Power to declare war)

What are expressed powers

200

Separate but equal

What is Plessy v Ferguson 

200

Length of time the president has to tell Congress he will send troops overseas; length of time to keep those troops overseas.

What is 48 hours or 2 days to tell Congress and 60 days overseas.

300
Three forms of discrimination faced by African-Americans when voting.
What are grandfather clause, poll tax, and literacy tests
300
The right to not self-incriminate
What is the 5th amendment
300

Law passed by Congress in reaction to the President sending troops overseas.

What is the War Powers Resolution

300

Landmark case where the court ruled that "separate is inherently unequal"

What is Brown v Board of Education

300

Head of the armed forces

What is Commander in Chief

400
Laws that affected the rights of African-Americans
What are Black Codes
400

The 5 rights guaranteed in the First amendment

What are freedom of the press, petition, assembly, speech and religion

400

To obstruct or delay a vote

What is a filibuster

400

Supreme Court case dealing with Affirmative Action. A college used a point scale to accept incoming students.

What is Gratz v Bollinger

400

Qualifications to become President

What is 35 years old, 14 years as a citizen and natural born

500
Four different strategies used by activists and protesters during the Civil Rights movement
What are boycotts, sit-ins, marches and challenging laws through court cases
500

Equal protection under the law

What is the 14th amendment

500

The impeachment process in Congress

What is the House of Reps brings up the impeachment charge and the Senate convicts the person in trial

500

Landmark ruling where the court said that students have the right to pure, symbolic speech.

What is Tinker v Des Moines

500

Options the president has when a bill reaches his desk

What are sign the bill into law, veto it and pocket veto