Types of Government
A government with a central party or person that has dictatorial control over a country
Totalitarian
This court case established the idea that “separate but equal” was legal
Plessy v. Ferguson
In Morse v Frederick, Frederick held up a sign that said what?
bong hits for Jesus
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called:
Bill of Rights
This amendment contains the right to basic human freedoms
1st
A system of government in which the leaders take political power and authority, and have power over the entire government
Authoritarian
This case got rid of separate but equal in schools
Brown V. Board of Education
Texas v Johnson protected what act of protest?
Flag Burning
A bicameral legislature means what?
Two houses
Which amendment guarantees people the right to due process?
5th
A government in which “all laws and policies are determined by the people themselves, rather than by representatives who are elected by the people."
Direct Democracy
In Roe v Wade, Texas passed a law against what?
Abortion
Roper v Simmons states that Simmons could not be sentenced to death because he
was under 18 at time of the crime
The system of checks and balances was designed to:
Prevent any one branch or person from becoming too powerful
Which amendment declares that no person can be forced to be a witness against himself in a criminal case?
5th
A form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class
Oligarchy
According to the Supreme Court, what kind of speech will always be protected?
Political
Pottawatomie School District v Earls states that schools have a right to do what?
Drug Test students
The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution states
That the national government is supreme
The _____ amendment allows a person to serve a maximum number of 10 years as president.
22nd
A __________ is a form of government in which "power is held by the people and their elected representatives"
Republic
Gideon v Wainwright is the reason everyone is entitled to a
Lawyer
In Heller v Washington DC, the court ruled on the issue of
Gun ownership
What clause allows US citizens the ability to move from one state and establish residency in another state?
Privileges and Immunities clause
The ___ Amendment states that powers not specifically given to the Federal Government in the Constitution are automatically given to the state governments
10th