Court Cases
This Supreme Court case said that people accused of crimes must be told their rights before police questioning.
What is Miranda v. Arizona
Ensures safety and effectiveness of food, drugs, and medical supplies.
What is the FDA?
The Great Compromise created this two-house legislature.
What is Congress?
This philosopher believed people are born with natural rights such as life, liberty, and property.
What is John Locke?
This political ideology generally supports lower taxes and less government involvement in the economy.
What is conservatism?
This Supreme Court case guaranteed the right to a lawyer for people who cannot afford one.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
Protects human health and environment
What is EPA?
This compromise counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for representation purposes.
What is the 3/5's Compromise
This philosopher believed government should be divided into separate branches to prevent abuse of power.
What is Baron de Montesquieu?
This political ideology generally supports expanded social programs and greater government involvement in solving social issues.
What is liberalism?
This 1896 Supreme Court case established the “separate but equal” doctrine.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
Regulates communication by radio, tv, satelite, wire, and cable.
What is FCC?
Delegates met at the Constitutional Convention because the Articles of Confederation were considered too what?
What is too weak?
This philosopher wrote The Social Contract and believed government gets its power from the people.
What is Rousseau?
Conservatives often argue that decisions about education should primarily be controlled at this level of government.
What is the state or local level?
This landmark Supreme Court case overturned “separate but equal” in public schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Protects consumers and promotes fair competition
What is the FTC?
This plan favored large states by proposing representation based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
This English philosopher believed people need a strong central government to avoid chaos in society.
What is Thomas Hobbes?
A political party outside the two major parties is called this type of party.
What is third party?
Clarence Gideon argued that denying him a lawyer violated which constitutional amendment?
What is the 6th Amendment?
Oversees civil aviation in the United States
What is FAA?
This plan favored small states by proposing equal representation for each state.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
The system of checks and balances in the U.S. government was heavily influenced by this philosopher.
What is Montesquieu?
This system is dominated by two major political parties.
What is two-party system?