Schenck v. United States
1919 supreme court ruling that protest against ww1 weren't protected by 1st amendment because they posed a "clear and present danger... that congress has a right to prevent
what was Schenk V US
This document was one of the 85 Federalist papers The Federalist Papers were a series of 85 essays printed in newspapers to persuade the American people to support ratification of the new Constitution. This one specifically talked about the process of judicial review
What was fed 78?
The government interprets the law, resolves disputes, protects individual rights, acts as a check on the other branches of government, applies legal precedent, and upholds the rule of law.
What was the role of the judicial branch?
Partisan manipulation of electoral district boundaries by state legislatures to benefit one political party over another.
what causes gerrymandering
What are freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and the right to petition the government?
What is 1st amendment or what does it protect?
Shenck v. United States established the "clear and present danger" test regarding restrictions on what constitutional right?
What is freedom of speech?
According to Federalist Paper No. 78, what power does the judiciary possess to determine the constitutionality of laws passed by Congress?
What is judicial review?
In what landmark Supreme Court case was the principle of judicial review established?
What is Marbury v. Madison?
What historical event was a primary cause of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States during the mid-20th century?
What is segregation
What principle of government divides power between the national and state governments?
What is federalism?
Schenck v. United States involved a challenge to what type of law passed by Congress during World War I, which made it illegal to interfere with military recruitment?
What is the Espionage Act of 1917?
Federalist Paper No. 78 argues that the judiciary's duty is to uphold what principle, ensuring that the will of the people as expressed in the Constitution remains paramount?
What is the rule of law?
Who has the authority to confirm federal judges, including Supreme Court justices?
Who is the United States Senate?
What is the term for the influence that interest groups exert on public policy by mobilizing constituents and lobbying policymakers?
What is interest group pressure or lobbying?
This landmark Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This test was created after the ruling of schenck V US to allow limitations on free speech when it poses as a threat to government interests
What was the clear and present danger test
Hamilton discusses the judiciary's role in checking the power of what two branches of government?
What are the legislative and executive branches?
What is the lowest level of federal courts, where trials are held and lawsuits begin?
What are the district courts?
What sociological term describes the phenomenon where individuals or groups adopt the behaviors or beliefs of others within a group?
What is social influence or peer pressure?
What principle allows the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution in a way that reflects contemporary values and societal norms?
What is the living constitution or judicial activism?
Schenck v. United States established the precedent that certain forms of speech could be restricted during times of what, when the nation's security is deemed to be at risk?
What is wartime or national emergency?
In Federalist Paper No. 78, Hamilton argues that lifetime appointments for federal judges are crucial for maintaining what principle?
What is judicial independence or the separation of powers?
What term refers to the practice of following precedent set by previous court decisions?
What is stare decisis?
What term refers to the impact that court decisions have on future interpretations of the law?
What is precedent?
What term, coined by political scientist Robert Dahl, describes a system in which a small group of people have disproportionate influence over government decisions?
What is elite theory or elitism?