Amendments
Limits President to 2 terms
22nd Amendment
Abolished slavery. First of three "Reconstruction Amendments" passed after Civil War (1865-70)
13th Amendment
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
Connected China, India, and the Middle East. Traded goods and helped to spread culture.
Silk Roads
#1 song on iTunes as of 8:00AM June 4th, 2019
Old Town Road (feat Billy Ray Cyrus) by Lil Nas X
Powers not expressly given to federal government by the Constitution are reserved to states or the people. Also known as "reserved powers amendment" or "states' rights amendment"
10th Amendment
Business and political leaders with, what some think, is undue influence in Russia.
Oligarchs
Each slave counts as 60% of a person for taxation and representation purposes.
Yuck
3/5 Compromise
Name of group of nations that lost WWII
Axis
Biggest box office of the year (so far)
Avengers: Endgame (duh)
States cannot deny any person the right to vote because of race. Third of three "Reconstruction Amendments" passed after Civil War. First Voting Rights Amendment (with 19, 24 & 26)
15th Amendment
Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope
Globalization
A legislative body with two houses is known as...
bicameral
Opposing or even destroying images, especially those set up for religious veneration in the belief that such images represent idol worship.
Iconoclasm
Impressionist artist known for his mental health battles, use of color, and broad paint strokes.
Hint- famous painting is Starry Night
Vincent van Gogh
States cannot deny the right to vote based on gender
19th Amendment
have a strong ideological goal that many authoritarian systems lack, may resort to violence as a technique for destroying any obstacles to their governance
Totalitarianism
a system of governance in which a small group has absolute power
autocracy
City founded as the second capital of the Roman Empire; later became the capital of the Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
Capital of Iceland
Reykjavik
guarantees a speedy trial, an impartial jury, that the accused can confront witnesses against them, and that the accused must be allowed to have a lawyer.
6th Amendment
The "separate but equal" doctrine as it applies to public education is unconstitutional; separate schools are inherently unequal. The court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson. The question before the court was if it was okay to have schools based on race, that were not equal. It integrated schools.
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka KS
The court established its role as the arbiter of the constitutionality of federal laws, the principle is known as judicial review.
Marbury V. Madison
Ancient region between the Tigris and the Euphrates
Mesopotamia
Nuclear weapons-possessing nations
USA, UK, France, Israel, Pakistan, India, Russia, China, DPRK