The Constitution
term that describes a society with no government
what is anarchy?
A government system where power is divided between the state and national levels of governance
What is Federalism?
Freedoms that we possess as individuals that government cannot infringe upon
What are civil liberties?
Freedoms that we possess as groups that the government has to guarantee
What are civil rights?
"separate but equal" doctrine is a result of this decision
What is Plessey v. Ferguson?
⅔ of the house, ⅔ the senate, ¾ of state legislatures
What are the necessary criteria for ratifying constitutional amendments?
The division of federal power between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
What is separation of powers?
What is the 19th amendment?
Congress shall pass no law regarding the establishment of religion…
What is the establishment clause?
Government cannot tell us what to believe or not to believe, but it does not guarantee how we practice in all situations.
What is Reynolds vs US (1879)?
**(absolute freedom to believe but not absolute freedom of practice)
note: follow up on Brandenburg v. Ohio
"We the People", acknowledges that the people are the ultimate source of power for a government.
What is popular sovereignty?
The Constitution outranks all other laws
**hint: clause
What is the supremacy clause?
Speech is angry speech that is directed at a particular person or group that is based on a characteristic where there is great potential to incite violence
What is hate speech?
Political scientists: Myth of American politics
Who is Alan Gitelson?
Decision that resulted in the court taking away a constitutional right. This case reversed Roe v. Wade.
What is Dobbs v. Jackson? (2022)
Prevents someone from being tried twice for the same crime in the same jurisdiction
What is the double jeopardy clause?
Inequality between states, protects injustice by states, disputed authority, overlapping bureaucracies and regulations
What are the disadvantages of federalism?
Group founded for the purpose of ensuring equal rights for Black Americans (focus on litigation)
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People? (NAACP)
Congress shall pass no law regarding the establishment of religion…nor interfere with how we as individuals chose to practice the religion we chose to practice
What is the Free Exercise clause?
Because the constitution treats the tribes as separate sovereign entities, they are not protected by the constitution: they have no amendment rights
What is Talton v. Mayes? (1896)
Majority rule
**as a value of ___.
What is a core value of American political culture?
**what is American political culture?
Specific and explicitly listed authorities granted to the federal government, primarily Congress, by the U.S. Constitution.
What are enumerated powers?
The organized refusal to buy, sell, or use certain goods.
What is a legal boycott?
Level of judicial review for cases of ethnic and racial discrimination
what is strict scrutiny?
Deals with religious involvement regarding aid sent to private and public schools. For it to be constitutional, a government action must have a secular purpose.
What is the Lemon Test?