What is a change or addition made to the constitution?
100
There are this many justices on the Supreme Court.
What is Nine Justices?
100
This is the Supreme Court case ruling segregation in schools as unconstitutional.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education?
100
These are the two oceans bordering the US and their relation to the U.S. (direction).
What is the Pacific to the West, and Atlantic to the East?
200
These are three Supreme Court cases that were important to American history.
What is three cases out of Marbury vs. Madison, Plessy vs. Ferguson, Brown vs. Board, Tinker vs. Des Moines, New Jersey vs. T.L.O, Dred Scott, or Carey vs. Musladin?
200
These many Amendments are made to the Constitution.
What is 27 Amendments?
200
A president can serve in his/her position for a maximum of this many years.
What is 8 years? (Two terms)
200
This was the primary cause of the civil war.
What is Slavery?
200
These are three historical documents important to U.S. history.
What is three out of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, or the Articles of Confederation?
300
This form of symbolism was challenged in the case of Tinker vs. Des Moines.
What is the black arm bands?
300
These are the rights protected under the first Amendment. (There are five.)
What is Freedom of Press, Speech, Religion, Peaceful Assembly, and the act of Petitioning the Government?
300
This is the definition of federalism.
What is a balance of power between the state and federal governments?
300
This was the significance of Emmet Till's murder.
What is a highly publicized event, raising awareness of the civil rights movement?
300
These are three natural rights stated in the Declaration of Independence.
What is Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness?
400
This is the only case on the study guide that overruled a doctrinal (previous) ruling.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education, which overruled Plessy vs. Ferguson?
400
These amendments determine what powers are extended the states and the people.
What is the Ninth and Tenth amendments?
400
These are the term lengths of service for representatives and senators.
What is House of Representatives Two years, and Senators Six years?
400
This is the difference between Black codes and Jim Crow laws.
What is Jim Crow laws were "seperate but equal", while Black codes were not. (Multiple answers accepted)
400
This is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
What is something alike to the following- (multiple answers accepted)
not enough federal power to support economy (tax)?
500
In the case of Miranda vs. Arizona, this new policy was instituted for police.
(Not on Guide)
What are the Miranda Rights?
500
These are three amendments that grant suffrage to specific people or groups.
What is the 15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments?
15th- Suffrage to African American men
19th- Suffrage to Women
26th- Suffrage to 18 year olds
500
This is how long a supreme court justice can serve.
What is indefinitely, during good behavior?
500
This man was a historical figure, much like Uncle Sam, who symbolized segregation.
Who is Jim Crow?
500
This is the second president of the United States.