Type of Gov
Theocracy
Religion based government
Congress cannot interfere with the practice of religion
Free Excercise Clause
Protects people from government
Bill of rights
Lobbyist
An organization or individual who attempts to influence legislation and policy
Cabinet
-Originally 4 positions
- 14 cabinet positions plus attorney general
Democracy
Government ruled by people
Right to express one's opinions without censorship, restraint, or legal penalty
freedom of expression
Cannot be forced to testify against yourself
5th Amendment Right against Self-Incrimination
Paradox of Congress
When Americans don't like congress but like their congress person
Government
the means by which a society organizes itself and allocates authority in order to accomplish collective goals
Direct Democracy
Government completely based on voting
Obscenity; Clear and Present Danger; Defamation
Examples of unprotected expression/ speech
Democratic Party
Started by Andrew Jackson and his supporters as they broke away from the Jeffersonian Republicans
Number of Senate members
100
Forms of Government
Totalitarianism, Authoritarianism, Aristocracy, Democracy, Theocracy
Anarchy
No governmental rule
Less protection than induvial speech
Commerical Speech Receives....
Republican Party
Started out as the Whig party and split over slavery; Anti-Slavery Whigs and Anti-Slavery Democrats
Number of House Members
435
Natural Rights
rights you are born with
Aristicacy
Ruled by the upper class monarchs
Search requires a warrant; warrant requires probable cause sworn before a judge
4th Amendment
intrest group
An organized group of induvial who attempt to influence government decision making
Our senators
Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy
Federalist Papers
A collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison under the name "Publius" to defend the Constitution in detail.