Lesson 3
The Magna Carta
What is the document that established the rule of law?
The Preamble
What is the introduction to the Constitution?
The Supreme Court
Who interpreters the Bill of Rights?
Mayor-Council system
What is the oldest form of city government called?
the drawing the boundaries of a legislative district with the intent of giving one party or group a significant advantage
What is gerrymandering?
The Bill of Rights
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Popular Sovereignty
What is the principle that power resides in the will of the people?
The First Amendment
Which amendment protects the freedoms?
A school
What is an example of a special purpose district?
basic freedoms guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution, such as freedom of speech and freedom of religion
What are civil liberties?
A strong central government
What was the fear of the reflection of The Articles of Confederation?
due process
What is the term that refers to the principle that people accused of a crime must be granted certain legal rights?
Amendments 5-8
What are the amendments that protect you in the legal system?
The county seat
Where are county governments located?
guarantees of equal rights and equal treatment under the law, such as trial by jury and voting rights
What are civil rights?
No Bill of Rights
What is the biggest complaint the framers got that paused them from ratifying the Constitution?
Congress and the states
What are the two steps to amending the Constitution?
Self incrimanation
What is the phrase "You have the right to remain silent." another word for?
Texas
What state established the new commission system?
the idea that people elect leaders to a governing body of citizens
What is republicanism?
Baron de Montesquieu
Who is the political philosopher that came up with separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches?
To keep any one group from gaining too much power
Why did the framers of the Constitution create three separate branches?
Incorporation
What is the process of applying the Bill of Rights to the states through Supreme Court decisions called?
They have high expectations but very little resources.
What is the biggest challenge facing local governments?
A universal set of moral principles believed to come from humans’ basic sense of right and wrong that can be applied to any culture or system of justice
What is natural law?