Historical Documents
This document, also know as the Great Charter, established that the power of the monarch was not absolute, guaranteed trial by jury, and due process of law to the nobility.
Magna Carta
This principle has the powers of government split in three branches.
Separation of Powers
Marbury v. Madison established what Judicial Principle?
Judicial Review
Government by the people and the separation of powers are the main principles of which founding document?
Constitution
The process of becoming a U.S. Citizen is known as what?
Naturalization
This document defines the framework of the Federal Government of the United States
Constitution
The courts have the power to determine if government actions violate the Constitution.
Judicial Review
What U.S. Supreme court established that a person has a right to remain silent when being interrogated by the police?
Miranda v. Arizona
Which person is considered to be the principal author of the U.S. Constitution?
Thomas Jefferson
In the United States, what is permitted to citizens by the right of freedom of assembly?
Protest or Demonstration
This document was written by Parliament and agreed to by William and Mary of England in 1689. It was designed to prevent abuse of power by the monarch. Some of its provisions included: freedom from excessive bail and from cruel and unusual punishment and required that all parliamentary elections be free
English Bill of Rights
This principle is based on the people giving the government its power
Popular sovereignty
This U.S. Supreme Court cases ruled that the forced internment of U.S. citizens of Japanese descent was legal.
Korematsu V. United States
These papers written by James Madison attempted to persuade the passing of the U.S. Constitution.
Federalist Papers
In this Supreme Court case, the court ruled that defendants who are unable to afford an attorney must be provided one by the state.
Gideon V. Wainwright
This document expresses the ideals on which the United States was founded and the reasons for separation from Great Britain.
Declaration of Independence
A system of government where the powers are divided between a national government and several regional governments like States
Federalism
This U.S. Supreme Court case, dealt with students protesting the Vietnam War by wearing black armbands. The court held that students free speech right do not stop at the schoolhouse gate.
Tinker v. Des Moines
What was the result of the Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) decision?
Separating Public Facilities
Which ancient civilization established a republican form of government?
Roman
This clause of the 14th Amendment guarantees that "no State deny basic rights to its people."
Due Process Clause
This principle of American Government states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government cannot take away.
Limited Government
This U.S. Supreme Court case overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling, which had established separate but equal
Brown v. Board of Education
At the Constitutional Convention, there was a major debate between large states and small states about representation in the new Congress. This debate was resolved by the Great Compromise. What was the result of the Great Compromise?
Congress would have two houses, one in which state representation was based on population and one in which all states had equal representation.
Who brings charges in the impeachment process of a Federal official?
House of Representatives