Foundations of Government
This idea says people are born with rights that cannot be taken away.
What are natural rights?
Under the Articles, the national government did not have the power to do this with money?
What is tax or coin money?
This branch of government makes laws.
What is the legislative branch?
This Supreme Court case ended school segregation.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
What is the Supreme Court declaring it unconstitutional?
This document declared independence from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The Articles of Confederation did not include this branch to enforce laws.
What is the executive branch?
This branch of government enforces laws.
What is the executive branch?
This Supreme Court case protected student free speech in schools.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
This can occur if Congress passes a piece of legislation that the President does not like?
What is a veto or pocket veto?
This principle states that government power comes from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
One major reason the Articles failed was because the national government was too ___.
What is weak?
This branch of government interprets laws.
What is the judicial branch?
This Supreme Court case guaranteed the right to an attorney.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
This is the number of Senators needed to override a Presidential Veto.
What is 2/3?
This idea explains why people agree to follow laws in exchange for protection.
What is the social contract?
This document fixed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Constitution?
Members of the House of Representatives are elected every ___ years.
What is two years?
This power allows the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
The Executive and Legislative branches have this check over the judicial branch.
The ability to nominate (executive) and confirm (legislative).
This belief around what people need to do when a government becomes tyrannical is expressed in the Declaration of Independence.
What is alter or abolish the government?
The Constitution created this system to divide government power among branches.
What is separation of powers or checks and balances?
What is six years?
A Supreme Court decision that guides future court cases.
What is precedent?
This process can occur if a President becomes tyrannical or abuses their power.
What is impeachment?