These limit our fun but also preserve or protect our freedoms and make life better for everyone.
Rules
These are basic human rights
Right to life, liberty, property and pursuit of happiness.
The Supreme Court ruled in 2010 that corporations and unions could donate an unlimited amount of money to campaigns but not direct to candidates. What is this called?
Citizens United
Which branch: President
Executive
Which branch: Makes the laws and establishes taxes
Legislative
Which Branch: interprets the laws or decides what they mean.
Judicial
Which branch: makes sure that the rights of all citizens are protected and that the law is followed.
Judicial
They have the power to issues drivers' licenses
They take care of the health of safety of citizens
States
They can build a military and declare war
Federal
What are powers that are not specifically given to the federal government and given to the states called
Reserved
This keeps any branch of the government from becoming too powerful
Checks and balances
Thomas Jefferson wrote tht people are born with these
Unalienable rights
This is the introduction to the Constitution
Preamble
These protect the rights of individuals and guarantees the the government won't be too powerful
Bill of Rights
Which amendment: Right to a lawyer and a trial by jury in criminal cases
6th
Which amendment: freedom of religion, speech and press
1st
Which amendment: states cannot unfairly search citizens or take away their property
4th
Which amendment: No one can have their life, liberty, or property taken away unless authorities follow the appropriate legal process
5th
Which amendment: Citizens have more rights than just those listed in the constitution
9th
He invented the spinning jenny
James Hargreaves
The purpose of the spinning jenny
Gave women the right to vote
Suffrage / 19th amendment
Gave African-American men the right to vote
15th amendment
This made the voting age 18
26th amendment