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| What is the Supreme Law of the Land? | US Constitution |
| Which plan of representation was based on a state's population? | Virginia Plan |
| Which plan of representation was based on = representation for ea. state? | New Jersey Plan |
| What allowed for a bicameral legislature (Congress)? | Great Compromise |
| Which two houses make up our Congress? | Senate & the House of Representatives |
| In the House of Rep., the number of members is based on? | population |
| In the Senate, the number of members is ..... | 2 = equal for every state |
| How did they decide to count slaves in the population? | the Three-Fifths Compromise |
| When Congress promised the South not to tax or bother slavery? | Commerce & Slave Trade Compromise |
| This means that every citizen is subject to the law, including law makers? | the Rule of Law |
| What are powers specifically given to the Federal Govt? | Delegated or Enumerated Powers |
| What are powers that are shared by both the states and Federal Govt? | Concurrent Powers |
| What are the powers that are specifically given to the states? | Reserved Powers |
| What gives Congress a set of implied powers? | "Necessary and Proper Clauses" |
| What is another word for the "Necessary and Proper Clause"? | Implied Powers |
| What requires each state to recognize the laws, judicial decision, & public records of the other states? | "Full Faith & Credit Clause" |
| What is used to elect the President? | Electoral College |
| Duties of the Executive Branch include: | 1. carry out the law 2. appoint judges 3. serve as Commander-in-Chief |
| Congress's two houses are the: | Senate & House of Representatives |
| Duties of the Legislative Branch include: | 1. Creating/passing laws 2. originating spending bills |
| Duties of the Judicial Branch include: | 1. Supreme Crt. interpreting the Const. 2. limits the power of other branches |
| Judicial Review is when the Supreme Crt.... | determines if a law is Constitutional or not |
| When people create and vote for their elected officials? | Popular Sovereignty |
| What forbids the govt from est. an official religion or placing one religion over another? | Establishment Clause |
| Because of the Est. Clause, there must be an elimination of anything having to do with religion in public govt...... | Separation of Ch. & State |
| What is a system of govt that divides up power between a strong natl govt & small local govts? | Federalism |
| Which two groups initially disagreed over the amount of individual rts and freedoms? | Federalists v. Anti-Federalists |
| Supporters of the Const. who wanted a strong Federal govt & weak state govts? | Federalists like Franklin, Hamilton, & Washington |
| The series of essays supporting the Federalists? | Federalist Papers #10 & #51 are the most imp. |
| These men wanted a weak Federal govt. & strong state govts? | Anti-Federalists, such as Hancock & Jefferson |
| The series of essays supporting the Bill of Rights? | Brutus I and Brutus II papers |
| The eventual compromise to pass the Constitution was called the: | Bill of Rights... the first 10 Amendments |
| An Amendment may be proposed by Congress, & passed with a: | 2/3 Majority Vote |
| We are also protected from the govt by the use of: | Due Process, the rules that govern an arrest |
| The govt. also has the right to take private property for public....with payment: | Eminent Domain (incoming hwy.) |
| When a person is formally accused of a crime? | Indictment |
| The 5th Amendment protects your right to remain silent against: | self-incrimination |
| The 5th Amendment also protects people from being prosecuted twice for the same offense: | Double Jeopardy |
| People are also protected since evidence in a criminal trial can only be used if obtained legally: | Exclusionary Rule |
| What means the right to vote? | Suffrage |
| Which Amendments are considered to be the Suffrage Amendments: | 15th, 19th, and 26th |
| What are the Civil War Amendments? | 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments |
| The formal accusation of wrongdoing against a public official? | Impeachment |
| Case for Judicial Review: | Marbury v. Madison |
| Case for rights to an attorney: | Miranda v. Arizona |
| Case where a state must provide a defense attorney if you can't afford one: | Gideon v. Wainwright |
| Case that said Separate but equal was ok: | Plessy v. Ferguson |
| Case where school segregation was ruled illegal: | Brown v. Board of Education |
