| A | B |
|---|
| AMENDMENTS | CHANGES/ADDITIONS TO A CONSTITUTION OR LAW |
| CONSTITUTION | A BODY OF FUNDAMENTAL LAWS |
| SUPREME COURT DECISIONS | Has been a way the Constituion has changed over time. |
| BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION | DECISION: SEPARATE IS NOT EQUAL |
| PLESSY V. FERGUSON | DECISION: SEPARATE but EQUAL is legal |
| 16TH AMENDMENT | THE GOVERNMENT CAN COLLECT INCOME TAXES |
| 19TH AMENDMENT | ALLOWED WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE |
| 22ND AMENDMENT | RESTRICTED PRESIDENTS TO BEING ELECTED TO NO MORE THAN 2 TERMS or ten years |
| 24TH AMENDMENT | POLL TAXES ARE NOT LEGAL |
| 26TH AMENDMENT | GAVE THE VOTE TO 18 YEAR OLD CITIZENS |
| UNIVERISTY OF California V. BAKKE | CASE ABOUT REVERSE DISCRIMIATION WHEN A WHITE MALE WANTED TO GET INTO MEDICAL SCHOOL |
| ABSOLUTE MONARCHY | A HEREDITARY RULER CONTROLS ALL OF THE FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT; EXAMPLE: THE TSARS OF RUSSIA |
| ABSOLUTISM | All power should be vested in one ruler or other authority. |
| CONSTITUTIONAL | A LAW OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ACTION THAT ALIGNS WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION |
| CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY | A HEREDITARY RULER HAS LIMITS ON HIS/HER POWER; EXAMPLE: KINGS/QUEENS OF GREAT BRITAIN |
| DEMOCRACY | A SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN Which POLITICAL CONTROL IS EXERCISED BY ALL THE PEOPLE |
| DICTATOR | A LEADER OF A COUNTRY WHO HAS ABSOLUTE P0WER AND AUTHORITY |
| MONARCHY | A SYSTem OF GOVERNMENT RULED BY A KING OR QUEEN |
| PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY | A SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH THE EXECUTIVE LEADERS ARE CHOSEN BY THE LEGISLATURE; AS IN GREAT BRITAIN |
| PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRACY | A SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT CHARACTERIZED BY A SEPARATION OF POWERS BETWEEN INDEPENDENT AND COEQUAL EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES; AS IN THE U.S. |
| THEOCRACY | A SYSTem OF GOVERNMENT HEADED BY ONE OR MORE RELIGIOUS LEADERS WHO CLAIM TO RULE BY DIVINE AUTHORITY |
| CHECKS AND BALANCES | A SYSTEM TO PREVENT ONE BRANCH OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FROM BECOMING TOO POWERFUL |
