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Meaning of “We the People”
Government receives its power from the people
This document was written to control the power of the government
US Constitution
Meaning of “Deriving their power from the consent of the governed”
People are the source of government and the group that gives them power
This group believed that the Constitution should include a portion protecting the fundamental rights of citizens (Bill of Rights)
Anti- Federalists
According to the fore- fathers, disagreeing with the government is essential to this type of government
Democratic Government/ Democracy
This type of law is used to resolve disagreements between two people
Civil Law
All people including politicians must obey the law
Rule of Law
If a court case start in state courts, this is the last court it can go through in a state before making it to the US Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Court that comes between US District Courts, and US Supreme Court
US Court of Appeals
Case that said separate schools for black and white students was NOT legal even if the schools were equal
Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
Case that outlawed legal segregation (Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson)
Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
Allowing the Judicial branch to check on other branches (judicial review) was the precedent established in this case
Marbury v. Madison
Case that set the precedent that guarantees you’re told that you have the right to remain silent and get an attorney
Miranda v. Arizona
Black arm bands were the form of symbolic speech in this court case
Tinker v. Des Moines Board of Education
The president may try to use this power to try to get out of turning over information for an investigation
Executive Privelege
Having a more informed society would be the result of this amendment
1st Amendment (Free Speech)
Before being signed by a governor to become law, a bill must pass both of these
State Senate, State House of Representatives
The last step in amending the constitution
3/4ths of state legislatures ratify the amendment
The fight between Federalists and Antifederalists over state representation at the federal level was solved by creating this
Bicameral Legislature
Cabinet Member most involved with foreign diplomacy
Secretary of State
Division of power between state and federal governments
Federalism
If power is shared in a federal system, it is _____ in a unitary system
Delegated
When citizens propose a constitutional amendment to a state constitution by starting a petition
Initiative
At the Constitutional Convention, representatives from this type of states wanted EQUAL representation for each state at the federal level
Small States
This philosopher believed in having three equal branches of government
Montesquieu