Module 3 on the study guide Session 3 Review Module 3 on the study guide
Types of government Direct Democracy Representative Democracy Government run by the people, where people vote to make all decisions Government run by the people, where the people vote for representatives that make the decisions
Types of government Socialism communism Everything in the country is divided equally to the people. Karl Marx the inventor Of the idea The government decides who gets what in the country
Types of government Monarchy Oligarchy and autocracy Government is run by a royal family and power is passed down the family A group (oligarchy) or one (autocracy) is in power and makes ALL the decisions for the people
How are governments ruled Parliamentary federal Government where the legislature has all the power to make decisions over the leader Divide the powers between the central government and local government
How are governments ruled unitary confederate The country is one unit and everything and everyone is treated equally The states have the power of decisions and the central government has very little power to make decisions
POP QUIZ Has a queen or King Gives most power to the states Allows people to vote directly Allows people to vote for representatives
Branches of government Executive- president and his surrounding advisors (cabinet) Legislative- senate and house of representatives Judicial- supreme court
Division of power Federal powers- makes the decisions that effect all of the country (President of the USA) State powers- make decisions that impact people in your state (Governor of FL) Local powers- make decisions that impact people in your town (Mayor or County Commissioner or School Board)
Important amendments 13- ended slavery 14-allowed all people protection under the Constitution 15-allowed African American males to vote 19-allowed women to vote 24- stopped forcing anyone to pay to vote 26-allowed 18 years old to vote
Types of law Civil- law relate to private citizens (divorce, property fights) Criminal- law relating to people who have committed a crime (murder, robbing a bank) Constitutional- laws that relate to rights in the constitution (religion laws) Military- laws for people in the military (yelling at your commanding officer aka boss)
Pop quiz 26 amendment Branch of gov. with president Law you violate when you rob a bank
COURT CASES Plessy v. ferguson Brown v. board of education Reversed the Plessy v. ferguson court case Supreme court ruled that separate for races was NOT equal Black man sued because he could not go into the white train car Supreme court ruled that separation by race was legal as long as the options were equal
COURT CASES Miranda v. arizona Gideon v. wainwright Established the “Miranda law” where people who are arrested must be read their rights He did not know that he could choose NOT to talk and had the right to a lawyer He went free because his rights were violated and his confession could not be used Gives everyone the right to an attorney regardless if they can afford one or not
COURT CASES Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier Tinker v. des moines In a school paper, the principal censored two articles Supreme court says that the school paper is property of the school and censorship is allowed Students wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam war while in school Supreme court said students can express their freedom of speech as long as it does not present a disruption or safety issue
COURT CASES Bush v. Gore US v. Nixon Defined and limited to powers and rights of the president Settled the dispute of the election and how to count the votes
COURT CASES Marbury v. Madison Established “judicial review” The supreme court has the right to review decisions made by the legislature to see if they abide by the constitution
Pop quiz Court case that let students have freedom of expression Court case the let the court “check” the legislature Makes police read criminals their rights Allows schools power of school paper