Gov midterm

What are the two types of democratic systems?

A form of government, originally found in ancient Greece, in which the people directly pass laws and make other key decisions

Is a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy.

What are the systems of government?

System of government where a state governed as a single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme and any administrative divisions (sub-national units) exercise only the powers that the central government chooses to delegate

System of governement where there is an agreement between separate bodies to cooperate with each other.

Is a system of government in which entities such as states or provinces share power with a national government.

The Tenth Amendment declares, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people." In other words, states have all powers not granted to the federal government by the Constitution.

): Powers in nations with a federal system of government that are shared by both the federal government and each constituent political unit (such as a state or province).

What are the two types of Feralism?

This type of federalism State and federal share power; lots of interaction between levels of government.

THis typoe of federalism splitting up the power; no interactions between levels of government. No shared power.

a farmer that fought in the war had problems with the drought and wrote for help due to no reply he and other farmers stormed the massachusetts court house, called skirmish, shay was the tipping point for the articles of confederation so they rewrote

What were the two causes of the american revolution?

What was the financial issues that lead to the revolutionary war?

Added to the Constitution to protect the rights of freed African Americans

Provided protection of all individuals from the actions of state and local govt but doesn?t specify what protections are provided by ?due process? and :equal protection of the laws?; granted rights of citizenship to freed slaves (1868)

Court case that stated separate but equal; turned over 60 years later by Brown v. Board of Education

Mandated racial segregation; literacy tests at polling places; grandfather clause; poll

Political tests that were given at polling places to everybody in order to vote; intended for only the literate and educated to pass

if your grandfather was able to vote you can too

Voters were taxed; intended for only the wealthy/white, not African-Americans

Forbids discrimination based on race, color, religion

Banned Literacy tests, increased voter registration.

RAPPS- Religion, Assembly, Press, Protection, Speech

What are the two clasuses for the 1st amendment?

Govt can?t sponsor/endorse a religion; limits include freedom from religion (accommodationist and separationist view

This view supports that the givernemtn can show support for religion and associated activities

This view supports that no government involvement with religion

How do we see in a law violates the freedom of religion within the establishment clause?

What are the three questions to the Lemon test?

The right to practice religion without government interference as long as acts fall within acceptable norms.

What is used to determine if something doesnt fall under the free exercise clause?

Government must prove why a law that overrides religious freedom is necessary. Example: polygamy, which does not have free exercise protection

Allows the govt to restrict certain types of speech deemed dangerous

Nonverbal expression, such as the use of signs as symbols; it benefits from many of the same constitutional protections as verbal speech

Expression that is offensive or abusive, particularly in terms of race, gender, or sexual orientation; currently protected by the 1st amendment; does not protect ?fighting words?

A form of hate speech that is not protected by the 1st amendment; defined as words that directly incite violence or display an ?intent to intimidate?

Amendment that says Criminals can?t be subject to cruel and unusual punishment, implying there are limits to the govt?s ability to punish

This is defined according to societies contemporary standards

The death penalty can be applied after?

2 steps) 1. Determine guilt, and 2. Sentence at a second hearing

How did they perpetuate their crime? Violent?

The consideration of the victims background leading up to the crime i.e. childhood abuse, recent trauma etc

The U.S. Constitution was adopted in response to the weaknesses of the

was part of both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution

greatly influenced the colonists? views on the role of government

generally favored a strong national government and supported the proposed U.S. Constitution

At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates agreed that slaves would be counted as__________ of a person for determining population for representation in the House of Representatives

In a __________ system, local and regional governments derive authority from the national government

For the Founders, what issue was at stake with the three-fifths compromise?

was a major fear of the Anti-Federalists during the Constitutional Convention and subsequent debate

was a protest by Massachusetts farmers to stop foreclosures by state courts

Which type of federalism is characterized by a system of separate but equally powerful state and national governments

The Fifteenth Amendment guarantees citizens the right to vote regardless of

The Fourteenth Amendment attempted to guarantee which of the following to former slaves

One consequence of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was

It means all citizens have opportunities to vote, run for office, own property, and enjoy civil liberties protections.

It required gay and lesbian soldiers to keep quiet about their sexual orientation

Which of these does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ban

helped to mobilize Americans in the 1950s to fight discrimination against African Americans

Why is Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) so crucial to understanding the experiences of African Americans in the US, even after Amendments to the Constitution were made to grant African Americans full citizenship rights?

The _______ Amendment bans slavery

Blacks were first given the legal right to vote by the

why did the articles of confederation fail?

THis is where the deviding of power between states and federal gov., branches of government, speack to the farmers, and to the nature of our political system.

example of litigation strategies?

Examples of the grassroot strategies?

Legislative strategies

got rid of the jim crow laws.

Which test examines the constitutionality of religious establishments

The free exercise guarantees that the national government will not interfere with which of the following

Government finanical support for certain religious program or religious practicies is permitted under this approach to the establishment clause

The bill of right is made up of the ______ amendments to the US Constitution

Which of the following describes the test some legislators urge judges to use in religious practices cases that would place the burden on the government to prove that the necessity of a specific law outweighs an individual?s desire to engage in a religious practice?

Civil liberties are __________ that the government cannot take away

The Lemon test, articulated by the Supreme Court in Lemon v. Kurzman, establishes that aid (money or assistance) to church-related schools can be limited. In which instance would the assistance be allowed

Selective incorporation makes the protections from the Bill of Rights applicable to the states through which of the following amendments

Which clause prevents the national government from sanctioning an official religion

The Supreme Court has used selective incorporation to __________ the rights of states