Edited 100 Q EOC Review Challenge 2021

Legal action to seek a remedy for harm that has been done

Only two methods to propose an amendment to its constitution 

Citizens can’t be forced to testify against themselves

Bill of Rights added

To amend the Constitution ____ of each house of Congress votes to propose the amendment idea

Believe in limited government intervention in all aspects of life

Defines U.S. Citizenship; guarantees all citizens “equal protection under the law”.

When states wish to form an organization to which the states retain most of the power

Tend to think that the federal government should be more directly involved in the economy

Congress

The Mayflower Compact

The right to peacefully gather as a group

Limits, or "checks," the overall power of the other branches

The Supreme Court

Colonial concerns about English policies

Primary job is to interpret, or explain the meaning of, the laws

The right to publish anything truthful

Original Jurisdiction only

Protects accused persons against excessive imprisonment or excessive punishment.

When a small group of people holds total power over the rest of the people

Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and the Internet

Once an amendment has been proposed, ________ of the states must ratify it

Declares that powers not given to the federal, or national, government belong to the states

Right to a trial by jury, representation by an attorney, and a speedy and public trial.

Set of statutes that apply to those serving in the armed forces of the United States

It is the supreme, or highest, law of the nation

Appointing federal judges

Involves our relations with other countries and their people

If the government fails to protect the people and their rights, the people have a right to

Protect state governments' power

Montesquieu's

Setting up schools and conducting elections

Enables voter to directly elect Senators

Disputes between people or groups

Various means of sharing information

Citizens can’t be forced to testify against themselves.

Information an organization or government sends out to promote a policy, idea, or cause

The right to express yourself without violence

John Locke

Favor less government regulation of the economy as the best way to promote prosperity

Following procedures set up by the Constitution

The right to choose any religion or no religion

Powers to ratify and impeach 

Believes in the redistribution and equitable division of wealth

The final court of appeal 

A legal process to obtain citizenship

Describes the purpose and duty of government to its citizens

Powers given to the national government by the states

The court that oversees the trial courts

"Watchdogs" of government

Make sure that there is enough evidence to justify an arrest & trial of a suspect

Limits, or "checks," the overall power of the other branches

Declaring acts unconstitutional 

Protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures

Single ruler with unlimited power like a dictator usually takes and keeps power by force

The President

Citizens elect their representatives in the government

Abolishes slavery

Powers the states kept for themselves

Prohibits the government from forcing people to house and feed soldiers

Congress could not control trade between states and with other nations

Sets the voting age at eighteen years

The Magna Carta

Regulating trade with other nations, defending the nation, and establishing a currency 

Each state printed its own currency

Divides the powers of government into three separate branches

The English Bill of Rights

No person’s Life, Liberty, or Property can be taken without following Constitutional procedures

Once you have been found “not guilty” the government can't put you on trial for the same crime

Declares that people have rights beyond those mentioned in the Constitution

Prohibits the restrictions on the right to vote based on race and color

It could promote popular or unpopular ideas

Execute the actions and enforce the laws of the federal government

100 members in the Senate, two from each state and 435 members in the House of Representatives 

Decide the limits of the government’s power and the rights of the individual

When the Legislative body has the primary power of the government

A division and sharing of power between the national and local governments

The national organization holds complete control with little or no local power

Usually affects citizens and issues within the country

Five methods to propose an amendment to its constitution 

Trial Court

Powers shared by both the national and state governments

Appellate Jurisdiction only

Citizens vote on all aspect of government

The Thirteenth Amendment, The Fourteenth Amendment and The Fifteenth Amendment

Apply to civilians who work for the military

Abolishes the Poll Tax (removes a legal loophole left by the 15th amendment)

Strong, central government

Seek to protect public safety

Graded as either felonies or misdemeanors

the right to bear arms.

Primary purpose is to make the laws

Original and Appellate Jurisdiction (depending on the case)

Gives women the right to vote

The country's Chief Diplomat and Commander and Chief of the Armed Forces

A legal member of a state or country

both those who govern and those who are governed must obey the law

Providing public welfare services, chartering banks, borrowing money and taxing 

“Common Sense” written by Thomas Paine

Congress could not create taxes