American Gov't Test 2 Flashcards
One of the major political parties in the United States; the oldest political party in the US
Democratic Party
A group of persons organized to acquire and exercise political power
Political party
A political party that holds substantial influence in a country’s politics
Major party
Who founded the Democratic-Republican Party?
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and other influential Federalists.
What party is also called the Grand Old Party or the GOP
Republican Party
A political party that plays a smaller part in a country’s politics and elections.
Minor party
A political philosophy maintaining that all persons are the absolute owners of their own lives and should be free to do whatever they with with their persons or property
Libertarianism
What percentage of voting-age Americans have libertarian views?
10-20
A specific political party’s leaders and workers at the national, state, and local levels
Party organizations
The group of officeholders who belong to a specific political party and were elected as candidates of that party
Party in Government
The group of citizens who identify with a specific political party
Party in the Electorate
A period in which the names of the major political parties, their supporters, and the issues dividing them remain relatively stable
Party system
The idea that a political party exists as an organization distinct from its elected officials or party leaders
Party principle
The practice of rewarding party supporters with benefits like federal government positions
Spoils system
Freedom of religion
First Amendment
Freedom of press
First Amendment
Freedom of assembly
First Amendment
Separation of church and government
First Amendment
Right to petition the government
First Amendment
Right to bear arms
Second Amendment
Protection against the forced quartering of troops in one’s home
Third Amendment
Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures; requirement for “probable cause” for search warrants
Fourth Amendment
Protection against forced self-incrimination or double jeopardy
Fifth Amendment
No person can be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
Fifth Amendment
Private property cannot be taken for public use without compensation
Fifth Amendment
No person can be tried for a serious crime without indictment of a grand jury
Fifth Amendment
Right of the accused to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury, to an attorney, to confront witnesses, to a compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his or her favor, and to counsel in all felony cases
Sixth Amendment
Right to a trial by jury in civil cases involving common law
Seventh Amendment
Protection from excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment
Eighth Amendment
The enumeration of specific rights in the Constitution shall not be construed to deny other rights retained by the people.
Ninth Amendment
Powers not delegated by the Constitution to the national government, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states or the people.
Tenth Amendment
This amendment made slavery and other forms of involuntary servitude unlawful
Thirteenth Amendment
This amendment provides every individual who is born or naturalized in the United States is a citizen and ensures that a state may not deprive a resident of his or her civil rights.
Fourteenth Amendment
This amendment prohibits the government from denying any man the right to vote based on race
Fifteenth Amendment
What test is derived from the Schenk v. US case
Clear and Present Danger Test
What is the purpose of the clear and present danger test?
Allows the government to restrict certain types of speech deemed dangerous
What test is derived from the Bradenburg v. Ohio case
Direct Incitement Test
What is the purpose of the Direct Incitement Test
Protects threatening speech under the first amendment unless that speech aims to and is likely to cause imminent lawless action
What is the purpose of the Miller Test
to determine whether speech meets the criteria for obscenity
