GOAL 2, PART II STUDY GUIDE - CIVICS AND ECONOMICS



PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION

1. Why did the framers of the Constitution allow for an amendment process?

2. Know the principles of the Constitution and be able to identify examples of each:

a. popular sovereignty-

b. rule of law (limited government)-

c. separation of powers

i. What does each branch of government do with laws –

1. Legislative

2. Executive

3. Judicial

d. checks and balances-

e. federalism-

f. Judicial review

3. Know the powers given to the federal and state government as a result of federalism (give examples of each-think of examples we used in class)

a. enumerated powers-

b. reserved powers-

c. concurrent powers-

4. Explain how separation of powers is maintained by checks and balances.

ORGANIZATION OF THE CONSTITUTION

5. What is the purpose of the Preamble to the Constitution?

6. What are the Bill or Rights and what is the purpose of the amendments?

7. Know the purpose of the significant clauses of the US Constitution.

a. Supremacy Clause

b. Free Exercise Clause

c. Establishment Clause

8. How does the US Constitution mirror the constitutions made by the states?

KNOW THE FOLLOWING COURT CASES AND THE PRECEDENT SET BY EACH ---

|Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier |TLO v. New Jersey |Engle v. Vitale |Texas v. Johnson |

|Mapp v. Ohio |Marbury v. Madison |Escobedo v. Illinois |Gideon v. Wainwright |

|Miranda v. Arizona | | | |

1st Amendment

9. What rights are protected by the 1st Amendment?

10. What is censorship and what are some examples of when material can be censored?

11. What is the difference between slander and libel?

5th, 6th, and 8th Amendments-Rights of the Accused

12. Why is it important for an accused person’s rights are protected?

13. What does it mean to have due process of law?

14. What is the purpose of indictment by a grand jury?

15. How does eminent domain protect landowners?

16. What is double jeopardy and why are accused people protected from it?

17. What is self-incrimination and how is it protected by the 5th Amendment?

4th Amendment

18. What is a search warrant and why are they required before the police can search?

19. What do police need in order to get a search warrant from a judge?

20. What situation did we discuss in which a search warrant was not required?

Other Amendments

21. Explain how the Quartering Act led to the addition of the 3rd Amendment.

22. What rights does the federal government have to regulate guns even though the 2nd Amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms?

23. How does the 9th Amendment expand the powers of the citizens?

24. How does the 10th Amendments expand the power of the state governments?

25. What right is guaranteed in the 7th Amendment?

26. What are the Reconstruction Amendments?

27. Which amendments have dealt with the extending the right to vote to groups that previously did not have it?

FEDERALIST v. ANTI-FEDERALIST

28. Why did the Anti-Federalist feel a Bill of rights was essential to protecting citizen’s rights?

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