Government

Permits citizens to vote directly on laws and policies

A regulatory agency established in 1939; radio and TV stations must renew license every 5 years; prevent broadcast

Citizens should be informed if they are to participate in a democratic society

The aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs held by the adult population

Allows eligible citizens to participate equally either directly or through elected representatives

The presidency is controlled by one party while the other party controls one or both houses of Congress

The first Constitution of the United States on November 15

Was proposed by James Wilson and Roger Sherman - Population of slaves would be counted as 3/5ths in total when represented

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof

The powers not delegated to the U.S., by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the States are reserved to states respectively or people

States that laws passed by the national government and all treaties "shall be the supreme law of the land" and superior to all laws adopted

Specific powers granted by the Constitution to Congress and to the president

Requires states to normally honor the public acts and judicial decisions that take place in another state

the right of every citizen against arbitrary action by national or state governments

the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, ratified in 1791; they ensure certain rights and liberties to the people

one of three Civil War amendments; it guaranteed equal protection and due process

Ensures states can't enact laws that take away the Constitutional Rights of American Citizens

Decision by Supreme Court of the US that found the right of an individual to keep and bear arm which is protected under the 2nd Amendment

A landmark U.S. Supreme Court case established the actual malice standard

A landmark case in criminal procedure which the U.S. Supreme Court decides that evidence obtained in violation of unreasonable searches

oversees campaign finance practices in the U.S.

principle of democracy in which political authority rest ultimately in the hands of the people

A rationale of freedom of expression based on an analogy to the economic concept of free market

Opinions or beliefs about capitalism, communism, & socialism

Populace selects representative who play significant roles in government decision making

Individual rights and personal freedoms with which gov. may not interfere; protections of citizen equality provided by the gov.

The belief that ordinary citizens can affect what government does; take action to make the government listen to them

Regulating spending of organization

Regulating spending of organization

Called for representation in the national legislature based on the population of each state