Federalists
The early American political party wanted to ally with Britain during the Napoleonic Wars
14th Amendment
The amendments that declared that all persons born or naturalized within the US are citizens
Inquisitorial system
The modern European system of justice, in which a judge acts both as a judge and a prosecutor
Platform
The listings of a political parties beliefs
Equality of condition
Type of equality where the results of life are the same for all
Patronage
Policy where the president only appoints members of his own party
Adversary system
Type of legal system where two opposing sides face off (Its what we have here in the US)
Declaration of Sentiments
The declaration, created in 1848, that states "We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men and women are created equal
Alien Act
The Act, signed in 1798, that gave the president the power to force foreigners to leave the country if he considered them dangerous
Incorporation
Using the 14th Amendment to decide which Bill of Rights' freedoms limit the powers of the states
19th Amendment
The Amendment that granted women suffrage
Alexander Hamilton
The political thinker who viewed political parties as an evil that needed to be eradicated in the society at large
Equality of opportunity
Type of equality where people can try to achieve the goals they seek
Grandfather clause
This said that your grandfather had to be able to vote in order for you to be able to vote
Due process of law
System of limitation of law first mentioned in the Magna Carta
Literacy test
Test you had to take in order to vote, that proved you could read and write
27
The total number of Amendments to the Constitution
13th Amendment
The Amendment that abolished slavery
Substantive due process
Type of due process in which the Constitution prohibits some kinds of laws altogether
Abolishionist
An individual who wanted to make slavery illegal
10
The number of amendments in the Bill of Rights
Poll tax
Tax you had to pay to vote
Secession or secede
To leave the union
Abraham Lincoln
The first president elected in 1860
Procedural due process
Type of due process that limits the procedures of officials
Judicial review
The name of the power of the Supreme Court to declare what the Constitution means and whether the actions of government officials violate the Constitution
The formation of national treaties
Which of the following is not a role in today's political system?
Confederate states of America
Southern states that secede form the Union
15th Amendment
Which Amendment gave African American men the right to vote?