Government Unit 3 Review

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?