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Anti-Federalist

Someone who doesn’t want to ratify the constitution

Fiscal Policy

The governments action of impacting the economy

Recission

A reduction in the level of spending or budgetary resources, often in response to economic downturns.

Monetary Policy

The process by which a government or central bank manages the money supply and interest rates to control inflation and stabilize the currency.

Compromise

A mutual agreement reached by adjusting conflicting positions, often essential in negotiations and conflict resolution.

Consensus

A general agreement among a group, often achieved through discussion and compromise, essential for collaborative decision-making.

Article 1

United States Constitution establishes the legislative branch of the federal government, detailing its powers and responsibilities, including the authority to make laws.

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Number of Supreme Court Justices

Precedent

A legal decision or judgment that serves as an authoritative rule or example in future similar cases, guiding the courts' interpretations and applications of laws.

Appellate Courts

Courts that hear cases appealed from lower courts, primarily reviewing decisions for legal errors rather than re-evaluating factual evidence.

District Courts

Trial courts that handle federal cases in the United States, where most cases begin and evidence is presented.

Supreme Courts

The highest judicial body in a country or state, responsible for interpreting laws and ensuring their uniform application, often having the final say in legal disputes.

Article 3

United States Constitution, which establishes the judicial branch of the federal government, including the Supreme Court and lower courts.

Bicameral Legislature

A legislature with two separate chambers or houses, often seen in a parliamentary system, such as the United States Congress, which consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Gridlock

A situation in which there is difficulty in passing laws or making decisions due to disagreement between parties or branches of government, often resulting in a standstill.

1st amendment

The 1st Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition, ensuring individual liberties.

2nd Amendment

The 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the right of individuals to keep and bear arms, ensuring a militia's ability to maintain security.

3rd Amendment

The 3rd Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the involuntary quartering of soldiers in private homes during peacetime, ensuring privacy and homeowners' rights.

4th Amendment

The 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution protects individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures, ensuring the right to privacy and requiring warrants to be judicially sanctioned.

5th Amendment

The 5th Amendment to the United States Constitution provides several legal protections for individuals, including the right against self-incrimination and double jeopardy, and ensures due process of law.

6th Amendment

The 6th Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a speedy and public trial, an impartial jury, and the right to counsel.

7th Amendment

The 7th Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil cases where the value in controversy exceeds twenty dollars and prevents courts from re-examining facts tried by a jury.

8th Amendment

The 8th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment, ensuring humane treatment of individuals in the justice system.

9th Amendment

The 9th Amendment to the United States Constitution protects rights not specifically enumerated in the Constitution, ensuring that the enumeration of certain rights does not deny or disparage other rights retained by the people.

10th Amendment

The 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution states that powers not delegated to the federal government nor prohibited to the states are reserved to the states or the people, emphasizing the principles of federalism.

13th, 14th, and 15th amendments

Reconstruction Amendments

18th and 21st Amendment

Prohibition Amendments

Prohibition Amendments

refers to the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages, and the 21st Amendment, which repealed it.

12th, 20th, 22nd, and 25th Amendments

Presidential Amendments

15th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, and 26th Amendments

Suffrage voting Amendments

16th 17th 18th and the 19th Amendments

Progressive Amendments

Progressive Amendements

Amendments that expanded democracy and addressed issues such as income tax, direct election of senators, and prohibition.

Article 2

of the US Constitution establishes the executive branch of the government, detailing the powers and responsibilities of the President and the Vice President.

Domestic Policy

The set of decisions and actions taken by a government regarding its internal affairs, including issues like education, healthcare, and transportation.

Foreign Policy

The strategy adopted by a nation to manage its relationships and interactions with other countries, focusing on diplomacy, trade, and military considerations.

Incorporate Doctrine

A principle used by the Supreme Court to apply federal rights to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause.

Bicameralism

Congress has two chambers