Guaranteed the right to have a lawyer in all cases.

First Amendment does not protect all types of student speech in school

U.S. Supreme Court case that established judicial review

As a result of this case people arrested must be informed of their rights.

U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a student's First Amendment right to engage in symbolic speech in school

Boy was given six years for making a prank phone call. Supreme Court overturned and decided that minors should have constitutional protection.

The President resigned because the Supreme decided that executive privilege was not more important than Rule of Law.

The Supreme Court decided the Presidential election during the Florida recount. Many felt the decision was made along party lines.

an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

Florida's plan for government including a preamble, articles, amendments and a Declaration of Rights.

the part of the Florida Constitution that lists the basic rights guaranteed to all citizens

a local law

a written law passed by a legislative body

A form of municipal government where voters elect a mayor and a city council; mayors may either be "weak" or "strong"

the head of a state government, elected by the people

A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

Powers held jointly by the national and state governments.

Powers given to the state government alone

The Amendment that sets aside the reserved powers for the states such as marriage, schools, licenses and elections

Article VI of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws.

the process by which someone can become a US citizen

community member who owes loyalty to the government and is entitled to its protection

an individual who moves permanently to a new country

a group of 12 persons sworn to render a verdict in a trial.

anyone born with at least one parent who is a US citizen is a natural born citizen regardless of where they were born.

anyone born in the US is a citizen no matter where the parents are from.

No person was allowed to be deprived of life, liberty,or property without "due process of law", also defined citizenship

an action we are required to perform such as pay taxes and serve on juries

an individual who lives in an area

duties that we meet of our own free will, things we should do

principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern

Conservative political party represented by an elephant

Liberal political party represented by a donkey

Political party that emphasizes protecting the environment

A survey taken to measure public opinion

A written statement outlining a political party's views on issues and describing the programs it proposes

A person who runs for election to public office

Meetings of party leaders to determine party policy or to choose the party's candidates for public office

To select candidates to run for public office

An organization of citizens who have similar views on issues and who work to put their ideas into effect through government action

An election in which the voters of various parties choose candidates to run for office in a general election

Minor political parties in a two-party system

A political system with two strong political parties

a political party that believes in individual freedom and the extremely limited government to protect this freedom

websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.

Tv, radio and the internet

A collection of people or organizations that tries to influence public policy.

the decisions and actions a government takes to solve problems in the community

person who takes one side or the other, and persuades government officials

committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates

role of the press in monitoring government actions

propaganda technique using short phrases or words to promote positive feelings or emotions

propaganda technique - implies that ordinary people are on "our side" or that a candidate is like an ordinary person

propaganda technique involving the use of showing one-sided information

propaganda technique - Associating a person or idea with something everyone thinks is good.

propaganda technique using negative words to associate with a product or person

written defamation or lies

newspapers and magazines

when a king or queen has no restraint on their power

rule by one person with unlimited power

Government ruled by one person who seizes power.

everybody votes on everything

prime minister is head of government, queen is the head of state

rule by a few

people rule and elect people to represent them

classless society, government owns everything

government is in complete control of the people

a diplomat sent by a country as its official representative to a foreign country.

events that happen within the country.

In the president's cabinet, the president's main foreign policy adviser.

matters that do not involve the homeland

something related to the home or family, something occurring within a country

is the partial or complete prohibition of trade with a country or a group of countries a.k.a. an embargo or sanction

is the partial or complete prohibition of trade with a country or a group of countries a.k.a. an embargo or sanction

the official residence or offices of an ambassador, considered US Soil

Failed CIA operation in April 1961 to overthrow Castro and take over Cuba using Cuban exiles.

A confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of nuclear missile sites near the United States.

1991 Iraq's Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait & is ousted by a US-led force under Bush

a group overran the American embassy and took 52 hostages for 444 days; US hostages finally released

(1950 - 53) was a war between capitalist in the South of the country, supported by the USA (stopping the spread of communism), and the North of the Peninsula, at one time supported by China and the Soviet Union.

is the systematic use of extreme fear, often violent, especially as a means of coercion.

1965 - 1974 War fought in Southeast Asia; US helped the South vs. the communist in the North. The country today is communist. War started with Gulf of Tonkin incident where one of our ships was attacked.

(1914 to 1918) between the Allies,led by Britain and France and the Central Powers led by Germany. US entered the war after German U-boats sunk the Lusitania and the allies won due to American involvement.

A war fought from 1939 to 1945 between the Axis powers — Germany, Italy, and Japan — and the Allies, including France and Britain, and later the Soviet Union and the United States. Entered due to Pearl Harbor. Defeated Japan with Atomic Bombs and defeated German with the D-Day invasion.

An all-out political, economic and social struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union

US federal agency created in 2002 to coordinate national efforts against terrorism

US federal agency created in 2002 to coordinate national efforts against terrorism

2001 law that gave federal agents new authority to stop terrorism, greatly limits citizens privacy.

Plan of action adopted by one nation in regards to its diplomatic dealings with other countries

An international organization, founded to care for those who were wounded, sick, or homeless in wartime. Today, it also attends to victims of natural disasters.

an organization formed in 1949, comprising of Democratic countries as collective defense against communist aggression.

is an intergovernmental organization established in 1945, to promote international co-operation after World War 2.

a division of the UN dedicated to protecting the children of the world.

A division of the United Nations that settles legal disputes submitted to it by member nations

having to do with money or wealth

the official residence of an ambassador

A non-governmental, non-profit organization that runs aid programs and lobbies for people's rights around the world