American Government
Chapter 5, 6 Review Sheet
Supreme Court’s role in interpreting Bill of Rights
Civil liberty—examples
Civil rights—examples
Slander
Libel
First Amendment speech protections
Supremacy Clause
Establishment Clause
Equal Protection Clause
Necessary and Proper Clause
Amendments 5-8—what legal system rights do each provide?
Incorporation—what is it, what amendments have and have not been incorporated?
Prior restraint
Hague v. CIO—summary and precedent set
County government officials
Devolution
Gerrymandering
Block grants
Grants-in-aid
Unfunded mandates
Difference between courts—Appeals, Municipal, Small Claims
Difference between types of federalism—Cooperative, Dual, New, Regulated
Ways to amend state constitutions
Difference between types of city government—Council-manager, Elected commission,
weak mayor-council, strong mayor-council
Double jeopardy
Probable cause
Secular
Symbolic speech
Obscenity
Apportionment
Quorum
Redistricting
Expressed powers, Reserved powers, Concurrent powers
Short Answer
Chapter 5—Review the role of the Supreme Court in hearing cases involving individual
rights.
Chapter 6—Review the ways in which power flows through the federal system. Know the
difference and examples of reserved, expressed and concurrent powers. Review the 4
benefits of federalism.