Review

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Review• We’ll review today so that we can be all

prepared for the quiz on Friday (tomorrow)

The President

• The President is called the – Commander-in-Chief

• The President is in charge of 3 things– Military, Executing Laws, and the Nuclear

Arsenal

• In terms of bills the President can do three things:

• Veto the bill, sign the bill, or take no action (Not Sign It)

Legislative Branch

• Two parts of the Legislative branch are called:– The Senate and the House of

Representatives (the house)

• Each house has:– 100 Senators and 435 Representatives

• This is called a bicameral legislature (having two houses)

Brown vs Board of Education

• Supreme Court Case that allowed the integration of schools across America

Plessy vs Ferguson• Supreme court decision that upheld the

constitution.

• In regards to segregation “separate, but equal”.

• “Train Car Incident”

Roe vs Wade• Supreme court decision in which it is now

legal to get an abortion.

Bush vs Gore

• Landmark Supreme court case which decided the outcome for the 2000 Presidential election

Dred Scott vs Sanford

• Supreme Court Decision that determined that a slave was not a true United States citizen and that a slave, under the law of the time, had no rights to the Supreme Court

Lawrence vs Texas• Supreme Court decision

that allowed same sex couples to engage in sexual activity within the privacy of their own homes.

• Also allowed same sex couples to be in a relationship without the risks of being arrested.

Miranda vs Arizona• Allowed an accused individual to be aware

of his or her rights. – Example: Right to remain silent, anything you

say and do will be held against you in the court of law. Right to an attorney, etc.

Marbury vs Madison

• Supreme Court decision that lead to the system of Judicial Review– Supreme Court could step in and

check/balance officers in government– Supreme Court could determine the legality or

“constitutionality” of a person/law(s)

United States vs Windsor• Allowed same sex couples to gain the

same benefits as their heterosexual counterparts under the law– Example: Medical benefits