Key terms, names, and concepts—be prepared to explain the significance of the following:
Definition of DemocracyEssay Questions:
Political Structures of Democracy
Judicial Review
John Marshall
Marbury v Madison
Definition of Federalism
McCulloch v Maryland
Gitlow v New York
Lemon v Kurzman
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Preferred Position Doctrine
Schenck v United States (notice typo)
Sedition Act of 1798
Smith Act of 1940
1. What is the legal basis for the doctrine of judicial
review?
2. How can the First Amendment be considered "the
fundamental principles of a free society"?
3. On the balance, have the constitutional limits
on government power been a help or a hindrance to the individual's enjoyment
of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"?