Early National Word Scramble
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Term | Definition, etc. |
First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution - Establishment Clause | prohibits the establishment of a national religion. |
First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution - Free Exercise Clause | "Freedom of speech" - has been extend to freedom in religious practice |
Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution | Provides protection against "unreasonable" searches and seizures. |
Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution | Federal government has power to regulate only those matters specifically delegated to it in the Constitution = all other powers are given to the individual states. |
Northwest Ordinances of 1785 and 1787 (Land Ordinances) | Congress provides land for settlement in the western territories. Parts of this lean reserved for the building of schools = set precedent that education is necessary for a good citizenry/strong democracy. |
Dartmouth College Case - 1819 | Jurisdictional dispute between the college's president and board of trustees led to a Supreme Court ruling favoring the educational freedom of private institutions (which is what colleges are considered to be). |
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