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19 Cards in this Set
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Amendment I
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Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press;
Right to Assemble peaceably, petition government |
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Amendment II
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Right to bear arms
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Amendment III
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Quartering of soldiers
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Amendment IV
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Search and seizure
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Amendment V
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Trial and punishment; compensation; "due process of law"
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Amendment VI
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Right to trial
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Amendment VII
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Trial by jury
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Amendment VIII
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"cruel and unusual punishment"
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Amendment IX
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Unenurmaterared rights
(reserving rights not mentioned to people) |
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Amendment X
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Powers reserved to states & people
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Baker v. Carr
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lack of redistricting caused under-representation for urban areas;
"one person, one vote" (1962) |
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Roe v. Wade
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Legalized first-trimester pregnancy (for other than mothers' health reasons) and allowed states to legislate for second and third trimesters
(1973) |
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Mapp v. Ohio
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Search and seizure w/out warrant
(1961) |
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Korematsu v. United States
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Korematsu non-compliant with executive order for Japanese-descended U.S. citizens to evacuate West Coast;
Executive order upheld (1944) |
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Gideon v. Wainwright
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right to counsel (lawyer) for trial;
overturned "Betts v. Brady" (1963) |
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Federal Reserve
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determines domestic monetary policy;
created by Woodrow Wilson in 1913; aka. Federal Reserve Bank |
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Marbury v. Madison
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established concept of judicial review
(1803) |
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Referendum
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A vote made by citizens rather than a state legislature to decide on laws or policy
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Full Faith and Credit Clause
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Each state must honor the judicial, legislative, and executive acts and records of other states.
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