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18 Cards in this Set
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Bill of Rights |
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution |
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Checks and Balances |
The national government is composed of three separate branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Each branch of the gov exercises its own chekcs |
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Commerce Clause |
The provision in Article 1 of the U.S Constitution that gives congress the power to regulate interstate commerce |
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Due Process Clause |
The provisions of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitutions that guarantee that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of the law. |
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Equal Protection Clause |
The provision in the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution that guarantees that no state will 'deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws' |
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Establishment Clause |
The provision in the first amendment to the u.s constitution that prohibits Congress from creating any law |
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Federal Form of Government |
A system of government in which the states form a union and the sovereign power is divided between a central gov and the stattes |
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Filtering Software |
A comp program that includes a pattern through which data is passed. |
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Free Exercise Clause |
The provision i the first amendment to the U.S constitution that prohibits Congress from making any law |
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Full Faith and Credit Clause |
A clause in the Constitution that provides that Full faith and credit shall be given in each states in public acts |
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Meta Tags |
Words inserted into a Websites keywords field to increase the sites appearance in search engines |
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Police Powers |
Powers possessed by states as part of their inherent sovereignty. These powers may be exercised to protect or promot |
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Preemption |
A doctrine under which certain federal laws preempt or take precedence over conflicting states |
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Privileges and immunities clause |
Special rights and exceptions provided by law |
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Probable Cause |
Reasonable grounds to believe the existence of facts warranting certain actions |
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Search Warrant |
An order granted by public authority, such as a judge that authorizes law enforcement personnel to search particular premises or property |
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Supremacy Clause |
The provision of the constitution that provides that the constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States are 'the supreme law of the land' |
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Symbolic Speech |
Nonverbal conduct that expresses opinions or thoughts about a subject. Protected under the first amendment. |
