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83 Cards in this Set
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Cheif Justice of the Supreme Court
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John G. Roberts, Jr.
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Speaker of the House
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John A. Boehner
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Secretary of State
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Hillary Clinton
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Senate Majority Leader
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Harry Reid
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Senate Minority Leader
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Mitch McConnell
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Pennsylvania's 2 senators
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Patrick J. Toomey
Bob Casey |
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House Majority Leader
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Kevin McCarthy
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House Minority Leader
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Nancy Pelosi
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one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
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Clarence Thomas
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first African American Justice on the Supreme Court
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Thurgood Marshall
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first women Justice of the Supreme Court
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Sandra Day O'Connor
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King John was forced to sign the _________ in 1215 which placed limits on the power of the king.
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Magna Carta
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author of the Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson
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Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
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- not enough central gov.
- congress couldn't tax people directly; Congress couldn't repay debts - lacked power to control and regulate interstate commerce; trade |
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Rebellion that made it evident that the Articles of Confederation needed to be revised
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Shay's Rebellion
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The Virginia Plan called for a gov. with _____ branch(es)
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3
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day the inauguration of the new president
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January 20th
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supported ratifying the new Constitution
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Federalists
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internet communication. a painting, or an article of clothing are all examples of freedom of _____
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speech
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Part of the Constitution that explains the purposes of the gov.
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preamble
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Article 1 describes the ___
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legislative branch
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3 ex. of the principle of checks and balances
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1.) legislative branch can check judicial branch and executive branch
2.) executive branch can check judicial branch and legislative branch 3.) judicial branch can check legislative branch and executive branch |
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number of amendments in the Bill of Rights
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first 10 amendments
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Protection from being forced to testify against oneself
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5th Amendment
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People who feel thhat the death penalty should be eliminated because it is "cruel and unusual" are referring to the _____ Amendment
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8th
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rigth to a jury in a criminal cases
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7th Amendment
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the gov. pays for its activities with ___
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taxes
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number of members in the Senate
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50
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most powerful leader within the HOR
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Speaker of the House
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age you have to be a member of the HOR
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at least 25 yrs old
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qualifications to be president
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at least 35 yrs old, resident for 14 yrs, natural born citizen
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number of electoral votes a presidential canididate must recieve to win election
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270 electoral votes
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states that have a party member meet and decide on a presidential candidate as a group use a ________ rather than a primary
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caucus
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five ideals
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Democracy, Libery, Rights, Euality, Opportunity
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main function of the executive branch
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enforce laws
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treaty
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formal agreement between the govs. of two or more countries
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age to eligible to vote
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18
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In response to the terrorist attacks of Sep. 2001, President George W. Bush created the Department of _________
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Homeland Security
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juristiction
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court's authority to hear and decide cases
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most federal cases are first heard in _________
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Distrct Court
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Where can you find the "elastic clause"?
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Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
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term for all federal judges
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forever or until retirement
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" to ourselves and our Posterity" means...
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freedom for ourselves and future americans
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the Supreme Court case that established the power of judicial reveiw
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Marbury vs. Madison
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check that the executive branch can place on Congress
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can call speacial sessions of Congress
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Who may introduce a bill in Congress?
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representative or senator
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U.S. official that also serves as the president of the Senate
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Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
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In the case Brown v Board of Education (1954) the Supreme Court overturned the policy of ________ created in Plessy v Ferguson (1896)
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"separate but equal"
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number of amendments in the Constitution
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27
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minimum age to become a US Senator
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30
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Who has the power to create federal courts below the level of the Supreme Court?
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Appeal Court
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an annual address of teh entire Congress of an outline of the upcoming year, progress of the nation, and possible programs and legislation
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The State of the Union
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term of HOR
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2 yrs
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Cabinet department concerned with finances and economic growth
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Department of Commerce
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Electoral College
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votes the President and the Vice-president into office
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executive department house in the Pentagon
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Department of Defense
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Federalists
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supported ratifying the new Constitution
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branch of gov. in charge with interpreting the Constitution and how it applys to people
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Judicial Branch
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New Jersey v TLO
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"unreasonable search and seizure" - 4th Amendment
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freedoms protected by the 1st Amendment
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press, speech, assembly, petition, religion
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judicial review
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power to declare laws unconstitutional
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impeach
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accuse an official of some wrongdoing or misuse of power
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Locke's Natural Rights
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Life, Liberty, Property
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levels of the federal court system from highest to lowest
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U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Appeal Court U.S. District Court |
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Anti-Federalists feared
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a strong central gov.
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purpose of teh Preamble to the Constitution
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explain purposes of the gov.
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the apportionment of the representatives happens every ten years after the ______ counts the nation's population
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census
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the 5th Amendment protects citizens from
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Double Jeopardy
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the police must have a _____ if a house is to be searhed
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search warrant
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States that hold _______ allow individuals to vote for their preferred candidate in a voting booth
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primaries
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Tinker v Des Moines(1968)
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" sybolic speech" - 1st Amendment
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part of the Bill of Rigths that protects the right to demonstrate
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1st Amendment
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most of teh research and investigation about the bill in the bill process takes place in the _____
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committee
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eminent domain
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power that says the gov. can take a person's property for the benefit of teh public if they pay a fair price for the property
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difference between constitution and Constitution
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constitution= pal of gov.
Constitution= U.S. plan of gov. |
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gov. body that decides whether or not an action violates the Constitution
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judicial reveiw
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PREAMBLE
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We teh people of teh United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure teh blessings of liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constituiton of teh United States of America.
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" We the people of teh Unites States"
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authority for the Constituion
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"in order to form a more perfect union"
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set up a stronger central gov. thatn teh Articles of Confederation
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"establish justice"
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improve the court system
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"promote the general welfare"
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protection form outside enemies
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"ensure domestic tranqulity"
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peace in all states
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" to ourselves and our Posterity"
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freedom for ourselves and future Americans
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