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55 Cards in this Set
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Naturalization |
legal process by which an alien may become a citizen |
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government |
organizations, institutions, indv., who exercise political authority over a group of people |
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representative democracy |
people elect reps to carry on the work of government for them |
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Republic |
people consent to be ruled by their elected leader (USA) |
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Constitution |
written plan of gov |
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sovereignty |
absolute power (consent of gov.- popular) |
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federalism |
constitution provides that power is divided or shared between a central form of government and regional governments like states
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Checks and Balances |
equal distribution of powers/limits on power |
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3 ways gov/constitution adapt to change |
Amendment process, repeal,interpretation |
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delegated powers |
powers given to the federal or central government
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reserved powers |
powers given to the state governments
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reserved powers- examples |
regulate trade, marriage laws, conduct elections, establish local governments
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concurrent powers |
powers shared between the central and state governments
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current powers- examples |
collecting taxes, borrow money, establish courts, charter banks
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delegated powers |
powers given to the federal or central government
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delegated powers- examples |
regulate interstate and foreign trade, coin and print money, conduct foreign relations, establish post offices and roads, declare war, raise and support armed forces
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1st amendment freedoms |
speech, press, assembly, petition, religion |
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Freedom of Speech Limits |
cannot physically harm others or say false statements. Allows citizens to criticize our gov. |
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Separation of Church and State |
distance in the relationship between organized religion and the nation state
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What are the guaranteed rights (Bill of Rights)? |
1st amend., right to bear arms, protection from quartering, search and seizure, due process, trial by jury, civil trial by jury, no excessive bail, protection of other rights, powers of ppl and state |
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Due process of Law |
fair trial |
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Legislative Branch |
(est article one) makes laws, controls money |
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Executive Branch |
(est. article 2) carries out laws, president, VP, and cabinet |
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Judicial Branch |
(est. article 3) interprets laws, sets punishments, sets judges limits, and appointing system, sets up lower courts |
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Duty |
something a citizen must do (school, taxes, obey laws, jury duty) |
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Responsibilty |
Not required (vote, be informed, taking part in gov, involved in community |
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bicameral legislature |
lawmaking body with 2 houses |
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apportionment |
distributed representatives based on population |
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number of reps NE has in House |
three |
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What are the two houses of Congress? |
The senate and House of Reps |
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Delegated powers of Congress |
financing gov, regulating/encouraging US trade & Industry, Defending the country, Creating lower courts, providing for growth |
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veto/override |
president may reject bill, 2/3 congress can reject or "override" President's veto |
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Powers of President |
Sends Congress a budget, recommends laws/programs, veto, commander in chief, foreign policy, appoints diplomats to send to other countries, send troops, make treaties, appoint Supreme judges, grant pardons, can reduce someone's sentence |
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State of Union Adress |
recommends or suggests new laws to Congress |
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Bureaucracy |
important decisions are made by state officials rather than elected leaders |
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Appeal |
process by which the person asks for a higher court to review the result of the trial |
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original jurisdiction |
authority of a lower court to hear and decide a case for the first time |
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appellate jurisduction |
has the power to review decisions made by lower courts |
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supreme law of US |
Constitutional Law |
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Functions of Supreme Court |
reviews cases that have been tried in lower courts.
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Maybury vs. Madison |
established judicial review |
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how laws are declared unconst. |
go through supreme court; must be a judicial review to see if it's in agreement w const. or not |
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full faith and credit clause |
ensures that each state will accept the decisions of civil courts in other states. (marriage licenses, wills, contracts,ect.) |
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Constituents |
citizens who partake in law making process
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item or line one item veto |
partial veto |
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initiative process |
starts with petition |
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charter |
basic plan of local gov. defines powers and responsibilities |
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major jobs of local gov |
make communities better places to live in. |
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third parties |
Populist party, green party, Progressive party |
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electoral college |
group of electors who select the president & VP |
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Types of Propaganda |
Testimonial, bandwagon, name calling, plain folks appeal |
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Glittering Generalities |
sound good yet little meaning |
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Card Stacking |
facts that only support one side |
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market economy |
decisions are made by individuals looking out for themselves and their family |
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America's econ. system |
mixed economy |
