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12 Cards in this Set
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Suffrage
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The right to vote.
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Poll Tax
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A special tax, demanded by States, as a condition of voting.
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Civil War Amendments
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Amendments 13, 14, and 15.
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Presidential Succession
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Scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled.
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Reserved Powers
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Those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the States.
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Delegated Powers
Expressed Powers |
Those powers, expressed, implied, or inherent, granted to the National Government by the Constitution.
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Full Faith and Credit
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Constitution's requirement that each State accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other State.
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Full Faith and Credit
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Constitution's requirement that each State accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other State.
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Term Limits
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The amount of time that is set that someone in the Legislature can be in it, usually 2 or 4 years.
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Prohibition
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The 18th amendment in which alcohol is outlawed.
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Supremacy Clause
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The part of the Constitution that joins the National Government and the States into a single governmental unit, known as a federal government.
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Lame Duck
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The president is called this at the end of his term, when he really has no influence over the Legislature.
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