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17 Cards in this Set
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Sovereign Power
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Refers to that supreme power to which no other authority is superior or equal.
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Amend
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Change or alter
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Federal Form of Government
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A system of government in which the states form a union and the sovereign power is divided between a central government and the member states.
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Full Faith Credit Clause
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a clause in Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution that provides that "Full faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and Judicial Proceedings of every other States." The clause ensures that rights established under deeds, wills, contracts, and the like in one state will be honored by the other states and that any judicial decision with respect to such property rights will be honored and enforced in all states.
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Checks and Balances
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No one branch of government can accumulate too much power.
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Commerce Clause
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"To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes." Provides the basis for the national government's extensive regulation of state and even local affairs.
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Police Powers
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State regulatory powers. Right to protect and promote the public order, health, safety, morals, and general welfare.
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Supremacy Clause
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Provides that the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States are "the supreme Law of the Land."
When there is a direct conflict between the federal law and a state law, the state law is rendered invalid. |
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concurrent laws
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Shared by the federal government and the states.
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Preemption
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when Congress chooses to act exclusively in an area in which the federal government and the states have concurrent powers.
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Symbolic Speech
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gestures, movements, articles of clothing, and other forms of expressive conduct.
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Filtering Software
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Software designed to prevent persons from viewing certain Web sites by responding to a site's internet address or its meta tags.
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Meta Tags
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key words
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Search Warrant
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an order from a judge or other public official authorizing the search or seizure.
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Probable Cause
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having reasonable grounds.
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Equal Protection Clause
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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." This clause mandates that state governments treat similarly situated individuals in a similar manner.
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Due Process Clause
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THe provisions of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution that guarantee that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. Similar clauses are found in most state constitutions.
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