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15 Cards in this Set
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popular vote
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the vote of the people
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democracy
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a government by the people , exercised either directly or through elected representatives
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conservative
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someone who believes that the role of the government in society should be very limited and that individuals should be responsible for their own well being
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liberal
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someone who believes the national government should be very active helping individuals and communities promote health , education, justice, and equal opportunity.
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extremist
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someone who stops at nothing to get their political way
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participatory government
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government made of the people, by the people, and for the people
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caucas
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meeting
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elastic clause
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a clause that states that Congress shall make laws which shall be necessary for carrying into execution the foregoing powers]. situations may arise that are not covered in the provisions of the constitution. Article I Power to declare war
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implied powers
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not actually expresed but believed to be a power of the Congress. Also called enumerated powers. Power to regulate t.v.
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ex post facto law
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Congress cannot pass a law that turns an act into a crime after the act was committed.
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habeus corpus
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latin term means , ye shall have the body. an order to a jailer to bring a prisoner to court
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Bill of attainder
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an act passed by a legislature to punish a percon or group without a trial. Illegal
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full faith and credit clause
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every state must accept the statutes , records, and decisions of all other states.
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extradition
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a criminal found in another state must be returned to the state where the crime was committed
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electoraal college
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a system of electors to select the president
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