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judicial activism |
an effort by judges to take an active role in policy making by overturning laws |
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judicial review |
effort by judges to avoid overturning laws and policy making to 2 other branches |
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poesy v ferguson |
decision upholding the constitution |
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brown v board of education |
it argued that separate schools are harmful |
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affirmative action |
steps to counteract the affect of past racial discrimination and discrimination of woman. |
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political parties |
organization of citizens who wish to influence and control government by getting their members elected to offices. |
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founded modern democratic party; in; support from |
Andrew Jackson;1828;immigration workers and farmers. |
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republican party founded; to replace; supported by; president; |
1854;whigs;slavery and north, abraham lincoln |
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third parties form? |
to support cause or idea, to back a candidate |
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democratic party |
believes federal gov. should take responsibility for many social programs. |
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republican party |
generally supports reducing the power of federal government |
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close primary |
only registered members are allowed to vote . |
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open primary |
voters do not need to be a registered party member |
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interest groups |
groups of people who work together for similar interest of goals. they convince senators and representatives to support bills. |
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propaganda |
a message that is meant to influence peoples ideas, opinions, or action |
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initiative |
the process by which citizens gather signatures on a petition |
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recall |
a process for removing elected officials from office. citizens can directly influence state government |
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electoral college |
the president is chosen not by a vote or the people but by the electoral votes |
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Prop 13 |
decreased property taxes by assessing property values |
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prop 187 |
a 1994 ballot initiative to establish a state run citizenship screening systems |
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prop 209 |
californial civil rights initiative |
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prop 215 |
california law concerning the use of medical cannabis |
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marbury v madison |
P : william marbury D : James madison complaint : the us supreme court established that it was the final arbiter of the cons. Supreme court declared Judicial review on the us |
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miranda v arizona |
it was brought by the miranda rights ruling. arrested for armed robbery 3 amendments : 5, 6 , 14 court decide : agreed w miranda "he must be warned prior to any questioning.." significance: the supreme c, ruled that criminals prior to police questioning should be informed of their constitutional rights. |
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firman v georgia |
challenged : death penalty amendment : 8 court decide : death penalty laws gregg v georgia "punishment of death does not in variably violate the constitution." |
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roe v wade |
complaint: texas forbidding termination of pregnancy amendment : 9 court decide : women right of potential human life state laws : stuck down regulation of abortion in the first 3 months |
