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21 Cards in this Set
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What is the 13th amendment? |
Abolishment of slavery |
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What is the 14th amendment? |
Citizenship rights for all |
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What is the 15th amendment? |
Voting rights for all men |
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What is the 24th amendment? |
Abolishment of taxes and literacy test |
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What is suffrage? |
rights to vote |
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What is the 19th amendment? |
Women's right to vote |
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Why did the United States approve the 26th amendment? |
They said that if you were old enough to go to war, then you should be old enough to vote for the county you're fighting for. Allowed 18 year olds to vote. |
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What does NAACP stand for? |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |
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What is an affirmative action? |
Having to hire/ admit a certain amount of minorities and women |
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Describe Regents of university of California v. Bakke. How did the court rule? |
The court ruled in favor of both. bakke sued the university because the didn't accept him and he argued that he had better grades than most minorities and women allowed in. |
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Describe Phillips v. Martin Marietta corporation. How did the court rule. |
Court ruled in favor of Ida Phillips. Phillips spoiled for a job at Martin Marietta corporation and they asked is she had kids, she said yes, so they didn't hire her. MMC broke the 14th amendment. |
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Name the two house of congress. |
House of Representatives and senate |
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What is a constituent? |
A person the representative represents. |
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What is a political party? |
A group of people that share the political ideas |
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What is a lobbyist? |
Represents interest groups |
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How do we determine the number of representatives each state will have? |
Population |
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How long is a senators term of office? |
6 years |
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How long is a presidents term in office? |
4 years |
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How are the powers of the president limited? |
Checks and balances. The legislative branch can impeach the president |
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What is the difference between a criminal case and a civil case? |
A criminal case is a involves a crime and a civil case is a disagreement between people |
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What is the difference between a plaintiff and a defendant? |
Plaintiff is the one who is accusing, the defendant is the one being accused |
