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71 Cards in this Set
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requirements to be President |
35 years old Natural Born be a resident for at least 14 years |
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Requirements for senator |
30 years old live in state representing live in that state for 9 years |
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Requirements for Congressmen |
25 years old live in state representing 7 year resident of that state |
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Checks and balances |
ensures no one branch gets too powerful |
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1st amendment |
The right to Speech Petition Press Asembly Religion SPPAR |
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2nd amendment |
The right to bear arms |
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3rd Amendment |
No quartering solders |
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4th amendment |
no unreasonable searches/seizures (need a warrent) |
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5th amendment |
The right to remain silent (no self incrimination) No double jeopardy Due process of law |
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6th - 12th amendments |
6 - rights of accused (speedy, Public trial) 7 - Trial by jury 8 - no excessive bail / cruel unusual punishment 9 - other rights 10 - Powers reserved to the states 11 - limits on lawsuits against states 12 - procedure of electing president / vice P |
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13th Amendment |
Made slavery illegal |
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14th amendment |
Protects the rights of citizens, originally protecting the rights of freed slaves |
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15th amendment |
guaranteed the right to vote regardless of race |
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16th amendment |
gives congress power to levy (collect) income tax
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17th amendment |
provided for the direct election of senators |
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18th |
prohibited the sale, transport, and production of alcohol (no alcohol allowed) |
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19th |
gave woman the right to vote |
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21st |
repealed the 18th amendment allowing alcohol |
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22nd |
limited the president to 2 terms in office |
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20th 23rd 24th 27th |
20 - changes dates of Pres/cong terms
23 - gives DC the right to vote 24 - Abolishes poll taxes 27 - congress pay raise next term |
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25th |
provided the formal procedure for filling a vacancy in the oval office
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26th |
moved the voting age to 18 |
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Code of Hammurabi |
The first written code of law |
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Justinian Code |
The result of an emperor simplifying Roman law into an orderly body of rules |
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Napoleonic Code |
Code of law shaped by the Justinian Code and was eventually brought into all lands he conquered |
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Common law |
a system of law based on precedent and customs |
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Articles of the Constitution (part 1) |
1 - Legislative branch 2 - Executive Branch 3 - Judicial Branch |
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Articles of the Constitution (part 2) |
4 - relationships between states 5 - Amendment process 6 - Supremacy clause 7 - Ratification (LEJSASR) |
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Supreme Court Case (1) |
Brown v. Bored of education (1954) - overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, which said blacks and whites can be separate but equal |
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Supreme Court Case (2)
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Reed v. Reed - (1971) - ruled that state laws discriminating against woman was unconstitutional |
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Supreme Court Case (3)
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966) - suspects can't be questioned until them are read they're rights |
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How a bill becomes a law* |
Proposed house 2 committee House 1 committee Floor debate floor debate basic majority basic majority vote president >>> President signs president pocket vetos W/ congress out of session |
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How a bill doesn't become a law* |
denied at: committee 1 floor 1(not over 50% vote) committee 2 Floor 2 president vetos president pocket vetos W/ congress in session |
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Great Compromise |
Agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation (2 house congress - 1 based on equality - 1 based on population) |
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Three fifths compromise |
agreement providing that enslaved persons would count as three-fifths of other persons in determining representation in Congress |
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Types of governemnt* |
Representative Democracy Authoritarian (Pick to rule for us) (total control) Republic (USA) Absolute Monarchy Constitutional Monarchy Dictatorship Totalitarian state |
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Miranda Warning |
List of rights police must inform persons of before questioning, including the right against self incrimination and the right to council
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Double Jepardy |
putting someone on trial for a crime for which he or she was previously acquitted
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Types of Civil Law |
Contract law
property law family law personal injury law PPFC |
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Delinquent Offenders |
a youth who has committed an offence that is punishing by criminal process
(illegal as an adult) |
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Status Offenders |
a youth being charged with being beyond the control of his or her legal guardian
(only illegal as a child - running from home) |
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Special District |
A unit of government that deals with a specific function, such as education, water supply, or transportation
(Bart or School district) |
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Metropolitan area |
a large city and it's suburbs
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Felonies |
type of crime more serious than a misdemeanor, punishable by over a year of jail time
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Plaintiffs |
the person in a civil case who claims to have been harmed (the prosecution)
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Defendants |
the person in a civil case who is said to have caused harm
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Line- Item Veto |
vetoing a specific part of a bill
(only for the governor) |
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trial court |
type of court in which a judge or jury listens to the evidence and reaches a verdict in favor of one party or another in the case |
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Misdemeanors |
the least serious type of crime, punishable by less than a year of jail time
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Reserved powers |
powers that the constitution does not give to the national government, and that are kept by the states
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Concurrent powers |
powers shared by the state and federal governments
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Enlightenment thinkers |
Baron be Montesquieu - separation of powers and checks and balances |
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Enlightenment thinkers 2 |
John Locke - government by the consent of the people
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Extending the right to vote |
15th amendment - Colored people can vote 19th - woman can vote 23rd - DC can vote 26th - 18 and up can vote |
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Direct Primary |
an election in which voters choose candidates to represent each political party in a general election. The party chooses their representative to run for president ( they win the primaries and go to the general election) |
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Closed Primary |
An election in which only the declared members of a political party are allowed to vote for that party's nominees
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Open Primary |
an election in which voters need not declare their party preference
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Plurality |
the most votes among all those running for a political office
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Majority |
a number that is more than 50% of the total
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Initiative |
a procedure by which citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments
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Refferendum |
a procedure by which citizens vote on state or local laws
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Recall |
a special election in which citizens can vote to remove a public official from office
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Electoral College |
a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
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Popular vote |
the votes cast by individual voters in a presidential election, as opposed to the electoral vote (we vote for people to vote for us) -purpose is to pick electors |
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representative democracy |
a government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf |
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republic democracy |
citizens have a role in choosing the person who will be head of state |
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constitutional monarchy |
monarchy in which the power of the hereditary ruler is limited by the country's constitution and laws |
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authoritarian regime |
a government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power (power is held by a person or group not accountable to the people) |
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totalitarianism |
describes a system in which government control extends to almost all aspects of peoples lives |
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absolute monarchy |
a type of governemnt with no limit to their power |
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dictatorship |
government with total control - but position is taken by force (overthrow existing gov) - Hitler |
