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Mass body of liberties
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Was in 1641 Rites, Rules and liberties concering judical procedings
exposto facto crime |
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1.. What is a bill of attainder
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Law passed by legs that simply declares people or group w/o any trial
-Congress can not do it bc const band of bill of attainder , procending citizening rights |
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1833 Baron vs Balitmore, the signifance?
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Baron sued city of balitmore for damaging his dock
Agrues the 5th Am. Chief Justice Signifance: Marshall said limited the application of bill of rights of actions of the FED GOV protect citizen from Nat gov |
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Define Free Excercise Clause
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Suprme Court held Citizen to believe what and religon doctrine they chose
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How is the Lemon Test used?
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SC. developed a test for disslving est. case call LT uses for
3 tests 1. secular promise 2. prohibits religon 3.uses for to detect relations b/t chirch and state recent times-school sand religon and prayer and school |
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What was the descion in Schenek v U.S?(1919)
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sent 15,00 pamplets resisting the war.
Court decide: Freedom of speech could curtailed if the words produce clear present danger protect in oridanary times ex-fire in theather |
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What precedent was sen by the pentagon press?
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Tried for Ny post not to release them
COurt reject them Court ruled the gov can not prevent press to exercise its right to critize public offiacals and duty to inform the readers -Fed Gov has little power to prevent news paper from publishing sensetive material |
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Which form of portest recieves the most protection from the SC?
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Demonstrating at the seat of the state gov. was th eproper way to pettion to gov
you have right to protest at state capitial |
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Powell vs Alamba (1932) signifance?
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BG INFRO- police arrest 9 blacks males raping 2 women
-Accues were entitle to council at gov expenese -have right to council |
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Define Civil Rights
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protection of persons in historucakky discantage groups from discrimination
-battle of mistreated groups |
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What was the desiscion in the Dred Scoot case?
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1857, Slvaces can not be slaves
Dred scooct came Il and mind |
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Signifance of Casey Pleasy?
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Gov considered segreated faclites as long if they were equal
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What was the descion Brown vs Bord edu
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That stuck down = but sepreate but equal laws
-overturn doctrine sepreate but = |
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WHat did Rosa Parks do?
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Refuse to leave her bus seat sitting in white section, inspired the bus boycott
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Explain the struggles of Native Americans
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Fed gov. didnt not franpt citizenship to N.A till 1924
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Discuss the civil rights by the gay community
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Higher income and edu, June 27, 1967 protest police harasment
STONEWALL- gay protest |
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Lawerence vs TExas
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Decieded that consenting adulkt have the right to engage in homosexual activites in own private homes
Recieve political results 12 states support gays and 200 citites |
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Who was Susan B Anothey?
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(womman vote more than man, Strugle by male dominated contractedon one thing right to vote.)
Led to charge gave women hope -Part of national, American Womens suffage assocaitation. 1890 she was the leader |
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What were the contributing factors to the modern femminst movement?
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1961 sc. ruled jury selection could exclud women.
JFK created president commision on status of women Benny Fredam published Feminsist Cities _1964 CIVIL rights acts, exluded discrimation |
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Define Focus group
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Small gatherings of Indicuals that are used to test ideas before marketing
-average voter tap in emotions , more less responsible |
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what is public Opionion?
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Frammers felt that po potientaly dangerous but must not be ingorned
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Expalin the political concept of the life cycle effect
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Married couplke which after purchasing home and have birth of child, begins to develop a econcomic conservative view point
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Which agent of politcal socialization ahs the least cleat infulence on devloping citizens political views?
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Media, voluntary organizations
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Womans perception of social welfare?
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Women are compassinte
Female citizens back gov base social welfare more than male |
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according to elezors model what strain of political culture would os res of penn. have
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INDIVIDUAL
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What type of poll do cmapaings conduct at the on set of a race
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Varitey of surveys
BENCH MARK SURvey at time of political race Public knowledge and assment of candinate shows the poltical info has decreased |
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Give ex of trust and cnifidence among americans?
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Decline in trust and confience attributed in decline in voluterism
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Define efficacy
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Citizens perception that they can have impact on political process
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WHat are 3 conditions for politcal participation
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1. Resources to partipate(time money, skill)
2, Intrested in political process 3. ASk to particpate(most ppl are ask not asked) |
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WHat is the best predictor of political particiapation?
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Edu
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Define Political Mobilization
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Alert Citizens to oppurinty to participate and encourage them to become involved
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Direct mobilization ex
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Door to door, campusing, direct mail solictation and circulation of pettion letter writting campains
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What is outer direction?
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1. What happens to me is beyond my control
2. I should let things take their course 3. Nature moves in mysterious ways and you never know what will happen to you |
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what causes voter fatigue
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believe frequency which american are called to vote reates it
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Obama raise large amount of money how?
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USe the internet, Demonstrated the pointential of internent for fiancial support raisn milling dollars a day
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Least likey to participate in campaing
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citizens when depend on gov. assiastance welfare food stamps and income support. Is less likely to write letters, contact political leaders protest or contribute money to politcal campaing
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What contributing to lack of intrest
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diffuctly est 3rd party alternatives
Purposal drawing non competive districts ec |