Poli Sci Final

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Fundamental freedoms

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Civil Liberties

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Where are the Civil liberties found?

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Bill of Rights; first 10 amendments

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What guarantees equal protection under the law?

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Civil Rights

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T/F: The Bill of rights applies to both the state and federal govts

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False: only applied to the Fed

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13th 14th and 15th amendments

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reconstruction amendments

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selective incorporation

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when the supreme court began applying the Bill of Rights to the states (14th amendment)

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legal rights must be protected under...

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Due Process

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Whats the only thing stated twice

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Due process

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Did the 5th amendment apply to state or fed

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Fed

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Schenk v the US

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the clear and present danger doctrine

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Fighting Words:

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People cannot use wordsthat are intended to incite a face-to-face confrontation leading to violence.

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Libel and Slander

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: Citizens do not have theright to tell lies about another person that defame or damage a person’s ororganizations reputation

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Commercial speech

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Government may regulatecommercial speech and advertising used for commercial purposes.

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establishment of religion clause

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denies the governmentthe authority to favor a particular religion.

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free exercise of religion clause

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protects the right ofpeople to practice their religion without government interference.

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criminal protection rights

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designed to reasonably curb governmentpower and protect the basic civil rights of individuals who have committed orare alleged to have committed crimes.

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Habeas Corpus

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a prisoner be brought before a judge todetermine the legality of his or her imprisonments.”

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Does it state in the constitution that we have a right to privacy?

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NO

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Separate but equal

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14th Amendment

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equal protection under the law.

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unduly infringed uponthe rights of newly freed slaves but did not apply to whit people.

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black codes”

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Poll taxes

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· In order to vote a person had to pay a fee

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Literacy tests

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· Were another method of keeping people of color and poorwhites from voting.

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Thurgood Marshall

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the first black Supreme Court justice.

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Southern Manifesto

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condemned the Supreme Court decision ofBrown v. Board of Education.

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

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banned the use of literacy tests

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Race

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to physical characteristics

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Ethnicity

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cultural factors

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Latino

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Latin Americancountry

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Hispanic

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Spanish speaking heritage

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largest minority group in the US

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Latinos

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Native American tribes protected by the U.S Constitution?

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NO

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Public Sphere

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Politics and employment.

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Private Sphere

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Home, family, domesticlabor.

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Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention

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first female convention

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southern Congressmen who “refused to support suffrage... why?

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they did not want to enfranchise black women

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How many Americans have some form of Disability?

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1 in 5

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Hugh Gallagher

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fought for the rights of the Disabled

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA

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provides numerous beneficialregulations for handicapped individuals.

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Public Policy

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plan or course of action

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Domestic Policy

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governments laws, programs,administrative decisions and regulations that directly affect people and/oractivity within the borders of a country.

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Regulatory Policy

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Regulates... Determines what isnot legal.

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Redistributive Policy

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redistributes... Income transfers from certain people to other individuals orgroups.

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Social Policy

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programs for people who arein need of government assistance.

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Education Policy

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laws and rules thatconcerns the American educational system

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Regulatory Policy

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Achieving governmentobjectives through various laws, rules and regulations.

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Medicare

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health insurance forAmericans over the age of 65

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Social Security operates onan

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insurance principle

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Medicaid

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program that provides free or low-cost medical services for poor people

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Most ofthe public education cost is paid for from.....

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state andlocal budgets

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Recession

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declinein the economy that persists for 6 months

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Inflation

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continued rise in theprice of goods to a point that people need more money to purchase agood/service

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Deficit

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spending exceeds yourrevenue

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Surplus

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revenueexceeds spending

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Gross Domestic Produce (GDP)

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totalvalue of the economy in a year

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Fiscal Policy

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taxingand spending

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Monetary policy

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manipulatingmoney

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Keynesian economics

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- Government uses taxing and spending policy to help stimulateand stabilize the economy.

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central bank of the UnitedStates

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Federal Reserve System

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Tax Burden

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total amount ahousehold pays in taxes.

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Progressive Tax

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People withhigher-incomes pay a larger proportion of their income in taxes.

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Regressive Tax

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Higher income peoplesay a smaller proportion of their income in taxes than lower-income people.

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Proportional Tax

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Everyone pays a fixed taxrate