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26 Cards in this Set
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federalism |
Division of political power between state and federal government |
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reserved powers |
Whatever not explicitly stated as a responsibility of the state, belongs to the state (political power reserved to exclusive jurisdiction of specific political authority) |
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interstate commerce clause |
Gives congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among several states and Indian tribes |
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necessary and proper clause |
Allows government to make laws that are necessary and proper for carrying out powers vested in the constitution |
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tenure and unions |
Teacher or professor right to not have position terminated without just cause.
Organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests
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property taxes |
Annual amount paid by a land owner to the local government or municipal corporation of his or her area |
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charter schools |
An independently run public school granted greater flexibility in its operations |
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school tracking systems |
Separating pupils by academic ability into groups for certain classes and curriculum within a school |
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student to teacher ratio |
Number of student who attend a school divided by the number of teachers in the institution |
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power to declare war |
Congress has the power to declare war |
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power as commander in chief |
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war powers act |
President has the power to send troops anywhere in the world for 60 days without congressional approval |
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emergency powers |
Federal law allowing president to regulate commerce after declaring national emergency in response to threat( allows president to freeze assets and block transactions) |
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authorization for use of military force against terrorists |
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habeas corpus |
Bringing a prisoner or detainee before court to determine if a persons imprisonment is lawful |
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enemy combatant |
Members of an armed forces of a state that is considered an enemy state |
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rendition |
Placing people in prison where the United States does not have authority (surrender people to another jurisdiction) |
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patriot act |
Expanded access to personal records help by third parties |
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probable cause |
Reasonable grounds( for making a search,pressing a charge, etc) |
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reasonable suspicion |
legal standard of proof in United States that is less than probably cause (Hunch) |
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foreign intelligence surveilance court |
This court oversees requests for surveilance warrants against suspected foreign intelligence agency in the United States |
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FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation (domestic Intel) |
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CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency (foreign Intel)
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NSA |
National Security Agency
Protects US communication and information system |
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USDHS |
United States Department of Homeland Security Coordinates activities between intel agencies |
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OTFI |
Office of terrorism and federal intelligence
Intel on terrorists funding |
