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90 Cards in this Set
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What clause equalizes civil rights from state to state?
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Full faith and credit clause
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Who has the power to impeach the president?
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House of representatives
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What is the procedure to stop a filibuster?
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Cloture
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Who approves judiciary nominees?
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Senate
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Who elects the president?
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The electoral college
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Who is the current chief justice?
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John Roberts
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Who was the first African American elected to the supreme court?
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Thurgood Marshall
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Who was the first woman elected to the supreme court?
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Sandra Day O'Conner
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What is the 12th amendment?
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Seperating votes between the president and vice president
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In case of a tie for the presidential election, who gets the deciding vote?
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The house of representatives
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What is the privilege to use free mail?
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Franking
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Which amendment gives people the right to elect legislators?
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17th amendment
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Political culture
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Beliefs we hold towards government symbols
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Politics
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Decides who gets what, when and where (distribution of goods)
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Explains how states interact
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Horizontal federalism
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Equality of opportunity
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Everyone has the chance to try to succeed, but not everyone is born into the same situations.
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Euality of result
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Helping those less fortunate by taking from those who are priveleged.
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Pluralism
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When people of the political minority, join together to seek political influence
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Sovereignity
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An independent self-government
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Social contract theory
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People have inherent social codes. If a person breaks the code, the government may punish them, but if the government breaks the code, the poeple should revolt.
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Confederation
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A league of sovereign states that delegate powers on certain issues to a central government.
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Interstate commerce clause
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Allowed the national government to provide uniform policies among the states
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General welfare clause
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Allowed the national government to enforce laws by penalizing or rewarding states with money
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which amendment restricted the national government to its delegated powers?
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10th amendment
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What are the delegated powers?
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Power to declare war
Power to raise and support an army Power to make treatise Power to coin money |
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Implied powers
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Powers not specifically stated in the constitution but infered from the expressed powers
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Inherent powers
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Powers that are not specifically stated in the constitution but assumed because of the nature of government
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Concurrent powers
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powers shared by national and state governments
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Dual federalism
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State and national governments remain supreme and seperate in their own jurisdictio
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Cooperative federalism
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Shared power and responsibility between national and state governments
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Incorporation
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Ruling which stated the Bill of Rights must be protected by the states, as well as the national government.
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Grant-in-aid
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Money paid to states to reward them for implementing federal policies
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Categorical grant
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Money given to a state for a specific purpose, with strict rules
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Block grant
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Money given to a state for general funding, with few rules.
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Authority
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Recognition that the government has the right to make laws which we will obey
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Legitimacy
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Recognition that the government gained power in a fair manner
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Power
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The ability to get someone to do what you want
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Unitary government
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Powerful central government and weak subordinate governments
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Confederal government
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Powerful subordinate governments and weak national government
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Federal government
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Sharing of power between national government and subordinate governments
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10th amendment
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Amendment which grants certain powers to the states
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What are the reserved powers?
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Power to regulate intrastate commerce
Police powers |
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What are concurrent powers?
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The power to tax
The power to establish banks The power to charter corporations |
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Interstate compacts
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Treatise between states covering issues of mutual concern.
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Interstate extradition
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Returning a criminal to the state they fleed from.
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Nullification
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If a state does not like a federal law it simply ignores it
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What is the maximum number for the House of Representatives?
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435 members
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Reapportionment
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Redrawing district lines and adjusting the number of representatives from each state to coincide with population changes
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Gerrymander
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An attempt to redistrict according to where a certain political party is the marjority.
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Delegates
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Congress members who feel bound to follow the wishes of the majority of their state.
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Trustees
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Congress members who feel authorized to use their best judgment when making decisions, regardless of what their constituents feel.
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Incumbent
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A candidate who is currently in the office they are running for.
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Speaker of the House
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The leader of the house majority
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What are the jobs of the speaker of the house?
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Presides over the House of representatives
Appoints members of the policy committee Controls the assignment of bills |
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Whips
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Party members in charge of counting prospective votes and making sure party members have all the information they need.
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Senate president
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Vice president
Casts the deciding vote in the event of a tie. |
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President pro tempore
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If the vice president is absent, the majority party leader with the longest time in the senate presides over it.
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Who is in charge of reconciling differences between the the House and Senate versions of a bill?
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Conference committees
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House Rules committee
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Determines what bills will be discussed on the House floor, how long the debate can last, and what kind of amendments will be allowed to the bill.
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Logrolling
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A temporary alliance between legislators where each supports the other's policy.
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Omnibus legislation
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Packing multiple bills into one large bill so it must be accepted in its entirety.
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Quorum
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A majority of members need to be present to start business in congress each day.
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Oversight
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The responsibility of the legislative branch to oversee the executive branch.
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Electoral mastery
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Strong base of support incumbents build in order to be free of constant re-electin worries.
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Who is the current speaker of the house?
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Nancy Palosi
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What are the requirements to become a president?
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you must be a natural born citizen
You must be 35 years old You must be a resident of the U.S. for 14 years |
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How many Electoral College votes does a president need to win the election?
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270 votes
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How many representatves does California have
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54 congressmen and 2 senators
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President as chief executive
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President enforces acts of congress
Has the power to appoint and remove members |
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President as commander in chief
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President in charge of military
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War powers resolution
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President has to consult with congress before he commits U.S. forces, or notify them within 48 hours. Those forces can remain in place for 60 days, with a 30 day exit.
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President as chief legislator
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President tries to help shape the agenda of congress
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President as chief diplomat
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President makes treatise, recognizes foreign governments and nominates ambassadors
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President as chief of state
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President's ceremonial role
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President as party leader
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President promotes political party
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President as crisis leader
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president provides support for the country in the midst of an emergency
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President as moral leader
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President upholds traditinoal values
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President as manager of prosperity
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President manages the economy
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How many members are on the supreme court?
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8 associate judges
1 chief justice |
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Original jurisdiction
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Supreme court acts as a trial court and hears a case for the first time.
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Appelate jurisdiction
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Supreme court reviews a case that has already been heard by lower courts.
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Court decision
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Tells us which party the court is siding with
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Court opinion
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Legal reasons for why the court is siding with a particular party
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Majority opinion
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At least 5 out of 9 justices agree with the decision and leagl reasons behind it
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Dissenting opinion
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Written by a justice who disagrees with the decision and opinion.
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Concurring opinion
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Written by a justice who agrees with the decision but has different reasons why.
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Judicial review
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The right of the federal courts to declare any action of the federal government unconstitutional.
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Stewardship
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Presidents who believe they have a duty to serve popular interests and do not need specific authorization to take action.
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Constructionist
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A president who believes he can only exercise power which can be traced to the constitution
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Docket
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The supreme court's agenda
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