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19 Cards in this Set
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DELEGATE THEORY OF REPRESENTATION
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The delegate model of representation is a model of a representative democracy. In this model, constituents elect their representatives as delegates for their constituency. These delegates act only as a mouthpiece for the wishes of their constituency, and have no autonomy from the constituency (a body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body)
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INCUMBENCY ADVANTAGE
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The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office
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GERRYMANDERING
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manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.
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FILIBUSTER
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an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures
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SENIORITY SYSTEM
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the longest standing person automatically becomes the chair of the committee (based on the length of service)
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DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM ACT
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The term Dodd-Frank refers to a comprehensive and complicated piece of financial regulation born out of the Great Recession, In simple terms, Dodd-Frank is a law that places major regulations on the financial industry.
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ELECTORAL COLLEGE
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The United States Electoral College is the institution that officially elects the President and Vice President of the United States every four years.
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THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
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The Legislative part of our government is called Congress. Congress makes our laws.
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THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
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The President of the United States administers the Executive Branch of our government. He enforces the laws that the Legislative Branch (Congress) makes
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THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
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he Judicial part of our federal government includes the Supreme Court and 9 Justices, 3 ARE WOMEN, 2 ARE LATINOS AND ONE BLACK
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THE UNITARY EXECUTIVE
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The unitary executive theory is a theory of American constitutional law holding that the President controls the entire executive branch
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JUDICIAL REVIEW
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review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
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JUDICIAL RESTRAINT
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Judicial restraint is a theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power. ... This view is based on the concept that judges have no popular mandate to act as policy makers
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JUDICIAL ACTIVISM
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Judicial activism is the view that the Supreme Court and other judges can and should creatively (re)interpret the texts of the Constitution and the laws in order to serve the judges' own visions regarding the needs of contemporary societd other judges can and should creatively (re)interpret the texts of the Constitution and the laws in order to serve the judges' own visions regarding the needs of contemporary societ
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MARBURY VS. MADISON
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Marbury v. Madison, arguably the most important case in Supreme Court history, was the first U.S. Supreme Court case to apply the principle of "judicial review" -- SC DECLARES AN ACTIVE CONGRESS OR ACTION BY PRESIDENT UNCONSTITUTIONAL
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DRED SCOTT VS. SANFORD
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RULING IN FAVOR OF MASTER AGAINST SLAVES, BY SAYING THAT SLAVES WERE PROPERTY.
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SCHENK VS. U.S.
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STRENGTHEN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT BY TAKING AWAY FREEDOM OF SPEECH
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US VS EC KNIGHT
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SUPREME COURT FAVORED BIG BUSINESSES AGAINST WORKERS RIGHT TO JOIN A LABOR UNION
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BROWN VS BOARD OF EDUCATION
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desegregating public education in the United States,
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