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66 Cards in this Set
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relates to powers exercised by Congress but NOT listed in the Constitution
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Implied Powers
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Elastic Clause
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Implied Powers
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power exercised by President in which a bill is not signed within 10 days of Congressional Adjournment, therefore bill is automatically killed.
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Pocket Veto
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to see if bill is constitutional
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Judicial Review
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Party Members who will vote again after the Presidential Election and who represent a particular ticket (arty)
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Electors
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President has right to withhold information from congress, courts and public if there is a need for secrecy and National security
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Executive Priviledge
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President has the power to declare an order that may be different from government law.
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Executive Order
Also shown in notes as Executive Agreement |
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President must inform Congress within 60 days of making an executive agreement
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Case Act
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Law that limits the President's powers in cases where war has not been declared.
It involves money |
War Powers Act
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Act that frees a person from responsibility & punishment for crimes
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pardons
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act that postpones a criminal's sentence for a certain period of time
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reprieves
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"forgive" Act given to a person or group of people
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Amnesty
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population or census count to be made every 10 years
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Enumeration
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to bring charges to an official
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impeachment
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charging a person with an offense
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indictment
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minimum number of members that must be present to conduct sessions
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Quorum
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to suspend a session
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adjourn
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salary
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emolument
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draft of a proposed new law
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bill
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Procedure by which a citizen of a foreign nation becomes a citizen of the US
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Naturalization
Quota / Immigration |
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imposts
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taxes
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legislature's formal expression of opinion
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resolution
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rebellions
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insurrections
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requires a law official to bring a prisoner to court and they must show cause for holding the prisoner
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habeas Corpus
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a bill that punished a person without a jury trial
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bill of attainder
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crime was consider not a crime when it was committed
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ex post facto
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to speak the law
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jurisdiction
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federal courts decide if a case is appropriate for court review
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justiciable
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limits on justiciability
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Adversary Law
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some judges support Majority decision (opinion)
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concurring decision
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some judges disagree with majority decision
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dissenting decision
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judges in agreement with decision
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unanimous
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let the decision stand
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Stare Decisis
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Cases must follow precedent so that laws are predictable and accountable
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Stare Decisis
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Orders from the supreme court requiring a lower court to send a record of a case to Supreme Court
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Writs of Certiorari
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relationship between the states
and the relationship of each state to the federal government |
federalism
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2 house body
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bicameral
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bicameral body of the Legislative Branch
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Congress
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people represented by congressman +
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constituents
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congressional postal privilege +
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Franking
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number needed to conduct congressional business +
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quorum
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protects people from unlawful imprisonment +
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Habeas Corpus
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punishes an act which was not illegal when it was committed +
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Ex Post Facto
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minutes kept about Congress proceedings +
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Congressional record
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Trade between states +
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Interstate Trade
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Process in which a foreigner becomes a citizen +
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Naturalization
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protects inventors artists +
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copyright / patent
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illegal searches
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Bill of Attainder
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congress must be informed of any presidential commitment within 60 days =
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Case Act
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presidential power used for national security / secrecy
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executive privilege
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president must inform congress about increase in military personnel in war within 10 days =
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war powers act
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presidential arrangement made with foreign leaders
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Executive Order or
Executive Agreement |
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Presidential line of succession
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Amend 25
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executive power of checks and balances
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pocket veto
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set presidential inauguration date as Jan. 20
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Amend 20
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link between the Executive Brand and the Legislative Branch.
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Vice-President
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the verdict of a lesser court will remain.
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Stare Decisis
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needed for the US Supreme Court to hear a case
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Justiciability
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majority agreement explained by the US supreme Court Justices on a case decision
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concurring decision
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September 17, 1787
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Ratification
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non-agreement with the majority decision of the US supreme court about a case deci
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dissenting decision
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a Request for a case info from a lessor court by the us supreme court.
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writ of certioari
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cases considered by the us supr
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discuss list
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a constitutional change
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Amendment
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stressed by the defense lawyer in a court of law
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reasonable doubt
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explained in Article IV
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Federalism
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