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what are the first 10 amendments called
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the bill of rights
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what are the first 10 amendments
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1. freedom of: press, petition, assembly, spdeech, religion
2. bear arms 3. quartering of troops 4. search and seizure 5. rights of the accused 6. fair and speedy trail 7. jury 8. cruel and unusual punishment 9. enumerated rights 10. rights reserved for the state |
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what did adam Smith believe in?
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capitalism
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the 13th amendment?
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abolish slavery
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14th amendment?
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gave blacks citizenship
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15th amendment
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gave black people the right to vote
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the 18th amendment did what?
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prohibition
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the 19th amendment did what?
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gave women the right to vote
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what did the 20th amendment do?
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moved the inogeration date from march to January
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21 amendment?
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abolished prohibition
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22 amendment?
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limited the terms of the president to 2
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the 24th amendment does what?
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prohibits poll tax
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25th amendment?
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succession of the president and presidential disability
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amendment that changed the voting age?
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what amendment prohibits laws that increase or decrease congressional salary?
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27
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what is the amending process?
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1. proprose- 2/3 of congress 2/3 of state legislature
2. ratification- approval takes 7 years. 3/4 of state legislature. 3/4 of state convention. |
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what is anarchy?
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no government
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what is article 1 section 8 called?
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delegated powers given to congress. power to declare war and to tax
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what are the articles of the confederation?
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states had there own power
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in article 1 section 8 Claus 18 do?
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elastic clause. gives congress the power to stretch the delegated powers to meet the needs of the day. also called the doctorine of implied power.
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what is a bill of attainder?
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an act of legislation that allows them to declare people guilty and punish them without a trial
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how does a bill become a law?
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1.introduced in the HOR
2. clerk 3. committee 4. rules committee 5. floor (limited debate) 50 +1 6. clerk in senate 7. comittee 8. floor (unlimited debate) 9. president-1. sign 2. veto 3. alternative 10. Secretary of state signs |
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brown vs. board of education determined what was unconstitutional?
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public school segregation
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what is the budget and impoundment act?
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created the congressional budget office
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what's the grammer- rudman act?
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an attempt to balance the budget over the course of several years.
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what is the budget agreement (enforcement) act?
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divides spending in 3 departments defense/ domestic/ international
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what is the balance budget amendment?
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they wanted to make an amendment where you had to have a balanced budget
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what is bureaucracy?
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a large organization that is structured to carry out specific functions
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what's an cabinet?
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a collection of officials. president can fire
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what's the structure of the federal bureaucracy?
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1. cabinet
2. independent executive agencies- nasa cia 3. independent regulatory agencies- very little control by president. FDA FCC 4. Government corporation- post office FDIC |
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how does a campaign get financed?
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1. individuals
2. canidate 3. PAC 4. party fundraising |
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what is capitalism?
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no government involvement
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what is socialism?
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some government control
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what is fascism?
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dictator has control. police state
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the legislative branch can check who?
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the judicial branch. amend the constitution
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the judicial branch can do what to check the legislative branch?
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find things unconstitutional
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how can the executive branch check the judicial branch?
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appointe judges
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the judicial branch can check the president how?
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declare the president unconstitutional
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how can the executive branch check the legislative branch?
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they can veto
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how can the legislative branch check the executive branch?
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out vote the veto. impeach
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what's criminal law?
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acts against public order
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what is civil law?
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dussputes
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what are civil liberties?
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first amendment rights
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what are civil rights?
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freedoms from being discriminated against
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what is civil service?
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the permanent office of government administration
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what created civil service?
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Pendleton act
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before they had the merit system how were people elected?
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patronage- appointed because they're friends
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what's the merit system?
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you earned the position
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what are the civil war amendments?
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13, 14 &15th amendments
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what are the three types of committees?
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standing, select, joint
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what is common law?
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laws made by judges
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what are concurrent powers?
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powers shared by the state and federal government.
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what's a confederat?
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a group of states who come together to make a central government given just enough power and send reps to vote.
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what are the qualifications to be in the House of Representatives?
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25, 7 years citizenship resident of Representative district.
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what are the qualifications to be a senator?
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30, 9 years a citizen. representative of state
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leadeeship of HOR?
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speaker, majority leader, minority leader.
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leadership of Senate?
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president of senate, president pro tempo, majority leader
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what is cooperative federalism?
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the central government cooperates with the states to get needed programs to the people because the states can't do it themselves.
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what's is de facto segregation?
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living segregation
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what is de jure segregation?
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a law that has been passed to segregate in school
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what are the two constitution compromises?
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Virginia and new jersey compromise.
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what year was the decleration of independence created?
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created by thomas Jefferson. signed july 4, 1776. signed by 56 people.
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what's a deficit?
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we spend more than we have coming in
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national debt?
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we owe $7 trillion dollars. the deficit leads to the debt
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democracy
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greek term demo the people and knatos authority of ruled by. ruled by the people
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democrate
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the oldest party.
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what party was made against the democratic party?
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whigs. against slavery
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what party came from the whigs?
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rebublican
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what is detente?
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the easing of strained relations between countries
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what is the domino theory?
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if one nation is allowed to fall to communism then they all will.
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dred scott case
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makes the line above 36º 31' unconstitutional
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what is duel federalism?
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constitutional government has power state has power. seperate but rather equal.
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electoral collage formula
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100+435+3=538.
senate+HOR+DOC= Electoral college |
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who were the enlightenment writers?
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1. locke- life liberty and property
2. Rousseau- popular sovereignty 3. montesquieu- seperate branch 4. hobbes- government depends upon the consent of the governed |
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equal time rule
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newspapers and tv have to give equal time to both political parties
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ex post facto
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after the fact. after a law has been passed you cannot be convicted
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what's the exclusionary rule?
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evidence illegally seized cannot be used in the court of law.
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what's an executive agreement?
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an agreement between countries that can be kept secret and doesn't have to be approved by congess
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what is executive privilege?
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the power of the president to deny congress what they want to know
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what are factors affecting the outcome of an election?
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1. money
2. encumency 3. partisanship 4. national tide 5. presidential coattails |
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what's the federal court structure?
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supreme court
court of appeals district court |
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federal judges?
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life term, appointment by president
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what is federalism?
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the division of power more equally. power divided between central gov, state and local community
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federalist and anti federalist
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anti federalist are afraid of giving central gov more powe. federalist believe we need to strengthen the central government
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what is a filibuster?
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no action can be taken on the vote in senate. solved with a cloture
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five main principles of the constitution?
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1. rule of law- no one is supposed to be above the law
2. republicanism- we elect representatives to conduct gov for us 3. seperate branches- 3 branches 4. checks and balances- make sure branches don't get to powerful 5. article 6 supremacy clause- establishes the law of the land . 1. constitution 2. any law made under constitution 3.any treaty |
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franking privlage?
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the privlage the encombent has because they can use the mail for free
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interpretation of freedom of religion?
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accommodation: supports gov religion as long as no one is pursecuted
2. wall of seperation: there should be a wall seperating church and state |
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everson vs. board of education
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bus ride for private school kids
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pierce vs society of sisters
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is it against the law to send your kids to private school
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lemon v kurtzman
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private school salaries.
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lemon test
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1. has a clear secular purpose
2. neither promotes nor inhibates religion 3. no excessive intanglment |
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santa fe 2nd school district v doe
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1. didn't come for prayer
2. forum not defined |
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schempp
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1. no state mandated prayer
2. no state sponsored prayer |
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epperson
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evolution
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yoder
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amish kids
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schenck
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clear and present danger
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gitlow v new york
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bad tendency
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eichman
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burning the flag
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barnette
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acknowledging the flag
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tinker
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arm band
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what is the bad tendency test?
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could cause harm later
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what is clear and present danger test?
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a clear and present danger to the welfare of others
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what's our current test?
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grave and immediate danger
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what is gerrymandering?
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redrawing district lines so that it favors or disfavores a group of people
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what is goverment authority?
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the growth of government control grows the more people ask for help
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what's government?
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the institution created through which policies of a state are made and enforced.
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what is politics?
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the act of influencing government
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liberalism
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get in economy/ stay out my life
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conservative
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get out of economy/ stay in life
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libertarian
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limit gov control in economy and life
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populist
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get involved with life and economy
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whats the impeachment process?
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HOR impeaches with 50+1. goes to senate 2/3 convicted trail
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what are intrest groups?
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influence policy making
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government coporations?
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post office, FDIC
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what is the iron triangle?
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its a way for a committee, an agency and lobbiest to make policies
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issue network?
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open way to solve issue
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what are jim crow laws? |
laws made to segregate African American
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who is john marshall?
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a supreme court justice
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judicial activism?
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when the supreme court intentionally picks a case to make a point and interprets the constitution how they want
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judicial restraint
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the court is respectful of the law or decision unless its obvious its unconstitutional
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judicial review?
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the right of the supreme court to look over a case and decide if its constitutional or not
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laissez-faire
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hands free. no government involvement
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libel
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written word
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slander
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spoken word
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line-item veto
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the power of an elected official to veto provisions of a peice of legislation
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lobbying
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trying to get money or policies changed
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MAD
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the U.S. will build up their defense and so will russia at mad. mutual assured destruction
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manifest destiny
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the belief that its our god given right to spread our way of life
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foreign policy
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the goals a country wants to achieve in the world
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Marbury v. madison
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judicial review
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Marshall plan
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pump money into countries to help build defense
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miller case
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SLAPS: Serious Literary Artistic Political Scientific value according to common communities
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Miranda
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Miranda rights
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monerary
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fed reserve board watches money
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fiscal
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congress spends money and taxes
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concurrent opinion
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they agree but for different reasons
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dissenting
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the losing opinion
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original jurisdiction
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the right to hear a case for the first time
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appellant jurisdiction
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the right to rehear a case
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pentagon papers
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new york times v us
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plessy case
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seperate but equal
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pluralism
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intrest groups, gov, individuals share power
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PACS
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give money to canidates
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political culture
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beliefs that shape peoples political behavior
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pultical ideology
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what people think the government should be like
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political socialization the way we aquire our belief
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family
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president roles
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1. cheif of state
2. cheif executive 3. cheif diplomat 4. commander in chief 5. cheif legislative |
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prior restraint
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the government sensorship
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stare decision
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standing on earlier decided case
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