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19 Cards in this Set
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amend
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to change and improve through a formal procedure
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Bill of Rights
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the first ten amendments to the US Constitution
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checks and balances
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the national government is composed of three separate branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial branches. Each Branch of the government exercises a check on the actions of the others.
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commerce clause
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the provision in Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution that gives congress the power to regulate the interstate commerce
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due process clause
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the provision of the fifth and 14th ammendments to the constitution that guarantee that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law. Similar clauses are found in most state constitutions
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equal protection clause
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the provision in the 14th amendment to the constitution that guarantees that no state will deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of laws. this clause mandates that state governments treat similarly situated individuals in a similar manner
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establishment clause
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the provision in the first amendment to the US constitution that prohibits Congress from creating any law respecting an establishment of religion
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federal form of government
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a system of gevernment in which the states form a union and the sovereign power is divided between a central government and the member states
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filtering software
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a computer program that includes a pattern through which data are passed. When designed to block access to certain Web sites, the pattern blocks the retrieval of a site whose URL or key words aare on a list within the program
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free exercise clause
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the provision in the first amendment to the US constitution that prohibits congress from making any law prohibiting the free exercise of religion
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full faith and credit clause
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clause ensures the rights established under deeds, wills, contracts, and the like in one state will be honored
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meta tags
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words inserted into a web sites key words field to increase the sites appearance in search engine results
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Police Powers
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Powers posessed by states as part fo their inherent sovereignty. These powers may be exercised to protect or promote the public order, health, safety morals, and general welfare.
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Preemption
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a doctrine under which certain federal laws preempt, or take precedence over, conflicting state or local laws
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privileges and immunities clause
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requires states not to discrimminate one another's citizens. A resident of one state can't be treated as an alien when in another state; he or she may not be denied such privileges and immunities as legal protection, access to courts, travel rights, or property rights.
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probable cause
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reasonable grounds to believe the existence of facts warranting certain actions, such as the search or arrest of a person
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search warrant
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an order granted by a public authority, such as a judge, that authorizes law enforcement personnel to search particular premises or property
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supremacy clause
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provides that the Constitution, laws and treaties of the united states are the supreme law of Land. Under this clause, state and local laws that directly conflict with federal law will be rendered invalid
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symbolic speech
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nonverbal conduct that expresses opinions or thoughts about a subject. Symbolic speech is protected under the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech
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