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18 Cards in this Set
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federal form of government
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in which the national government and the states share sovereign power
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police powers
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state regulatory powers are often referred to as police powers
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privileges and immunities clause
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prevents state from imposing unreasonable burdens on citizens of another state
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full faith and credit clause
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"full faith and credit shall be given in each state to public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state." applies only to civil matters, ensures that rights established under deeds, wills, contracts and similar instruments honored by all states .
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checks and balances
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allows each branch to limit actions of other
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commerce clause
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"to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the serveral states, and with the indian triodes. provides basis for national's government's extensive regulation of state and even local affairs
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supremacy clause
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provides that constitution, laws and treaties of the united states are "supreme law of land"
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preemption
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when congress chooses to act exclusively in an area which the federal gov't and states have concurrent powers.
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bill of rights
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first 10 amendments adopted in 1791 and embody a series of protections for the indivudal against varius types of interference by fed gov
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symbolic speech
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gestures, movements, articles of clothing and other forms of expressive conduict is also given substantial protection by courts
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meta tags
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online key words
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filtering software
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block adult content
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establishment clause
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government may neither establish or prohibit religion
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free exercise clause
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gov can't prohibit free religion
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search warrant
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order from a judge or other public official authorizing search or seizure
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probable clause
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officers must have evidence that would allow search
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due process
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no person shall be deprived of life liberty or property without due process of law
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equal protection clause
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gov't cannot enact laws that treat similarly situated indivudals differently
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