Civics Vocabulary For Final Exam

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Refugee

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People who escape war starvation or bad govt.

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Immigrant

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Lives in a country permanently

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Alien

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Living in country, but not a citizen

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Naturalization

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Process by which resident aliens become citizen

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Affirmative Action

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Help minorities to gain oppurtunities they were denied in the past

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Quotas

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Certain numbers of minorities must be hired or accepted colleges

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Duties

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Things we're required to do

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Responsibilities

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Obligations people fulfill voluntary

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Articles of Confederation

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1st form of govt.

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Reserved Power

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Given to states

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Enumerated Power

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Given specifically to National Govt.

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Concurrent Power

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Shared by National and State Govt.

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Bill of Rights

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1st 10 amendments

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Preamble

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States the purpose of govt

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Proposing Amendments

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2/3's vote of congress

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Ratifying Amendments

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3/4's of state legistlatures approve it

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5th Amendment

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No self incrimination

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2nd Amendment

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Right to bear arms

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18th Amendment

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Prohibition

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22nd Amendment

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2 term limit for president

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1st Amend

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Religious and political freedom

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4th Amendment

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Freedom from illegal searches and seizures

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26th Amendment

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18yr. old voting rights

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Exclusionary Rule

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Illegally obtained evidence that con't be used in court of law

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Eminent Domain

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Govt. has right to take private property for public use

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What is needed to obtain a search warrant?

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Specific Place, Time, and what they are looking for

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Libel

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The criminal act of printing lies about other people

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Bail

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Paid money to get out of jail untill trial

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Liberal

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More govt. control

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Conservative

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Less govt. control

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Propaganda

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Spreading less ideas to shape opinions

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Recall Elections

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Allows voters to remove someone from office

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Refrendum

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Allows voters to approve or reject state laws

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Initiative

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Allows citizens to propose laws and amendments on state level

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Bandwagon

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Join the crowd

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Transfer

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Associating an idea with a candidate

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Franking Privilege

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Free postal service for congress

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Standing Committee

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Permanent committe that focuses on a particular area

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Joint Committee

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Committee of members of bothe house of congress

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Select Committee

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Temporary committee formed to deal with a particular area

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Sub Committee

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Smaller groups withing a standing committee

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Party Platform

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Views and goals

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Censure

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Public condemnition of behavior

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What are the qualfications of term/size of House of Reps?

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Qualifications: 1) 25yrs old
2) Citizen for 7 years, and 3) Resident of the state they represent. Term=2years. Depends on population

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What are the qualfications of term/size of Senate?

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Qualifications: 1) 30yrs old 2) Citizen for atleast 9 years, and 3)Resident of the state they represent. Term=6years. 2 per state

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Filibuster

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A tactic for defeating a bill in the Senate by talking until the bill's sponsor withdraws it.

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Pigeonhole

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To set a congressional bill aside in committee without considering it

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Cloture

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Procedure used in the SEnate to limit debate on a bill (1hr. long)

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Conference Committee

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A joint committee of Confress consisting of members of the House nad the Senate to work on the details of a proposed law

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What are the qualifications/term for president?

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Qualifications: 1) 35yrs old 2) Native born, and 3) U.S. representative for 14yrs prior to election. Term=4yrs

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Comander in Chief

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Has final say on all military matters

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Cabinet

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A group made up of the heads of the executive departments, the Vice President, and other important officials.

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Pocket Veto

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Killing a bill~~~10 day rule~it becomes a law

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Pardon Power

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Apply to federal crimes

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25th Amendment

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Succession and Disability for President

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Ambassador

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An official representative of a country's government

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Dissenting Opinion

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the written statement of a judge who disagrees with the majority decisions

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Majority Opinion

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A statment explaining the majority view in a case in which the justices are divided

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Jurisdiction

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Authority to hear a case

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Docket

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A court calendar

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Adversary

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The opposing side in a dispute

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Brown v. Board of Education

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Ended school segregation

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This group must approve all presidenatial appointments

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Senate

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Requires many woman to work

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Afirmative Action

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Voters decide new law to take place

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Refrendum