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100 Cards in this Set
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Locke and Hobbes were influential in the development of which theory of the origin of the Senate? |
Social contract theory |
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A person ruling with divine right receives authority from? |
God |
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The principle that the state possesses supreme and absolute power within its boundaries is called? L.O |
Sovereignty |
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A system in which sovereign power Is held by the voters and is exercised by elected representatives who are responsible to the people is a? L.O |
Republic |
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The term that describes an alliance of independent state is a? L.O |
Confederation |
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The type of democracy which features mass participation is? L.O |
Direct |
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Under a presidential form of government, the executive is? L.O |
Independent to the legislative branch |
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In a democracy, the will of the majority? L.O |
Can not be used to deprive a minority of its right |
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Who is the executive branch can be forced from office for failing to win the legislature support ? L.O |
Japan |
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The most recent amendment of the constitution was? L.O |
27th amendment |
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The legislative power of the US is vested in the? L.O |
Congress |
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Separation of powers mean that? L.O |
Desperate branches of government so one doesn't become powerful |
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The source of any and all government power in the US is the? L.O |
The people |
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The president's power to veto an act of Congress is an example of? L.O |
Checks and balances |
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The opening words of the constitution, "we the people", are a statement of which of the principle? L.O |
Popular sovereignty |
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Not a guarantee of the bill of rights? L.O |
Suffrage for woman |
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Not felt with in the constitutions 27 amendment? L.O |
Balanced budget |
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The only constitutional amendment to be repealed dealt with the subject of? L.O |
Alcohol being prohibited |
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What system helps keep one branch of government from dominating the actions of others? L.O |
Checks and balances |
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Governments that obey the fundamental law of the land are abiding by the principle of? L.O |
Constitutionalism |
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The constitution has grown and changed mostly as a result of? L.o |
Informal amendment |
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The bill of rights guarentees? L. O |
Fair & equal treatment before the law |
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The 13th 14th and 15th amendments are called? L.o |
Civil war amendments |
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Speech that wrongfully damages a person's reputation is? L.o |
Slander |
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The publication of statements that wrongfully damage smothers reputation is? L.o |
Libal |
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The Supreme Court has been? L.o |
More generous in applying the establishment clause to colleges and universities than to elementary and secondary schools |
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Burning draft cards has not been upheld as a constitutional as a form of? L.o |
Symbolic speech |
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What guaruntees does the 1st amendment givel? L.o |
Power of speech and press |
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Expression of ideas by conduct rather than in speech or print called? L.o |
Symbolic speech
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The 10 amendments in a bill of right were originally intended as restrictions against? L.o |
The new national government |
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Which amendment declares that the American people retain other rights not specifically enumerated by the constitutionn? L.o |
9th |
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In the case of Gregory v Chicago the court ruled that demonstrator may? L.o |
Not be arrested for disorderly conduct simply because others have reacted to their March with violence |
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The court are the major guardians of? L.o |
Civil rights |
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Censorship of spoken or written words before they have been expressed is? L.o |
Prior resistant |
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The free exercise clause gives people the right to? L.o |
Religious freedom |
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For the people to search a house they must have a court order called a? L.o |
Warrant |
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Bill of attainder are legislative laws that sentence a person to jail without a? L.o |
Trail |
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Substantive due process says the content or substance of laws must be? L.o |
Fair |
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The exclusionary rule requires? L.o |
Judges to throw out tainted evidence |
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Procedural due process refers to the procedures used in ? L.o |
Law enforcement |
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Ex post facto laws prohibit an action after what? L.o |
It has taken place |
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The written of Haney's corpus prevents arrests and imprisonment ? L.o |
With out cause |
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A right that forces an officer to bring a person to court and show proof why he should remain in jail is? L.o |
A written of hebeas corpus |
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In 1973 making abortion legal was reached in the? L.o |
Supreme Court case of roe v Wade |
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The Miranda very Arizona decision led to all defendants in criminal having? L.o |
To have their rights read there |
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What guarantee and included in the right to have a fair trail? L.o |
Trail by jury within a responsible time |
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The trail jury is called? L.o |
The petite |
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The plessy vs Ferguson decision upheld ? L.o |
The separate but equal doctrine |
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In the north there were no segregation laws but? L.o |
De facto segregation were common |
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In the past few decades the fastest growing minority group has been? L.o |
Asia |
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In 1954 brown van Topeka board of edu tended legalized segregation laws. L.o |
In the public schools |
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What does reverse discrimination mean? L.o |
Victim of minority |
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The first major challenge to affirmative action was? L.o |
Bakke case |
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The process of legally requiring an alien to leave the country is L.o |
Deportation |
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The process of taking citizenship away from one who obtained it through fraud l.o |
Denaturalization |
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A principle by which any person born within the US is automatically a citizen is called L.o |
Just oil |
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Civil law is concerned with disputes between two more individuals or between individuals and L.O |
The government |
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A formal accusation charging a person with committing a crime is an? L.o |
Indictment |
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Jurisdiction is the right of a court to L.o |
Hear a case |
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A dissenting opinion is the decision of the L.o |
Minority of justices |
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A majority opinion opinion is the decision of ? L.o |
most of justices of the court |
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The presiding officer of the Supreme Court is called L.O |
Chief Justice |
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What is a plaintif? L.o |
The person who is suing
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What is a defender ? L.o |
The person being sued the |
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The Supreme Court first ruled an act of Congress unconstitutional in the case of? L.o |
Marybury vs Madison |
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Judicial review is the power of the Supreme Court to determine the? L.o |
Constitutionlity of laws and actions of the local state and national governments |
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How about how many cases are decided by the Supreme Court each year? L. O |
150 |
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What decision in 1954 overruled the plessy vs Ferguson case? L.o |
Brown v tepoka boarding education |
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All Supreme Court decisions are reached by? L.o |
Majority vote of the justices |
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Junket? L.o |
Trip by member of Congress to areas effected be measure |
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Implied powers L.o |
Power given to Congress by constitution |
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Expressed powers l.o |
Un written powers give to Congress by elastic clause of constitution |
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Who presides over the Senate in the absence of the vice president? L.o |
Vice president |
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Filibuster? L.o |
Talk non stop a vote on a bill |
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The minority leader? L.o |
Is the person in congress who isn't he leader of the smaller party in Congress |
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The majority leader? L.o |
The person in Congress who is the leader of the party that controls Congress |
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Freedom from arrest anywhere in the country? L.o |
is not a special privilege that members of Congress recieve |
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The majority of the members of both houses of Congress today are? L.o |
Lawyers |
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A member who is currently in office is called an? L.o |
Incumbent |
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Caucus? L.o |
A meeting of political party member |
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Quorum? L.o |
Minimum number of members who must be present for Congress to function |
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25th amendment? L.o |
Determines president disability |
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The term of the president is L.o |
4 years |
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Term of a senator? L.o |
6 years |
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Term of representative? L.o |
7 years |
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Term of Supreme Court is? L.o |
Lifetime |
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Pardon? L.o |
Release penalty of offense |
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Electoral college? L.o |
Political job appointment |
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Executive agreement? L.o |
Agreement between president and head foreign government |
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How old does a president have to be? L.o |
35 years old |
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The only president to serve more than two terms? L.o |
Roosevelt |
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Who became president if both offices of president and vice president are vacant? L.o |
Speaker of the house |
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The only president to serve more than 2 terms L.o |
Franklin Roosevelt |
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Who becomes president is they go vacant? L.o |
House of representatives |
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The president can serve no more than? L.o |
2 terms |
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If no presidential candidates receives a majority of the electoral vote? L.o |
The house of representatives |
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According to the 25 the amendment? L.o |
Who may determine whether or not the president is able to discharge the powers and duties of his office vice president and majority of cabinets |
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What are the roles of the president? L.o |
Chief legislator diplomat citize state chief executive |
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Who appoints the members of the cabinets? L.o |
The president |
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A vice president who completed a former presidents term serve as president up to? L.o |
10 years |