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65 Cards in this Set
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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
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