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The power to interpret laws, determine their meaning, and settle disputes within a society is known as _____
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Judicial Review
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the structure of a _____ requires that power be divided between a state's central and local levels of government
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Federal Government
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"Government of the people, by the people, for the people" describes a system of government in which the people are _____
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sovereign
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Population, territory, government, and sovereignty are the defining characteristics of a _____
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autocracy
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In a _____ supreme authority rests soely with the people.
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democracy
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the _______ states that when supplies of goods and services become plentiful, prices tend to drop
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Law of supply and demand
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______ is among the purposes of government outlined in the preamble to the constitution
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defending the nation against foreign enemies, insuring order and domestic tranquility, promoting the general welfare of the citizens ("D" all of the above)
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Which statements about the social contract theory are true?
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Governmental powers may be limited by the people, gov. powers are granted by the people, the state was created voluntarily by a free people
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In a democracy, the will of the majority ____
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cannot be used to deprive rights to a member of a minority group.
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A federal government is one in which ____
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power is divided between a central government and local governments
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Among the broad purposes of the U.S. gov. spelled out in the preamble to the constitution is the obligation to ____
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Provide for the justice and the people's general welfare
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Those for whom the constitution represented a too- powerful central gov.
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Anti- Federalists
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An agreement protecting the interests of slaveholders by forbidding Congress the power to tax the export of goods from any State, and, for 20 years, the power to act on the slave trade.
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Commerce and Slave trade Compromise
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an agreement between large and small states that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the constitution
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Connecticut Compromise
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From its one chamber, the ____ legislature of the Second continental congress exercised both legislative and executive powers.
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Unicameral
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Those who supported ratifying the constitution
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Federalists
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a form of "two chamber" or "two house" gov.
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bicameral
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____called for representation in congress by population or by the amount of money given to the central gov.
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Virginia Plan
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Which ideas are included in the Declaration of Independence
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People have a certain natural rights, gov. can exist only with the people's permission, the people may change or abolish the gov.
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The gov. set up by the articles of confederation had_____
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only a legislative branch, consisting of a unicameral Congress
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After the revolutionary war, the national gov. ____
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Proved too weak to deal with growing economic and political problems
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The idea that the people have the right to abolish an abusive and unresponsive gov was FIRST formally expressed in the _____
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Declaration of independence
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the federalists was written to ____
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win support for the constitution in New York
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Both the connecticut Compromise and the 3/5 compromise were crucial to the small states because _____
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Without them, the small states would have carried little weight in the new gov.
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the objections of the anti-federalists can be BEST summed up as ____
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a fear that the new gov would have too much power and the people, too little power
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A ____ is a way to change the constitution
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amendment
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the first ten amendments are called the ____
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Bill of Rights
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The system of ____ helps keep one branch of gov. from dominating the actions of the others.
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checks and balances
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the constitution provides for the ___ by creating three distinct branches of gov: legislative, executive, and judicial
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separation of powers
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With the words, "we the people," the constitution establishes its authority on the basis of ____
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Popular Sovereignty
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true statements about the bill of rights..
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They arose from the controversy over ratification of the constitution, ratified at the same time as the constitution, and are the first 10 amendments
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best describes the concept of limited gov.?
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Government must operate within certain bounds set by the people
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The legislative branch can check the judicial branch by its power to ____
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Remove judges through impeachment
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The president's power to veto an act of Congress is an example of ____
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Checks and balances
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an example of the checks and balances system...
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The supreme court declares a law passed by congress to be unconstitutional, the president vetos a bill, the senate approves the presidents nominee for a supreme court justice
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Method of formal amendment
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proposal by 2/3 of Congress and ratification by 3/4 of State legislatures
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the power of judicial review applies to actions by ____
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both the federal Gov. and the States.
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describe the avenue by which the Supreme court can shape the constitution
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by deciding what the words of the constitution mean in practice
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KNOW THE "INTERPRETING DIAGRAMS" CHART IN THE CHAPTER 3 TEST
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KNOW ALL THE WORDS IN THE ARROWS
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those powers exercised solely by the national gov
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reserved powers
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the separation of gov powers between the national gov and the 50 state govs
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division of powers
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Those powers granted in the constitution only to the national gov
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exclusive powers
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___provides that a state cannot take unfair advantage in its laws of the residents of another state
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Privileges and immunities clause
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Concurrent powers are those that are ___
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exercised simultaneously by the national and state gov
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states must honor the legality of one anothers civil laws because of the
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Full faith and credit clause
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Citizens who commit a crime in one state and then flee to another state to escape prosecution are to be returned to the original state under_____
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extradition
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____ is the basic characteristic of federalism
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it divides power between a national gov and state govs
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dividing electoral districts to limit the voting strength of a particular group is know as ____
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gerrymandering
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the right to vote is know as suffrage or ___
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franchise
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the ____ occurs when a strong candidate running for office at the top of the ballot helps attract voters to other candidates on the party's ticket
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coattail effect
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A ____ is where voters who live in a particular precinct actually go to vote
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polling place
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the ___ is a party nominating election in which any qualified voter can participate
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open primary
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a ____ is a party nominating election in which only declared party members are allowed to vote
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closed primary
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a ____ is a special interest group that seeks to influence elections and affect public policy decisions
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Political action committee
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the term "political socialization" can be defined as the ____
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process by which people formulate their political attitudes and opinions
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to prevent fraudulent voting, most states require voters to ____
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register
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the nominating stage is important in the electoral process mostly because ___
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nominations set real limits to the choices voters can make in general elections
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Money is an indispensable campaign resource because ____
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it allows candidates to make themselves known to the public
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the smallest geographic unit for conducting an election is a ____
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precinct
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when a contes between two candidates is very close, people are ___
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more likely to vote
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the exclusive legal right to copy, sell, or publish a piece of creative work
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copyright
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A official bill, coin, or waver, recognized by the gov. to pay for debts, public and private
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Legal tender
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a grant for the exclusive right to make, use, or sell new or improved inventions
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patent
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a ___ would argue for a narrow interpretation of the powers of congress
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strict constructionists
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a ___ favors a broad interpretation of the constitution, which would extend the powers of congress
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Liberal constructionists
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provision attached to an important bill
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rider
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____ disqualifies a person from representing Utah in the senate
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The candidate has been a citizen for eight years
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the number of senate seats held by each state is ___
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fixed by the constitution
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true of the house of representatives...
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100 members, total number of seats and the number of terms are fixed by the constitution
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when must a congressional elections be held?
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the tuesday after the first monday in november of each even numbered year
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Senators are elected to serve ___
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six-year terms
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One qualification for senators..
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must have been a citizen for at least nine years
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According to the constitution, who has the sole power to impeach the president?
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The house of representatives
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All treaties must be approved by a 2/3 vote of ____
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the senate
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the main way to end a filibuster is by ___
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invoking the cloture rule
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most measures introduced in the house die at ____
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committee
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the purpose of a filibuster is to ___
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prevent action on a bill
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only ___ can propose a measure dealing with raising money
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the house
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the name of the group that makes the formal selection of the president
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electoral college
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presidential candidates often choose a running mate who can ___ by virtue of certain characteristics.
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balance the ticket
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____ is granting of a general pardon to a whole group of law violators
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amnesty
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according to the constitution, the president must ____
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be at least 35
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a president can serve no more that ___ years in office
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10
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According to the presidention succession act, who follows the vice pres. in the line of pres. succession
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speaker of the house
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the least number of presidential electors a state can have is ___
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3
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qualifications for pres..
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35, "natural born citizen", lived in the US for 14yrs
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Pres. power of removal...
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as a general rule, the president may remove any officeholders he or she has appointed
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Upon receipt of a bill, the pres. can
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veto the bill, decide to neither sign nor veto the bill, allowing it to become a law, sign the bill and make it a law
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the ___ appoints cabinet members with the ____
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president, with senate approval
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if a successor to the presidency has served 3 years of the predecessor's term. how many more years is he eligible to serve as president in his own right
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4 years
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true of the writ of certiorari...
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the supreme court grants cert. in a limited number of instances
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true of the federal judges..
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they are appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate
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Jurisdiction DIRECTLY limits ___
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which court may decide a case
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the federal officers who make arrests, secure jurors, and serve legal papers are ___
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marshals
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the independence of the judicial branch is ensured by the ____
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manner in which federal judges are chose, terms federal judges serve, salaries of federal judges
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the right to gather with others to promote political, economic, and social causes
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slander
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protects the right to hold one's own religious beliefs
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free exercise clause
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false and malicious use of the printed word
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libel
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states cannot deny the basic provisions of the bill of rights to their citizens because of the ____ of the 14th amendment
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Due process clause
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the ___ sets up the separation between church and state.
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Establishment clause
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neither congress nor the states can pass a ___ that inflicts punishment without a trial
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bill of attainder
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the ___ begins with these words: "you have the right to remain silent"
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Miranda rule
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Under the second amendment ____
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each state has the right to have a militia
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Government has the right to make reasonable rules regulating assemblies _____
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to protect against the inciting of violence or the endangerment of life
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a ____ requires the police to bring a prisoner before the court and explain why he or she should not be released
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writ of habeas corpus
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the guarantee against double jeopardy protects a person from being tried ___
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twice for the same crime
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the free exercise clause gives people the right to ___
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believe whatever they choose to believe in matters of religion
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the main purpose of the exclusionary rule is to ___
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deter police misconduct
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a fair trial guarantees ___
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adequate defense, trial within a reasonable time, trial by jury
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