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1. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.
Brown v. Board of Education
George Washington
8th Amendment
The Right of Due Process
2. Laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African American.
Jim Crow Laws
Bill of Rights
Regulatory Agency
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
3. Implemented following the successful revolt of the British colonies in North America against imperial rule - the articles served as the national government from 1781-1787.
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
Articles of Confederation
Shays' Rebellion
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
4. No arrest w/o probable cause - no improper searches and seizures.
Jim Crow Laws
Critical Period
4th Amendment protections
The Right of Due Process
5. Affecting ambassadors and other public ministers and consuls and disputes between the states.
Daniel Shays
Regulatory Agency
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
The Declaration of Independence.
6. Term of Senate/House
Civil Service Act of 1883
6 years/2 years
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
14th Amendment
7. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Power of the Federal Reserve
James Madison
Civil Rights Act of 1964
8. The effort to oversee or to supervise how the executive branch carries out legislation.
Congressional Oversight
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
Shays' Rebellion
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
9. de jure - 'by law'. Legally enforced practices - such as school segregation in the South before the 1960s. De facto - 'by fact'. Practices that occur even when there is no legal enforcement - such as school segregation in much of the US today.
90% or higher
De facto and de jure segregation
Senatorial Courtesy
Government Corporation
10. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.
Presidential Mandate
Executive Agreements
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
Devolution
11. A governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest.
Jim Crow Laws
Devolution
Regulatory Agency
Gideon v. Wainwright
12. A government agency that operates like a business corporation - created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.
Civil Service Act of 1883
Last time Congress declared war
Government Corporation
Congressional Oversight
13. A series of meetings to reform the Articles of Confederation convened in Philadelphia in 1787 in response to the economic and social disorder and the dangers of foreign intervention. The result was an entirely new plan of government - the Constitutio
Civil Service Act of 1883
Native American Smoking
6 years/2 years
Constitutional Convention
14. The 1803 case in which Chief Justice John Marshall and his associates first asserted the right of the Supreme Court to determine the meaning of the U.S. Constitution. The decision established the Court's power of judicial review over acts of Congress
14th Amendment
9
CA Prop 187
Marbury v. Madison
15. A slave that didn't have due process rights in a free state. 1857.
Conference Committee
Amicus Curiae
Congressional Oversight
Dred Scot v. Standford
16. Ability of courts to exclude evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment.
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
The Exclusionary Rule
Standing
Thomas Jefferson
17. First ten amendments to the US Constitution - ratified in 1971; ensure the rights and liberties to the people.
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
Bill of Rights
2/3 from Congress
Buckley v. Valeo
18. % of House that get reelected
Jim Crow Laws
90% or higher
The Exclusionary Rule
Logrolling
19. A practice whereby agreements are made between legislators in voting for or against a bill; vote trading.
Thomas Jefferson
9
Brown v. Board of Education
Logrolling
20. What document was heavily influenced by Locke's philosophies?
Executive Agreements
Activist Judges
The Declaration of Independence.
Senatorial Courtesy
21. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears
Habeas Corpus
Amicus Curiae
Around 100
Independent Agency
22. A rule that gov't action toward religion is permissible if it is secular in purpose. Separation of law and religion.
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23. Who formalized the political science curriculum in the United States?
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Brown v. Board of Education
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Delegated Powers
24. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Alexander Hamilton
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
25. Regulation issued by the president that has the effect and formal status of legislation.
Power of the Federal Reserve
Executive Order
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Constitutional Convention
26. Not allowed.
War Powers Resolution
Constitutional Convention
Dred Scot v. Standford
Native American Smoking
27. Legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return.
Pork Barrel Legislation
President's Appointment Power
Daniel Shays
Articles of Confederation
28. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.
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29. Civil liberties are rights that individuals have against government. Among our civil liberties are the right to free expression - the right to worship (or not) as we choose - and the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. Only the
Last time Congress declared war
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Power to Declare War
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
30. President is obligated to make recommendations for Congress's consideration.
American Government and Politics
Power of the Federal Reserve
Lawyers
State of the Union Address
31. Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from previous cases.
Alexander Hamilton
6 years/2 years
Stare Decisis
Executive Order
32. Save Our State - 1994 - Prohibit illegal aliens from using health care - public education - and other social services in the U.S. State of California.
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
Articles of Confederation
Delegated Powers
CA Prop 187
33. Reasserted the principle of congressional war power - required the president to inform Congress of any planned military campaign. 1973.
War Powers Resolution
Regulatory Agency
Clear and Present Danger Test
Articles of Confederation
34. Congress because they're tied to the people.
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35. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
Thomas Jefferson
Jim Crow Laws
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
36. Courts usurp authority and make law rather than interpret constitution (otherwise known as judicial activism).
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
The Declaration of Independence.
Activist Judges
Bill of Rights
37. Congress has this power - only used twice.
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Executive office of the President
Power to Declare War
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
38. State no longer had the authority to make private sexual behavior a crime.
Brown v. Board of Education
Articles of Confederation
Prior Restraint
Lawrence v. Texas
39. A claim by a victorious candidate that the electorate has given him or her special authority to carry out promises made during the campaign.
4th Amendment protections
Presidential Mandate
Amicus Curiae
Regulatory Agency
40. A survey of the origins and development of the political system in the United States from the colonial days to modern times with an emphasis on the Constitution - various political structures such as the legislative - executive - and judicial branche
Devolution
Gideon v. Wainwright
Government Corporation
American Government and Politics
41. Constitutional powers that are assigned to one governmental agency but that are exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first.
Native American Smoking
Delegated Powers
Shays' Rebellion
Amicus Curiae
42. The civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment.
Habeas Corpus
Independent Agency
Alexander Hamilton
American Government and Politics
43. A collection of essays expressing the political philosophy of the Founders and that were instrumental in bringing about the ratification of the Constitution.
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
De facto and de jure segregation
The Federalist Papers
Executive office of the President
44. An inability to regulate interstate and foreign trade - lack of a chief executive and a national court system - and its rule that amendments must be approved by unanimous consent.
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
War Powers Resolution
Thomas Jefferson
Independent Agency
45. An agreement - between president and other country that is like treaty but doesn't require Congress agreement.
CA Prop 187
Executive Agreements
Last time Congress declared war
The Federalist Papers
46. The branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws.
Miranda v. Arizona
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Executive office of the President
Logrolling
47. (law) The right and power to interpret and apply the law.
George Washington
Shays' Rebellion
Jurisdiction
Habeas Corpus
48. Gave equal right to black people covering voting - employment - public accommodation - and educations.
George Washington
Griswald v. Connecticut
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Delegated Powers
49. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.
George Washington
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Strict Scrutiny
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
50. Court found detainess held both at US and Guantanamo bay had the right to challenge their detention before a judge or other neutral decision maker.
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
State of the Union Address
Speaker of the House
Logrolling