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1. A system in which the president submits the name of a candidate for judicial appointment to the senators from the candidate's state before formally submitting it for full senate approval.
Gouverneur Morris
Critical Period
4th Amendment protections
Senatorial Courtesy
2. One of the Civil War amendments; guaranteed equal protection and due process.
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
9
14th Amendment
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
3. The branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws.
Executive office of the President
Marbury v. Madison
9
Lawrence v. Texas
4. 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
Constitutional Convention
2/3 from Congress
Lawrence v. Texas
5. Interstate Commerce Commission 1887. Created over railroad problems.
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
14th Amendment
Lawrence v. Texas
Class Action Suit
6. The chief presiding officer of the HoR. The speaker is the most important party and House leader - can influence lefislative agenda - fate of individual pieces of legislation - and members positions with the House.
Lawyers
Daniel Shays
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
Speaker of the House
7. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears
Redlining
Around 100
Power to Declare War
90% or higher
8. Ability of courts to exclude evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment.
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
2/3 from Congress
Devolution
The Exclusionary Rule
9. 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
Bill of Rights
Buckley v. Valeo
Constitutional Convention
Presidential Mandate
10. A practice in which banks refure to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations.
Redlining
Native American Smoking
Constitutional Convention
Jurisdiction
11. Law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions
Executive Order
Clear and Present Danger Test
Executive office of the President
Congressional Oversight
12. An agreement - between president and other country that is like treaty but doesn't require Congress agreement.
Delegated Powers
Stare Decisis
Executive Agreements
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
13. In 1920 the 19th was ratified to give women the right to vote.
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
2/3 from Congress
Buckley v. Valeo
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
14. 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.
Articles of Confederation
Griswald v. Connecticut
CA Prop 187
The Federalist Papers
15. Federal employees are elected/hired based on merit.
Civil Service Act of 1883
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
Speaker of the House
16. Regulation issued by the president that has the effect and formal status of legislation.
Constitutional Convention
Conference Committee
Executive Order
Civil Rights Act of 1964
17. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
Around 100
Last time Congress declared war
18. Courts usurp authority and make law rather than interpret constitution (otherwise known as judicial activism).
Filibuster
Stare Decisis
Activist Judges
Amicus Curiae
19. A case brought by someone to help him or her and all others who are similarly situated.
Clear and Present Danger Test
Class Action Suit
Lawyers
President's Inherent Powers
20. Powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution - but are inferred from it.
21. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.
Power of the Federal Reserve
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
The Federalist Papers
22. An agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments.
The Right of Due Process
Independent Agency
Critical Period
Standing
23. Legal requirement that the state must respect all of the legal rights that are owed to a person.
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
President's Appointment Power
Amicus Curiae
The Right of Due Process
24. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.
Logrolling
Shays' Rebellion
Filibuster
Plessy v. Fergueson
25. High-ranking military officers who represent the Navy - Army - Air Force and Marines. They assist the civilian leaders of the Department of Defense-advise the president on security matters.
Joint Chiefs of Staff
2/3 from Congress
Marbury v. Madison
The Declaration of Independence.
26. A legal rule stating who is authorized to start a lawsuit.
Delegated Powers
De facto and de jure segregation
Last time Congress declared war
Standing
27. Most common job of Senators
8th Amendment
Standing
Lawyers
The Federalist Papers
28. Makes gov't have heavy burden of proof to regulate & restrict speech.
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
Jurisdiction
Buckley v. Valeo
Strict Scrutiny
29. An adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case.
Executive Order
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
Amicus Curiae
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
30. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.
The Declaration of Independence.
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Devolution
George Washington
31. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.
Griswald v. Connecticut
Civil Rights Act of 1964
CA Prop 187
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
32. The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government).
Bill of Rights
Regulatory Agency
Devolution
President's Appointment Power
33. President is obligated to make recommendations for Congress's consideration.
Shays' Rebellion
State of the Union Address
Gouverneur Morris
Speaker of the House
34. No arrest w/o probable cause - no improper searches and seizures.
9
Native American Smoking
4th Amendment protections
Amicus Curiae
35. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.
Native American Smoking
Gouverneur Morris
Around 100
Lawyers
36. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.
37. Laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African American.
Standing
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
Buckley v. Valeo
Jim Crow Laws
38. The continuous holding of the floor by a party to prevent action. Needs 3/5 to end.
Executive Agreements
Filibuster
Prior Restraint
Civil Service Act of 1883
39. Delegate - member of Congress acts on the express preference of his constituents. Trustee - member is more loosely tied to constituents and makes the decisions she thinks best.
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
Clear and Present Danger Test
Around 100
14th Amendment
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
Shays' Rebellion
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
American Government and Politics
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
41. A practice whereby agreements are made between legislators in voting for or against a bill; vote trading.
6 years/2 years
The Declaration of Independence.
Logrolling
CA Prop 187
42. Persuade people - power within his branch - and going public.
Around 100
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
2/3 from Congress
Plessy v. Fergueson
43. Gave an expansion of free speech. Money for candidates is a form of free speech by 1st amendment. Early 1970s.
Buckley v. Valeo
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
Executive Agreements
Class Action Suit
44. % of House that get reelected
Last time Congress declared war
Critical Period
Jurisdiction
90% or higher
45. A Revolutionary War veteran who led a rebellion of farmers against tax collectors and the banks that were siezing their property.
Prior Restraint
Daniel Shays
Congressional Oversight
Joint Chiefs of Staff
46. (law) The right and power to interpret and apply the law.
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Gouverneur Morris
Critical Period
Jurisdiction
47. % of votes to override a presidential veto
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
War Powers Resolution
2/3 from Congress
Delegated Powers
48. Constitutional powers that are assigned to one governmental agency but that are exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first.
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
14th Amendment
Delegated Powers
8th Amendment
49. Temp. committees whose members are appointed by SotH and officer of the Senate. They are charged with reaching compromise on legislation once it has been passed by the House. Determine what laws are passed.
Bill of Rights
Native American Smoking
Conference Committee
Power to Declare War
50. A government agency that operates like a business corporation - created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Jim Crow Laws
Class Action Suit
Government Corporation