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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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.
14th Amendment
Redlining
Senatorial Courtesy
CA Prop 187
2. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.
Marbury v. Madison
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Strict Scrutiny
Gouverneur Morris
3. Term of Senate/House
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
6 years/2 years
Speaker of the House
Filibuster
4. A case brought by someone to help him or her and all others who are similarly situated.
Devolution
Class Action Suit
Alexander Hamilton
President's Inherent Powers
5. A symbol of the inability of the government to under the Articles of Confederation to maintain order.
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6. Gave an expansion of free speech. Money for candidates is a form of free speech by 1st amendment. Early 1970s.
Critical Period
Shays' Rebellion
Logrolling
Buckley v. Valeo
7. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.
Regulatory Agency
Daniel Shays
Miranda v. Arizona
Plessy v. Fergueson
8. Ability of courts to exclude evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment.
The Exclusionary Rule
Conference Committee
Power to Declare War
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
9. % of votes to override a presidential veto
De facto and de jure segregation
Power to Declare War
Constitutional Convention
2/3 from Congress
10. A practice whereby agreements are made between legislators in voting for or against a bill; vote trading.
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Logrolling
James Madison
Jurisdiction
11. An agreement - between president and other country that is like treaty but doesn't require Congress agreement.
Filibuster
Executive Agreements
8th Amendment
Griswald v. Connecticut
12. 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
2/3 from Congress
Constitutional Convention
Senatorial Courtesy
Lawyers
13. A governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest.
State of the Union Address
Regulatory Agency
Bill of Rights
Prior Restraint
14. Not allowed.
Thomas Jefferson
Native American Smoking
8th Amendment
4th Amendment protections
15. In 1920 the 19th was ratified to give women the right to vote.
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
The Exclusionary Rule
The Federalist Papers
Pork Barrel Legislation
16. A practice in which banks refure to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations.
Redlining
Amicus Curiae
Lawyers
Standing
17. An agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments.
Independent Agency
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
Miranda v. Arizona
90% or higher
18. 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.
Dred Scot v. Standford
Articles of Confederation
Marbury v. Madison
Conference Committee
19. Constitutional powers that are assigned to one governmental agency but that are exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first.
The Exclusionary Rule
Delegated Powers
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Activist Judges
20. The effort to oversee or to supervise how the executive branch carries out legislation.
Independent Agency
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
George Washington
Congressional Oversight
21. An effort by a gov't agency to block the publication of material it deems libelous or harmful in some other way; censorship.
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Habeas Corpus
Prior Restraint
Congressional Oversight
22. 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.
Buckley v. Valeo
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Last time Congress declared war
23. Save Our State - 1994 - Prohibit illegal aliens from using health care - public education - and other social services in the U.S. State of California.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Pork Barrel Legislation
2/3 from Congress
CA Prop 187
24. 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
Plessy v. Fergueson
Articles of Confederation
Congressional Oversight
25. A government agency that operates like a business corporation - created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.
Government Corporation
Filibuster
90% or higher
Redlining
26. 30 minutes.
CA Prop 187
Bill of Rights
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
Filibuster
27. Requires police to read the Miranda rights so they know they don't have to self incriminate.
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
CA Prop 187
Miranda v. Arizona
George Washington
28. 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
Conference Committee
American Government and Politics
Government Corporation
George Washington
29. Affecting ambassadors and other public ministers and consuls and disputes between the states.
Around 100
Speaker of the House
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
Clear and Present Danger Test
30. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.
Griswald v. Connecticut
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Buckley v. Valeo
Brown v. Board of Education
31. 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.
Speaker of the House
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
4th Amendment protections
Lawrence v. Texas
32. The civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment.
Habeas Corpus
6 years/2 years
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
33. Allows the right to a legal representation in all felony cases.
The Declaration of Independence.
Activist Judges
War Powers Resolution
Gideon v. Wainwright
34. An adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case.
Redlining
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
State of the Union Address
Amicus Curiae
35. Courts usurp authority and make law rather than interpret constitution (otherwise known as judicial activism).
Filibuster
Activist Judges
The Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
36. Number of Supreme Court Justices
Logrolling
Power to Declare War
Executive office of the President
9
37. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears
6 years/2 years
Around 100
War Powers Resolution
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
38. Most common job of Senators
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Shays' Rebellion
Lawyers
Government Corporation
39. A collection of essays expressing the political philosophy of the Founders and that were instrumental in bringing about the ratification of the Constitution.
Administrative Rule Making
George Washington
The Federalist Papers
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
40. The branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws.
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
Executive office of the President
The Declaration of Independence.
James Madison
41. The continuous holding of the floor by a party to prevent action. Needs 3/5 to end.
Clear and Present Danger Test
Shays' Rebellion
Devolution
Filibuster
42. Attended the Constitutional Convention and recorded the debate proceedings. Also contributed to the Federalist Papers.
Strict Scrutiny
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
James Madison
Stare Decisis
43. President is obligated to make recommendations for Congress's consideration.
CA Prop 187
Presidential Mandate
Jim Crow Laws
State of the Union Address
44. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.
Thomas Jefferson
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
Alexander Hamilton
CA Prop 187
45. The 1780s in the United States - maked by internal conflict. The economy deteriorated as individual states printed their own currencies - taxed the products of their neighbors - and ignored foreign trade agreements. Inflation soared - small farmers l
Presidential Mandate
Brown v. Board of Education
Critical Period
Miranda v. Arizona
46. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.
Griswald v. Connecticut
Joint Chiefs of Staff
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
47. Congress has this power - only used twice.
Power to Declare War
Critical Period
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
Jurisdiction
48. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Gouverneur Morris
Miranda v. Arizona
Filibuster
49. Gave equal right to black people covering voting - employment - public accommodation - and educations.
Critical Period
Civil Rights Act of 1964
War Powers Resolution
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
50. 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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