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1. A collection of essays expressing the political philosophy of the Founders and that were instrumental in bringing about the ratification of the Constitution.
American Government and Politics
Lawyers
Amicus Curiae
The Federalist Papers
2. President is obligated to make recommendations for Congress's consideration.
De facto and de jure segregation
Presidential Mandate
State of the Union Address
Class Action Suit
3. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.
Plessy v. Fergueson
Daniel Shays
Shays' Rebellion
Critical Period
4. Laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African American.
Jim Crow Laws
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
Logrolling
Standing
5. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.
Pork Barrel Legislation
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
Speaker of the House
Civil Service Act of 1883
6. 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
Constitutional Convention
14th Amendment
90% or higher
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
7. 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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8. A slave that didn't have due process rights in a free state. 1857.
Dred Scot v. Standford
Thomas Jefferson
4th Amendment protections
Congressional Oversight
9. Interstate Commerce Commission 1887. Created over railroad problems.
Shays' Rebellion
American Government and Politics
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
Jurisdiction
10. % of votes to override a presidential veto
Buckley v. Valeo
Jurisdiction
2/3 from Congress
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
11. 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
Stare Decisis
Speaker of the House
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Redlining
12. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.
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13. Not allowed.
Speaker of the House
Native American Smoking
14th Amendment
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
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.
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
The Exclusionary Rule
9
Articles of Confederation
15. What document was heavily influenced by Locke's philosophies?
The Declaration of Independence.
Marbury v. Madison
Filibuster
Shays' Rebellion
16. Number of Supreme Court Justices
9
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
The Right of Due Process
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
17. Powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution - but are inferred from it.
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18. WWll - 1941
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Logrolling
CA Prop 187
Last time Congress declared war
19. A practice in which banks refure to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations.
14th Amendment
Redlining
State of the Union Address
90% or higher
20. A legal rule stating who is authorized to start a lawsuit.
CA Prop 187
Standing
War Powers Resolution
8th Amendment
21. Congress because they're tied to the people.
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22. Allows the right to a legal representation in all felony cases.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Speaker of the House
Delegated Powers
23. A government agency that operates like a business corporation - created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.
Government Corporation
Speaker of the House
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Prior Restraint
24. Requires police to read the Miranda rights so they know they don't have to self incriminate.
Miranda v. Arizona
Jurisdiction
Presidential Mandate
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
25. One of the Civil War amendments; guaranteed equal protection and due process.
Government Corporation
Lawrence v. Texas
14th Amendment
Bill of Rights
26. The effort to oversee or to supervise how the executive branch carries out legislation.
Government Corporation
Plessy v. Fergueson
Congressional Oversight
Executive Agreements
27. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears
Gouverneur Morris
Power of the Federal Reserve
Around 100
Plessy v. Fergueson
28. 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.
Senatorial Courtesy
The Declaration of Independence.
Executive Order
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
29. 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
2/3 from Congress
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
Marbury v. Madison
Logrolling
30. Legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return.
Senatorial Courtesy
Presidential Mandate
Pork Barrel Legislation
Redlining
31. Gave equal right to black people covering voting - employment - public accommodation - and educations.
Miranda v. Arizona
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
Habeas Corpus
Civil Rights Act of 1964
32. 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
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
War Powers Resolution
Stare Decisis
33. A symbol of the inability of the government to under the Articles of Confederation to maintain order.
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34. Most common job of Senators
9
Clear and Present Danger Test
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lawyers
35. 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.
Lawyers
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
The Exclusionary Rule
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
36. Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from previous cases.
Redlining
Stare Decisis
War Powers Resolution
Amicus Curiae
37. Term of Senate/House
Around 100
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
Pork Barrel Legislation
6 years/2 years
38. No excessive bail and no cruel/unusual punishment.
Miranda v. Arizona
De facto and de jure segregation
Strict Scrutiny
8th Amendment
39. An adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case.
6 years/2 years
CA Prop 187
Thomas Jefferson
Amicus Curiae
40. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.
Lawyers
Power of the Federal Reserve
George Washington
Prior Restraint
41. A governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest.
Devolution
Regulatory Agency
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Power of the Federal Reserve
42. The continuous holding of the floor by a party to prevent action. Needs 3/5 to end.
Filibuster
Gouverneur Morris
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Amicus Curiae
43. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.
Critical Period
6 years/2 years
Class Action Suit
Power of the Federal Reserve
44. 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
Standing
Prior Restraint
9
45. Federal employees are elected/hired based on merit.
Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence.
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Civil Service Act of 1883
46. The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government).
Devolution
Griswald v. Connecticut
Critical Period
Civil Service Act of 1883
47. First ten amendments to the US Constitution - ratified in 1971; ensure the rights and liberties to the people.
Critical Period
Bill of Rights
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Griswald v. Connecticut
48. (law) The right and power to interpret and apply the law.
Jurisdiction
War Powers Resolution
Filibuster
De facto and de jure segregation
49. 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.
6 years/2 years
De facto and de jure segregation
Civil Service Act of 1883
8th Amendment
50. 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?
The Right of Due Process
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'