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1. 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






2. 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






3. Ability of courts to exclude evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment.






4. The effort to oversee or to supervise how the executive branch carries out legislation.






5. First ten amendments to the US Constitution - ratified in 1971; ensure the rights and liberties to the people.






6. A legal rule stating who is authorized to start a lawsuit.






7. Term of Senate/House






8. 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






9. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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10. The branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws.






11. Affecting ambassadors and other public ministers and consuls and disputes between the states.






12. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






13. An agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments.






14. Laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African American.






15. Federal employees are elected/hired based on merit.






16. A symbol of the inability of the government to under the Articles of Confederation to maintain order.

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17. Number of Supreme Court Justices






18. Who formalized the political science curriculum in the United States?






19. A government agency that operates like a business corporation - created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.






20. Courts usurp authority and make law rather than interpret constitution (otherwise known as judicial activism).






21. % of votes to override a presidential veto






22. One of the Civil War amendments; guaranteed equal protection and due process.






23. Most common job of Senators






24. An effort by a gov't agency to block the publication of material it deems libelous or harmful in some other way; censorship.






25. In 1920 the 19th was ratified to give women the right to vote.






26. 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.






27. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






28. 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.






29. No excessive bail and no cruel/unusual punishment.






30. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






31. Congress because they're tied to the people.

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32. An adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case.






33. Persuade people - power within his branch - and going public.






34. WWll - 1941






35. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






36. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






37. Powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution - but are inferred from it.

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38. No arrest w/o probable cause - no improper searches and seizures.






39. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






40. Attended the Constitutional Convention and recorded the debate proceedings. Also contributed to the Federalist Papers.






41. 30 minutes.






42. A slave that didn't have due process rights in a free state. 1857.






43. Interstate Commerce Commission 1887. Created over railroad problems.






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.






45. 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.






46. Reasserted the principle of congressional war power - required the president to inform Congress of any planned military campaign. 1973.






47. A practice in which banks refure to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations.






48. Gave equal right to black people covering voting - employment - public accommodation - and educations.






49. What document was heavily influenced by Locke's philosophies?






50. A case brought by someone to help him or her and all others who are similarly situated.






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