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






2. (law) The right and power to interpret and apply the law.






3. Requires police to read the Miranda rights so they know they don't have to self incriminate.






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

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






6. The continuous holding of the floor by a party to prevent action. Needs 3/5 to end.






7. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






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






9. 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.






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






11. Congress has this power - only used twice.






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






13. A governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest.






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






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






16. State no longer had the authority to make private sexual behavior a crime.






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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.






24. 30 minutes.






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






26. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






27. % of House that get reelected






28. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






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






30. Not allowed.






31. Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from previous cases.






32. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






33. A practice whereby agreements are made between legislators in voting for or against a bill; vote trading.






34. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






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






36. Gave an expansion of free speech. Money for candidates is a form of free speech by 1st amendment. Early 1970s.






37. 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






38. President is obligated to make recommendations for Congress's consideration.






39. Constitutional powers that are assigned to one governmental agency but that are exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first.






40. Legal requirement that the state must respect all of the legal rights that are owed to a person.






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






42. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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






44. A claim by a victorious candidate that the electorate has given him or her special authority to carry out promises made during the campaign.






45. Allows the right to a legal representation in all felony cases.






46. 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.






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

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48. 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.






49. An agreement - between president and other country that is like treaty but doesn't require Congress agreement.






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







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