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






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






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






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






5. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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






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






8. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






9. A collection of essays expressing the political philosophy of the Founders and that were instrumental in bringing about the ratification of the Constitution.






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






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






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

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






14. Congress has this power - only used twice.






15. Regulation issued by the president that has the effect and formal status of legislation.






16. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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17. 30 minutes.






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






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






20. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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

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27. % of votes to override a presidential veto






28. 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.






29. % of House that get reelected






30. Not allowed.






31. 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






32. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






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






34. Process that executive and independent agencies use to create - or promulgate - regulations.






35. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






36. Makes gov't have heavy burden of proof to regulate & restrict speech.






37. 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






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






39. Most common job of Senators






40. Law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions






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






42. A Revolutionary War veteran who led a rebellion of farmers against tax collectors and the banks that were siezing their property.






43. 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






44. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






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







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