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1. Makes gov't have heavy burden of proof to regulate & restrict speech.
Government Corporation
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Habeas Corpus
Strict Scrutiny
2. Legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return.
Amicus Curiae
Government Corporation
James Madison
Pork Barrel Legislation
3. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Lawyers
Civil Service Act of 1883
4. No arrest w/o probable cause - no improper searches and seizures.
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
4th Amendment protections
Habeas Corpus
Last time Congress declared war
5. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Around 100
Griswald v. Connecticut
6 years/2 years
6. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.
Brown v. Board of Education
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
President's Inherent Powers
Administrative Rule Making
7. Attended the Constitutional Convention and recorded the debate proceedings. Also contributed to the Federalist Papers.
James Madison
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
Gouverneur Morris
Amicus Curiae
8. An agreement - between president and other country that is like treaty but doesn't require Congress agreement.
Habeas Corpus
Executive Agreements
Dred Scot v. Standford
Conference Committee
9. Congress because they're tied to the people.
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10. Interstate Commerce Commission 1887. Created over railroad problems.
Activist Judges
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
6 years/2 years
De facto and de jure segregation
11. A practice whereby agreements are made between legislators in voting for or against a bill; vote trading.
14th Amendment
De facto and de jure segregation
Civil Service Act of 1883
Logrolling
12. A collection of essays expressing the political philosophy of the Founders and that were instrumental in bringing about the ratification of the Constitution.
President's Appointment Power
The Federalist Papers
Thomas Jefferson
Speaker of the House
13. Who formalized the political science curriculum in the United States?
4th Amendment protections
President's Inherent Powers
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
14. A case brought by someone to help him or her and all others who are similarly situated.
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
Buckley v. Valeo
Class Action Suit
Independent Agency
15. An effort by a gov't agency to block the publication of material it deems libelous or harmful in some other way; censorship.
Executive office of the President
9
8th Amendment
Prior Restraint
16. 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.
Power of the Federal Reserve
Conference Committee
The Federalist Papers
9
17. 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
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
Power of the Federal Reserve
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Clear and Present Danger Test
18. Process that executive and independent agencies use to create - or promulgate - regulations.
James Madison
Administrative Rule Making
Clear and Present Danger Test
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
19. 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
Power to Declare War
President's Inherent Powers
Constitutional Convention
War Powers Resolution
20. No excessive bail and no cruel/unusual punishment.
The Declaration of Independence.
8th Amendment
4th Amendment protections
Pork Barrel Legislation
21. Persuade people - power within his branch - and going public.
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Devolution
22. Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from previous cases.
Filibuster
The Federalist Papers
Stare Decisis
Presidential Mandate
23. Requires police to read the Miranda rights so they know they don't have to self incriminate.
Standing
Administrative Rule Making
Miranda v. Arizona
CA Prop 187
24. Not allowed.
Power of the Federal Reserve
Power to Declare War
Gouverneur Morris
Native American Smoking
25. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Delegated Powers
Executive office of the President
Thomas Jefferson
Congressional Oversight
26. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.
Government Corporation
Power of the Federal Reserve
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Dred Scot v. Standford
27. An adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case.
Griswald v. Connecticut
Executive office of the President
Amicus Curiae
James Madison
28. Ability of courts to exclude evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment.
State of the Union Address
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Executive Order
The Exclusionary Rule
29. 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.
James Madison
De facto and de jure segregation
The Exclusionary Rule
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
30. 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
Strict Scrutiny
Government Corporation
American Government and Politics
Presidential Mandate
31. The continuous holding of the floor by a party to prevent action. Needs 3/5 to end.
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
President's Appointment Power
Filibuster
32. A governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest.
Regulatory Agency
Buckley v. Valeo
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
Jim Crow Laws
33. Laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African American.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Jim Crow Laws
8th Amendment
De facto and de jure segregation
34. The branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws.
Speaker of the House
Conference Committee
Executive office of the President
Pork Barrel Legislation
35. Gave equal right to black people covering voting - employment - public accommodation - and educations.
Shays' Rebellion
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Dred Scot v. Standford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
36. A claim by a victorious candidate that the electorate has given him or her special authority to carry out promises made during the campaign.
Presidential Mandate
The Declaration of Independence.
Griswald v. Connecticut
Jurisdiction
37. Courts usurp authority and make law rather than interpret constitution (otherwise known as judicial activism).
Executive office of the President
Activist Judges
Filibuster
President's Inherent Powers
38. WWll - 1941
Last time Congress declared war
8th Amendment
The Federalist Papers
Clear and Present Danger Test
39. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
CA Prop 187
Lawrence v. Texas
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
40. 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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41. 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.
Jim Crow Laws
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Logrolling
42. An agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments.
Habeas Corpus
Power of the Federal Reserve
Independent Agency
American Government and Politics
43. A legal rule stating who is authorized to start a lawsuit.
Daniel Shays
Standing
American Government and Politics
Logrolling
44. A Revolutionary War veteran who led a rebellion of farmers against tax collectors and the banks that were siezing their property.
Constitutional Convention
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
Daniel Shays
De facto and de jure segregation
45. Legal requirement that the state must respect all of the legal rights that are owed to a person.
The Right of Due Process
The Exclusionary Rule
6 years/2 years
2/3 from Congress
46. Term of Senate/House
Administrative Rule Making
Dred Scot v. Standford
6 years/2 years
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
47. Congress has this power - only used twice.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Power to Declare War
Articles of Confederation
4th Amendment protections
48. Federal employees are elected/hired based on merit.
Last time Congress declared war
4th Amendment protections
Civil Service Act of 1883
Senatorial Courtesy
49. The effort to oversee or to supervise how the executive branch carries out legislation.
14th Amendment
Congressional Oversight
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Lawyers
50. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.
Native American Smoking
Critical Period
Gouverneur Morris
George Washington
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