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






2. % of votes to override a presidential veto






3. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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






5. The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government).






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

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






8. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






9. % of House that get reelected






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






11. Most common job of Senators






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






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

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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






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






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






25. 30 minutes.






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






27. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






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






29. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. 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.






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. WWll - 1941






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






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

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






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






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






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






48. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






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






50. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.







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