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1. A slave that didn't have due process rights in a free state. 1857.
The Declaration of Independence.
President's Inherent Powers
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Dred Scot v. Standford


2. 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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3. Affecting ambassadors and other public ministers and consuls and disputes between the states.
8th Amendment
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
Least dangerous branch of the gov't


4. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
4th Amendment protections
Independent Agency
Plessy v. Fergueson


5. A legal rule stating who is authorized to start a lawsuit.
Delegated Powers
Devolution
Standing
2/3 from Congress


6. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
8th Amendment
Griswald v. Connecticut
Constitutional Convention


7. One of the Civil War amendments; guaranteed equal protection and due process.
American Government and Politics
14th Amendment
The Declaration of Independence.
James Madison


8. No arrest w/o probable cause - no improper searches and seizures.
Power to Declare War
4th Amendment protections
Jurisdiction
The Federalist Papers


9. 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
Alexander Hamilton
Marbury v. Madison
Conference Committee
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified


10. Courts usurp authority and make law rather than interpret constitution (otherwise known as judicial activism).
Activist Judges
Government Corporation
Last time Congress declared war
Independent Agency


11. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.
President's Appointment Power
Power to Declare War
Alexander Hamilton
Logrolling


12. The continuous holding of the floor by a party to prevent action. Needs 3/5 to end.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Filibuster
Pork Barrel Legislation
Lawrence v. Texas


13. Regulation issued by the president that has the effect and formal status of legislation.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Daniel Shays
George Washington
Executive Order


14. Most common job of Senators
James Madison
Independent Agency
Lawyers
Civil Service Act of 1883


15. Requires police to read the Miranda rights so they know they don't have to self incriminate.
Miranda v. Arizona
Civil Service Act of 1883
Plessy v. Fergueson
Filibuster


16. The civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment.
Constitutional Convention
The Declaration of Independence.
Clear and Present Danger Test
Habeas Corpus


17. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Speaker of the House
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Conference Committee


18. What document was heavily influenced by Locke's philosophies?
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
90% or higher
Devolution
The Declaration of Independence.


19. A practice whereby agreements are made between legislators in voting for or against a bill; vote trading.
Logrolling
Around 100
Lawrence v. Texas
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'


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

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21. Law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
Clear and Present Danger Test
Around 100
Lawrence v. Texas


22. 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.
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?


23. No excessive bail and no cruel/unusual punishment.
Stare Decisis
8th Amendment
9
Power to Declare War


24. Gave an expansion of free speech. Money for candidates is a form of free speech by 1st amendment. Early 1970s.
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Prior Restraint
Buckley v. Valeo
8th Amendment


25. (law) The right and power to interpret and apply the law.
Jurisdiction
Thomas Jefferson
Last time Congress declared war
Activist Judges


26. % of House that get reelected
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Gouverneur Morris
American Government and Politics
90% or higher


27. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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28. Legal requirement that the state must respect all of the legal rights that are owed to a person.
9
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
The Right of Due Process
Joint Chiefs of Staff


29. A collection of essays expressing the political philosophy of the Founders and that were instrumental in bringing about the ratification of the Constitution.
The Federalist Papers
President's Appointment Power
Executive Order
Redlining


30. President is obligated to make recommendations for Congress's consideration.
4th Amendment protections
State of the Union Address
Regulatory Agency
Habeas Corpus


31. A case brought by someone to help him or her and all others who are similarly situated.
Class Action Suit
14th Amendment
Redlining
Gouverneur Morris


32. Reasserted the principle of congressional war power - required the president to inform Congress of any planned military campaign. 1973.
Delegated Powers
James Madison
American Government and Politics
War Powers Resolution


33. 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.
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
De facto and de jure segregation
Delegated Powers
Senatorial Courtesy


34. Persuade people - power within his branch - and going public.
Government Corporation
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Articles of Confederation


35. WWll - 1941
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
Shays' Rebellion
Last time Congress declared war
Devolution


36. State no longer had the authority to make private sexual behavior a crime.
Power of the Federal Reserve
Lawyers
Civil Service Act of 1883
Lawrence v. Texas


37. Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from previous cases.
Activist Judges
Stare Decisis
Pork Barrel Legislation
Conference Committee


38. Who formalized the political science curriculum in the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
Senatorial Courtesy
14th Amendment
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.


39. First ten amendments to the US Constitution - ratified in 1971; ensure the rights and liberties to the people.
Pork Barrel Legislation
Bill of Rights
Regulatory Agency
Jurisdiction


40. 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
Dred Scot v. Standford
4th Amendment protections
Stare Decisis


41. Implemented following the successful revolt of the British colonies in North America against imperial rule - the articles served as the national government from 1781-1787.
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
The Right of Due Process
Independent Agency
Articles of Confederation


42. Legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return.
Speaker of the House
Critical Period
Pork Barrel Legislation
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.


43. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.
Delegated Powers
State of the Union Address
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Power of the Federal Reserve


44. 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.
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Delegated Powers
Conference Committee
Executive Order


45. A practice in which banks refure to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations.
Redlining
14th Amendment
Amicus Curiae
Executive office of the President


46. Process that executive and independent agencies use to create - or promulgate - regulations.
Marbury v. Madison
Administrative Rule Making
8th Amendment
Filibuster


47. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Amicus Curiae
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments


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

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49. An adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case.
9
Pork Barrel Legislation
State of the Union Address
Amicus Curiae


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

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