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

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2. 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.






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






4. Most common job of Senators






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






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






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






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






9. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






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






11. 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






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

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13. % of votes to override a presidential veto






14. 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.






15. 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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






27. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






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

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






30. An agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments.






31. Term of Senate/House






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






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






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






35. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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






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






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






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






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






41. Congress has this power - only used twice.






42. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






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






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






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. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






47. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






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






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







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