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1. No excessive bail and no cruel/unusual punishment.
George Washington
De facto and de jure segregation
8th Amendment
Redlining
2. State no longer had the authority to make private sexual behavior a crime.
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Gouverneur Morris
Congressional Oversight
Lawrence v. Texas
3. A symbol of the inability of the government to under the Articles of Confederation to maintain order.
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4. The 1780s in the United States - maked by internal conflict. The economy deteriorated as individual states printed their own currencies - taxed the products of their neighbors - and ignored foreign trade agreements. Inflation soared - small farmers l
James Madison
Bill of Rights
Daniel Shays
Critical Period
5. Requires police to read the Miranda rights so they know they don't have to self incriminate.
Speaker of the House
Gouverneur Morris
8th Amendment
Miranda v. Arizona
6. The branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws.
Executive office of the President
Strict Scrutiny
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Thomas Jefferson
7. 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.
Executive Order
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
6 years/2 years
8. Legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return.
Buckley v. Valeo
Power of the Federal Reserve
Pork Barrel Legislation
Amicus Curiae
9. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears
Around 100
War Powers Resolution
Alexander Hamilton
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
10. 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
American Government and Politics
Plessy v. Fergueson
Power to Declare War
Executive office of the President
11. One of the Civil War amendments; guaranteed equal protection and due process.
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Brown v. Board of Education
Around 100
14th Amendment
12. The continuous holding of the floor by a party to prevent action. Needs 3/5 to end.
Regulatory Agency
Dred Scot v. Standford
Filibuster
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
13. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.
American Government and Politics
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
President's Inherent Powers
Critical Period
14. 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.
Senatorial Courtesy
2/3 from Congress
Miranda v. Arizona
Civil Rights Act of 1964
15. Process that executive and independent agencies use to create - or promulgate - regulations.
The Exclusionary Rule
Alexander Hamilton
Administrative Rule Making
President's Appointment Power
16. Not allowed.
Constitutional Convention
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
Native American Smoking
Power of the Federal Reserve
17. A practice whereby agreements are made between legislators in voting for or against a bill; vote trading.
Daniel Shays
Logrolling
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Thomas Jefferson
18. A practice in which banks refure to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations.
Brown v. Board of Education
Redlining
Griswald v. Connecticut
9
19. Reasserted the principle of congressional war power - required the president to inform Congress of any planned military campaign. 1973.
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
War Powers Resolution
14th Amendment
20. A slave that didn't have due process rights in a free state. 1857.
The Right of Due Process
Dred Scot v. Standford
9
American Government and Politics
21. A Revolutionary War veteran who led a rebellion of farmers against tax collectors and the banks that were siezing their property.
Presidential Mandate
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
Daniel Shays
The Federalist Papers
22. A government agency that operates like a business corporation - created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.
Habeas Corpus
Government Corporation
Lawyers
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
23. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
American Government and Politics
James Madison
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
24. % of votes to override a presidential veto
Power of the Federal Reserve
2/3 from Congress
The Right of Due Process
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
25. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.
Stare Decisis
Critical Period
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
Brown v. Board of Education
26. An agreement - between president and other country that is like treaty but doesn't require Congress agreement.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Executive Agreements
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Strict Scrutiny
27. Regulation issued by the president that has the effect and formal status of legislation.
Pork Barrel Legislation
Executive Order
President's Appointment Power
Filibuster
28. Attended the Constitutional Convention and recorded the debate proceedings. Also contributed to the Federalist Papers.
Power of the Federal Reserve
Native American Smoking
Senatorial Courtesy
James Madison
29. Gave an expansion of free speech. Money for candidates is a form of free speech by 1st amendment. Early 1970s.
Buckley v. Valeo
The Federalist Papers
Habeas Corpus
De facto and de jure segregation
30. A governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest.
Articles of Confederation
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
Administrative Rule Making
Regulatory Agency
31. 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.
Thomas Jefferson
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Jurisdiction
State of the Union Address
32. Number of Supreme Court Justices
Bill of Rights
Independent Agency
2/3 from Congress
9
33. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.
Native American Smoking
Executive office of the President
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Prior Restraint
34. An agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments.
De facto and de jure segregation
Independent Agency
Native American Smoking
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
35. President is obligated to make recommendations for Congress's consideration.
State of the Union Address
Logrolling
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Strict Scrutiny
36. Congress because they're tied to the people.
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37. Allows the right to a legal representation in all felony cases.
Regulatory Agency
Activist Judges
Logrolling
Gideon v. Wainwright
38. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.
90% or higher
Marbury v. Madison
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Power of the Federal Reserve
39. 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.
Plessy v. Fergueson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Right of Due Process
The Exclusionary Rule
40. Term of Senate/House
Power to Declare War
6 years/2 years
Delegated Powers
Jim Crow Laws
41. 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
George Washington
Plessy v. Fergueson
State of the Union Address
Constitutional Convention
42. 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.
Class Action Suit
Conference Committee
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Daniel Shays
43. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.
The Exclusionary Rule
Civil Rights Act of 1964
6 years/2 years
Alexander Hamilton
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. An adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case.
Amicus Curiae
Congressional Oversight
The Exclusionary Rule
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
46. Ability of courts to exclude evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment.
Gouverneur Morris
4th Amendment protections
Habeas Corpus
The Exclusionary Rule
47. Affecting ambassadors and other public ministers and consuls and disputes between the states.
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
Strict Scrutiny
2/3 from Congress
48. The effort to oversee or to supervise how the executive branch carries out legislation.
Regulatory Agency
State of the Union Address
Prior Restraint
Congressional Oversight
49. A collection of essays expressing the political philosophy of the Founders and that were instrumental in bringing about the ratification of the Constitution.
War Powers Resolution
Standing
The Federalist Papers
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
50. A case brought by someone to help him or her and all others who are similarly situated.
Filibuster
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
Constitutional Convention
Class Action Suit