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1. Term of Senate/House
Redlining
Thomas Jefferson
6 years/2 years
Shays' Rebellion
2. A case brought by someone to help him or her and all others who are similarly situated.
The Declaration of Independence.
Prior Restraint
Class Action Suit
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
3. An agreement - between president and other country that is like treaty but doesn't require Congress agreement.
Executive Agreements
American Government and Politics
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Civil Service Act of 1883
4. 30 minutes.
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Dred Scot v. Standford
Pork Barrel Legislation
5. 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
Constitutional Convention
Congressional Oversight
Activist Judges
Thomas Jefferson
6. 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
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
State of the Union Address
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Critical Period
7. No arrest w/o probable cause - no improper searches and seizures.
4th Amendment protections
The Declaration of Independence.
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
8. Congress has this power - only used twice.
6 years/2 years
Power to Declare War
Lawrence v. Texas
Senatorial Courtesy
9. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
Class Action Suit
Native American Smoking
Administrative Rule Making
10. A Revolutionary War veteran who led a rebellion of farmers against tax collectors and the banks that were siezing their property.
2/3 from Congress
Daniel Shays
Articles of Confederation
Regulatory Agency
11. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.
CA Prop 187
Presidential Mandate
President's Inherent Powers
George Washington
12. % of votes to override a presidential veto
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Redlining
9
2/3 from Congress
13. The effort to oversee or to supervise how the executive branch carries out legislation.
Jurisdiction
Devolution
Congressional Oversight
Administrative Rule Making
14. 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
8th Amendment
James Madison
Marbury v. Madison
Class Action Suit
15. Congress because they're tied to the people.
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16. 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
Alexander Hamilton
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Marbury v. Madison
Habeas Corpus
17. Gave equal right to black people covering voting - employment - public accommodation - and educations.
Regulatory Agency
Shays' Rebellion
CA Prop 187
Civil Rights Act of 1964
18. No excessive bail and no cruel/unusual punishment.
Amicus Curiae
8th Amendment
Senatorial Courtesy
George Washington
19. 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.
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
Civil Rights Act of 1964
De facto and de jure segregation
Buckley v. Valeo
20. An agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments.
Devolution
Independent Agency
Class Action Suit
Buckley v. Valeo
21. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.
Gouverneur Morris
Alexander Hamilton
Power of the Federal Reserve
90% or higher
22. Requires police to read the Miranda rights so they know they don't have to self incriminate.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Miranda v. Arizona
4th Amendment protections
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
23. A symbol of the inability of the government to under the Articles of Confederation to maintain order.
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24. Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from previous cases.
Stare Decisis
The Right of Due Process
Marbury v. Madison
Thomas Jefferson
25. Save Our State - 1994 - Prohibit illegal aliens from using health care - public education - and other social services in the U.S. State of California.
4th Amendment protections
CA Prop 187
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
14th Amendment
26. 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.
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
War Powers Resolution
The Declaration of Independence.
Joint Chiefs of Staff
27. A slave that didn't have due process rights in a free state. 1857.
Gouverneur Morris
CA Prop 187
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Dred Scot v. Standford
28. 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.
Civil Service Act of 1883
Senatorial Courtesy
Speaker of the House
Constitutional Convention
29. A governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest.
Regulatory Agency
Alexander Hamilton
8th Amendment
De facto and de jure segregation
30. In 1920 the 19th was ratified to give women the right to vote.
Civil Service Act of 1883
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
James Madison
31. 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.
Devolution
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
14th Amendment
Articles of Confederation
32. Persuade people - power within his branch - and going public.
Clear and Present Danger Test
President's Inherent Powers
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Jim Crow Laws
33. One of the Civil War amendments; guaranteed equal protection and due process.
Shays' Rebellion
Native American Smoking
CA Prop 187
14th Amendment
34. Makes gov't have heavy burden of proof to regulate & restrict speech.
President's Appointment Power
Dred Scot v. Standford
Strict Scrutiny
14th Amendment
35. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears
War Powers Resolution
De facto and de jure segregation
Around 100
Congressional Oversight
36. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.
Strict Scrutiny
Lawrence v. Texas
Standing
Plessy v. Fergueson
37. Ability of courts to exclude evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment.
De facto and de jure segregation
The Exclusionary Rule
Filibuster
American Government and Politics
38. 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.
Independent Agency
Administrative Rule Making
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
39. A legal rule stating who is authorized to start a lawsuit.
Amicus Curiae
Last time Congress declared war
Standing
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
40. First ten amendments to the US Constitution - ratified in 1971; ensure the rights and liberties to the people.
Bill of Rights
Executive office of the President
Standing
Presidential Mandate
41. Legal requirement that the state must respect all of the legal rights that are owed to a person.
The Right of Due Process
Gideon v. Wainwright
Senatorial Courtesy
Griswald v. Connecticut
42. Attended the Constitutional Convention and recorded the debate proceedings. Also contributed to the Federalist Papers.
James Madison
The Right of Due Process
Plessy v. Fergueson
Class Action Suit
43. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.
Marbury v. Madison
Bill of Rights
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Power of the Federal Reserve
44. The branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws.
Pork Barrel Legislation
Strict Scrutiny
Executive office of the President
Redlining
45. Not allowed.
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Bill of Rights
Native American Smoking
8th Amendment
46. The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government).
Devolution
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Executive Agreements
Bill of Rights
47. 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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48. Most common job of Senators
Administrative Rule Making
Lawyers
Redlining
Last time Congress declared war
49. 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
Conference Committee
Griswald v. Connecticut
The Right of Due Process
50. Powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution - but are inferred from it.
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