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1. 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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2. Interstate Commerce Commission 1887. Created over railroad problems.






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






4. 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.






5. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






6. An agreement - between president and other country that is like treaty but doesn't require Congress agreement.






7. 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






8. Federal employees are elected/hired based on merit.






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. One of the Civil War amendments; guaranteed equal protection and due process.






14. A claim by a victorious candidate that the electorate has given him or her special authority to carry out promises made during the campaign.






15. 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.






16. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






17. 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.






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






19. Congress has this power - only used twice.






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






21. Number of Supreme Court Justices






22. 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






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






24. A practice in which banks refure to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations.






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






26. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






27. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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28. % of votes to override a presidential veto






29. In 1920 the 19th was ratified to give women the right to vote.






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






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






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






33. WWll - 1941






34. 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






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

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36. Legal requirement that the state must respect all of the legal rights that are owed to a person.






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






38. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






39. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






40. 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






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






42. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






43. 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.






44. 30 minutes.






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






46. Save Our State - 1994 - Prohibit illegal aliens from using health care - public education - and other social services in the U.S. State of California.






47. Law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions






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






49. Legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return.






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






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