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1. Congress has this power - only used twice.






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






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






4. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






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






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






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






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

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9. 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.






10. Term of Senate/House






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






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






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






14. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






15. % of votes to override a presidential veto






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






17. 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






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






19. WWll - 1941






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






28. 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






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






30. 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.






31. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






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






33. 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.






34. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






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






36. Courts usurp authority and make law rather than interpret constitution (otherwise known as judicial activism).






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






38. Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from previous cases.






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






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






41. 30 minutes.






42. 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






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






44. President is obligated to make recommendations for Congress's consideration.






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






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






47. Process that executive and independent agencies use to create - or promulgate - regulations.






48. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






49. Not allowed.






50. Number of Supreme Court Justices







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