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1. Constitutional powers that are assigned to one governmental agency but that are exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first.
Clear and Present Danger Test
14th Amendment
Delegated Powers
2/3 from Congress
2. Who formalized the political science curriculum in the United States?
Speaker of the House
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Pork Barrel Legislation
3. 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.
Jim Crow Laws
Joint Chiefs of Staff
De facto and de jure segregation
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
4. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.
Logrolling
Power of the Federal Reserve
Regulatory Agency
Shays' Rebellion
5. A collection of essays expressing the political philosophy of the Founders and that were instrumental in bringing about the ratification of the Constitution.
The Federalist Papers
Jim Crow Laws
Around 100
Miranda v. Arizona
6. A governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest.
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Thomas Jefferson
Regulatory Agency
Senatorial Courtesy
7. One of the Civil War amendments; guaranteed equal protection and due process.
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Pork Barrel Legislation
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
14th Amendment
8. The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government).
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Devolution
Activist Judges
Native American Smoking
9. Laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African American.
Jim Crow Laws
Bill of Rights
Filibuster
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
10. What document was heavily influenced by Locke's philosophies?
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
The Declaration of Independence.
Native American Smoking
Strict Scrutiny
11. Persuade people - power within his branch - and going public.
Conference Committee
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Stare Decisis
2/3 from Congress
12. 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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13. Legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return.
8th Amendment
Prior Restraint
Last time Congress declared war
Pork Barrel Legislation
14. 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.
Last time Congress declared war
Conference Committee
Power to Declare War
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
15. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.
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16. 30 minutes.
James Madison
Dred Scot v. Standford
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
Conference Committee
17. Makes gov't have heavy burden of proof to regulate & restrict speech.
Critical Period
Prior Restraint
Strict Scrutiny
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
18. A practice whereby agreements are made between legislators in voting for or against a bill; vote trading.
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
Dred Scot v. Standford
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Logrolling
19. Congress because they're tied to the people.
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20. In 1920 the 19th was ratified to give women the right to vote.
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Habeas Corpus
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
21. Courts usurp authority and make law rather than interpret constitution (otherwise known as judicial activism).
Alexander Hamilton
Conference Committee
Activist Judges
Constitutional Convention
22. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.
Brown v. Board of Education
Griswald v. Connecticut
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
23. A practice in which banks refure to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations.
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
6 years/2 years
Delegated Powers
Redlining
24. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
The Declaration of Independence.
Devolution
Civil Service Act of 1883
25. 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
Clear and Present Danger Test
President's Inherent Powers
American Government and Politics
James Madison
26. 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
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
90% or higher
Critical Period
27. A government agency that operates like a business corporation - created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.
American Government and Politics
Bill of Rights
Government Corporation
Alexander Hamilton
28. Save Our State - 1994 - Prohibit illegal aliens from using health care - public education - and other social services in the U.S. State of California.
CA Prop 187
Bill of Rights
Shays' Rebellion
De facto and de jure segregation
29. 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.
CA Prop 187
Conference Committee
Speaker of the House
90% or higher
30. A Revolutionary War veteran who led a rebellion of farmers against tax collectors and the banks that were siezing their property.
Redlining
Brown v. Board of Education
Daniel Shays
Marbury v. Madison
31. The branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws.
Class Action Suit
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
Executive office of the President
32. An agreement - between president and other country that is like treaty but doesn't require Congress agreement.
Executive Agreements
Shays' Rebellion
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
14th Amendment
33. 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.
Gouverneur Morris
90% or higher
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Articles of Confederation
34. A legal rule stating who is authorized to start a lawsuit.
Standing
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Daniel Shays
35. Not allowed.
Class Action Suit
James Madison
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Native American Smoking
36. Federal employees are elected/hired based on merit.
Civil Service Act of 1883
Stare Decisis
Lawyers
Articles of Confederation
37. 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
Articles of Confederation
14th Amendment
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
38. Interstate Commerce Commission 1887. Created over railroad problems.
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Joint Chiefs of Staff
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
Pork Barrel Legislation
39. First ten amendments to the US Constitution - ratified in 1971; ensure the rights and liberties to the people.
Senatorial Courtesy
Bill of Rights
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
Delegated Powers
40. Law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Clear and Present Danger Test
Delegated Powers
41. Term of Senate/House
Delegated Powers
6 years/2 years
Griswald v. Connecticut
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
42. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Lawyers
Civil Service Act of 1883
Delegated Powers
Thomas Jefferson
43. Gave an expansion of free speech. Money for candidates is a form of free speech by 1st amendment. Early 1970s.
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Buckley v. Valeo
8th Amendment
Gouverneur Morris
44. A claim by a victorious candidate that the electorate has given him or her special authority to carry out promises made during the campaign.
Presidential Mandate
14th Amendment
Critical Period
Gideon v. Wainwright
45. A case brought by someone to help him or her and all others who are similarly situated.
Around 100
8th Amendment
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Class Action Suit
46. An effort by a gov't agency to block the publication of material it deems libelous or harmful in some other way; censorship.
8th Amendment
Prior Restraint
Buckley v. Valeo
Pork Barrel Legislation
47. Attended the Constitutional Convention and recorded the debate proceedings. Also contributed to the Federalist Papers.
Articles of Confederation
James Madison
Conference Committee
Gideon v. Wainwright
48. Legal requirement that the state must respect all of the legal rights that are owed to a person.
The Right of Due Process
9
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Miranda v. Arizona
49. Gave equal right to black people covering voting - employment - public accommodation - and educations.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Dred Scot v. Standford
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
The Federalist Papers
50. 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.
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Strict Scrutiny
Logrolling
De facto and de jure segregation
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