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






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

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3. Number of Supreme Court Justices






4. 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






5. Constitutional powers that are assigned to one governmental agency but that are exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first.






6. 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.






7. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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






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






10. Attended the Constitutional Convention and recorded the debate proceedings. Also contributed to the Federalist Papers.






11. 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






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






13. WWll - 1941






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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






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






21. Congress because they're tied to the people.

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






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






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






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






26. The civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment.






27. 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.






28. 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






29. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






30. 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.






31. 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.






32. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






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






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






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






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






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






38. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






39. Most common job of Senators






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. Term of Senate/House






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






43. Powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution - but are inferred from it.

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44. The effort to oversee or to supervise how the executive branch carries out legislation.






45. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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46. An adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case.






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






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






49. 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.






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







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