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| tax on tobacco and alcohol |
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| Role of the Federal Reserve |
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| Objects of value for currency |
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| let the economy run itself, no government involvement. |
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| Characteristics of a nation state |
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| group of people that share a common identity |
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| Created by:John Loke, Tomas Hobbes, & Rousseau - human freedom will lead to conflict. |
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| Federalists/Anti-Federalists |
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| system of government in which a written constitution divides the power between central & national |
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| Weakness of articles of confederation |
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1 vote per state
can't collect taxes
can't regulate commerce
No executive to enforce congress
No national court system
9/13 majority requirement
"firm league of friendship"
Amendment needed consent from all states |
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| Connecticut - congress should compose of 2 houses, house based on states population |
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| Purpose of Philadelphia convention in 1787 |
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get a new plan
(not articles on confederation) |
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| Rights guaranteed by Bill of Rights |
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freedom of rights, belief, expression, security, fair & equal treatment.
NOT -civil rights- NOT |
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| Obligations of nation government to states |
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| nothing in the constitution requires national government to give states money |
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government has full control over the people
military is a tool of power
no freedom on speech/press |
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representation-competitive elections-two-party system
Individual worth
rule of law-no person is above the law
majority rule with majority rights |
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unitary- central government has all sovereignty(usually dictatorship but can be democracy)
federal- sharing of sovereignty between central and state government.
confederate- sharing of sovereignty, states have more power |
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| states have to respect other states decisions |
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gay marriage
medical ethics |
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| Expressed powers given to one branch of government by the Constitution, which are assigned to another government agency with express consent of the first. |
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| congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, prohibiting the exercise thereof |
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| a crime attempting to overthrow the government by force or to disrupt its lawful activities by violent acts |
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Roth vs. US- every obscene, lewd, lascivious, or filthily piece on material from the mails
Restrictions placed on images...ect... |
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| Prior Restraint (censorship) |
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| Near vs. Minnesota- law that prohibited publication of any malicious, scandalous, and defamatory periodical. |
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Branzburg vs. Hayes- reporters, like other citizens, respond to questions put to them in investigation or criminal trial.
Shield laws give some protection |
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| Mutual film corp. vs. Ohio- would not show any film that is not moral, educational, or harmless or amusing character. Lead to movie review process. |
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| subject to federal regulation. FCC can prohibit bad language but not censor before it airs. |
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expression using symbols rather than speech.
Thornhill vs. Alabama |
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interpreted on case to case basis
(mentioned in 5th and 14th amendments) |
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| law enforcement must always ask for consent |
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| The Federalist Papers serve as a primary source for interpretation of the Constitution. |
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| power granted to itself that can review everything |
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| prayer in state legislatures |
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government funding for chaplains was constitutional because of the "unique history"
Marsh v. Chambers |
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| prayer in state legislatures |
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| government funding for chaplains was constitutional because of the "unique history" |
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1. The government's action must have a secular legislative purpose;
2. The government's action must not have the primary effect of either advancing or inhibiting religion;
3. The government's action must not result in an "excessive government entanglement" with religion. |
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| held that a mother may abort her pregnancy for any reason, up until the "point at which the fetus becomes viable.’ |
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| Miranda Rule - read rights |
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| The arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments |
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| The Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures |
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| death penalty allowed...again |
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| Criminal defendants be provided counsel at trial |
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| individual's right to be adequately notified of charges or proceedings |
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| signify a particular attitude toward judicial review |
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| person can seek relief from the unlawful detention |
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| intended to garner Latin American support |
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| president proposes, congress tweaks |
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| keep communism from spreading |
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| directs armed forces, pentagon |
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| Defendant's criticism of the draft was not protected by the First Amendment |
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| "religion clauses" of the First Amendment |
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Establishment Clause
Free Exercise Clause |
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| 1) the establishment of a national religion by Congress, or 2) the preference of one religion over another |
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| is a change to the meaning or interpretation of the Constitution of the United States |
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| is a change to the meaning or interpretation of the Constitution of the United States |
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| The "separate but equal" provision of public accommodations |
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| Brown v. Board of Education |
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| Segregation of students in public schools violates the Equal Protection Clause |
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| Bakke - Regents of the University of California v. Bakke |
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| quota system based on race is unconstitutional. |
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