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| equal justice japanese americans camps freedom |
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| settle disputes btwn 2 parties |
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right to public trial
lawyer
presumed innocent until proven guilty
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set up supreme court
judiciary act |
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supreme
court of appeals
12 circut court of appeals
94 district federal courts |
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state supreme
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| the authority to hear and decide a case |
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| it goes to the fed. court if... |
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constitution
fed laws
dispts btwn states
citzens from diff. states
fed. gov't
foreign gov't & treaties
admiralty & maritime laws
u.s. diplomats |
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| only fed. courts may hear and decide cases |
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| both fed. and state courts have jurisidiction |
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| salary and benefits of the president |
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| 400,000 a year plus perks |
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vice president
qualifications
does... |
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same qualifications
preside over senate & break ties |
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| creating odd districts to gain more ppl representation |
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veto
call congress for special sessions
commander in cheif
recieve foreign leaders
make treaties
appoint heads
pardons |
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| pres job-carry out the nations laws |
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| rule or command that has the force of law |
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appoints supreme court justices and cabinet members
pardon
reprieve
amnesty |
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pres. can send troops into war
congress declares war |
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pres must notify congress w/in 48 hrs
troops must be brought home after 60 days unless congress gives approval |
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pres supports certain legislation
disagreements |
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fed courts in which trial are held and lawsuits are begun ]
94 in all
evert state must have 3
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fed appeals courts circut courts of appeals or appelate courts
review decisions made in lower district courts |
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authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court
12 us courts of appeals and 1 court of appeals for the fedearal circut |
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foreign aid example
dont have 2 answer |
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| marshal plan helped restore western europe after world war 2 |
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| efforts taken to punish another country |
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| prohibits a nation from trading with other nations |
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| planning the federal budget |
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| a nations plan for dealing with other countries |
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national security
international security
promoting world peace
promote democracy |
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| foreign policy bureaucracy |
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state dept
defense dept
CIA
national security council |
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| federal gov't of two or more countries |
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| agreement between two leaders |
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| official representative of a courty's gov't |
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gov't owns
like private businesses |
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| regulatory boards and commissions |
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dont have to report to the president
protect the public
make and enforce rules for certain industries or groups |
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| ppl whom the pres has chosen because they have proven exec. ability or were important supporters of the pres.'s elcetion campaign |
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| rages from clerks to doctors and lawyers |
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| the practive of hiring gov't workers on the basis of open, competitive, ecaminations and merit. |
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| gov't jobs went to people as a reward for their political support. |
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| gov't officials hire new workers from lists of ppl who have passed the tests or otherwise met civil service standards. |
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| gov't officials hire new workers from lists of ppl who have passed the tests or otherwise met civil service standards. |
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| ppl at the top of the pyramid |
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| set goals and make important decisions |
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| statement of the admin strategies goals and plans for the coming year |
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| national security council helps |
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| the pres direct us military and foreign policy |
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| group of presidential advisers includes the heads of 5 top-level executive departments |
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advide the pres on issues related to their dpt
often make important policy decisions |
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| improve nations defenses against terrorism and coordinate counter-terrorism intellegence |
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young and disadvanteged
drug abuse prevention
improve health care for all
promated education and reading |
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agencies and employees of the exec. branch
carry out programs
turns new laws into action
develops specific rules and procedures
fed agencies help admistrader to day to day operations of the fed gov't |
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regulate various activities
police
banks
airlines
other enterpries and organizations |
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not part of the cabinet
divided into 3 types
exec. agencies
gov't cooperations
regulatory commisions |
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| deals with certain specialized areas within the gov't |
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