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One of two houses of Congress
Has 100 members
Each state has 2 senators
Elected for 6yr terms |
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One of two houses of Congress
Has 435 members
Each state's population = Number of Reps
Elected for 2yr terms |
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| Freedom of religion, press, speech, petition |
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Right from unlawful search and seizure
(must have search warrant) |
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Right against self-incrimination
(testifying against oneself) |
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| Shared power between national and state governments w national power being superior to a state's power |
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| an organization of people who share the same views about the way power should be used in a country. Democrats/Republicans |
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| List of items/candidates to decide upon when voting during an election |
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| working in an organized way toward a particular goal, typically a political or social one |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| First form of government; weak central government and states not working together led to need for Constitution |
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Makes laws
Made of Senate and House of Representatives; |
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Enforces laws
Made of president, vice president, and many cabinets |
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Interprets laws
Made of Supreme Court, Appellate Courts, and District Courts |
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Leader of the House of Representatives
Member of majority political party
Third in line to be president |
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| Rights provided to you in the Constitution; your rights as an individual citizen |
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| government in which a single person holds unlimited political power |
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| government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite |
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| system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought in a country |
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| Marbury v. Madison (1803) |
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| the Supreme Court case that established the power of judicial review. Gave the Judicial Branch the ability to stop the other two branches |
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| powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise. Example: Both National and State governments can tax citizens in order to pay the cost of government |
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| powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the States |
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| delegated powers of the National Government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the Constitution |
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| those delegated powers of the National Government that are spelled out, expressly, in the Constitution; also called the "enumerated powers" |
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| Claim private property for public use is an example of what type of power? |
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| group of persons who seek to control government through winning elections and holding public office |
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| right to vote [aka: franchise] |
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| drawing electoral district lines to the advantage of a party of group |
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| activities by which group pressures are brought to bear on legislators, the legislative process, and all aspects of the public-policy-making process |
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