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| System entirely without government |
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| Group of men against the U.S. Constitution; favored State power over Federal power |
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| Focusing on winning Primary elections in larger, more populous states |
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First 10 Amendments to the Constiution:
1. Freedom of speech, press, and religion
2. Right to bare arms
3 Prevents citizens from having to house military
4.Bars government from unreasonable search of person or property
5.Rights of jury, protection against self incrimination
6.Right to speedy trial by impartial jury
7.Extends jury rights to federal cases
8.Bars excessive bail
9.States that, in addition to the explicit rights, people have others that may not be spelled out
10. The Federal government only has the explicit powers. Any not listed go to people and state.
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| Brown vs. Board of Education |
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| 1954 Supreme Court Case that ruled that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional. |
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| a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. |
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| counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups. |
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| ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin |
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| society considered as a community of citizens linked by common interests and collective activity |
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| A direct primary in which only persons meeting tests of party membership may vote |
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| A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs |
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| Political powers that are shared by both the state and federal governments |
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| relating to or denoting a confederation |
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| The holding of political views that favor free enterprise, private ownership, and socially conservative ideas. |
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