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Odd shaped voting district
racial consideration |
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| first represenative legislature |
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court reviews loaw, determines constitutionality
Marbury vs Madision |
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Mass being pulled bye few
voting day is a holiday |
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immigrants keep with their culture
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Beyond a reasonable doubt
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| Why do government agencies have websites? |
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To inform citizens
ex: FBI most wanted lists |
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First Direct Democracy
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| Why did colonies develope an independent ID? |
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Long distance between the United States and Great Britain
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| colonies provide raw source of materials and customer base |
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Seperate from British rule now!
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| Cause of American Revolution |
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no colonial representation in parliment
"No taxation without representation" |
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Idea of Natural Rights
(life liberty, and pursuit of happiness)
Thomas Jefferson based it on the Declaration of Independence. |
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| When can government be abolished? |
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| When it stopd fowllowing the will of the people |
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| How can government be abolished? |
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| refuse to elect incumbants |
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| To fix Articles of Confederation |
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| made central (federal, national) government stronger |
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| Biggest problems with Articles of Confederation |
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| Couls not raise army because it could not tax |
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| Why did anti-federalists agree to constitution? |
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Because the "Bill of Rights" was included.
Bill of Rights outlined civil rights/liberties |
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For stronger central Government
For the consitution |
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| purpose: spread the word for federalists and rally new government support for the consitution |
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| Thomas Jefferson: Democratic Republican Party |
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Solved the problem of representation
Settles the New Jersy and Virginia plan dispute |
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| When do states get more representation |
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| When the population increases census taken every 10 years |
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| Solve issue of slave representation in southern states |
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Opportunity cost
(memories of the dance) |
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| Economy based on competition |
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market economy
"invisible hand" |
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| county commision city council, town council passes local laws/ordinances |
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limits power of executive branch
After 30 days, president must have congressional approval to send troops |
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| Who pays for the government? |
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| Federal (central, national) government |
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| Who opposes the defense in court? |
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| Materials used to start a buisiness |
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capital
(money, machine, raw materials, labor) |
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| Why invest in human capital? |
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Increase productivity,
Increse profit |
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| Why do we have 3 branches of government? |
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| deals with constitutionality |
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| why is the dollar the standard form of currency> |
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| stability of the dollar's value |
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due process
fair and speedy trial
no double jeopardy
no self incrimination |
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| who has the power to tax? |
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| federal, state, and local government |
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| Adoption and Divorce cases |
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| settles in civil court, some divorces are settles through mediation |
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(ex: untility, cable)
Watch closely by government |
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Start their own buisiness
Risk takes
are aware of the consumer price index |
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| Federal government over state government |
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supremacy clause
McColloch vs Maryland (MAIN ONE)
Marbury vs Madision
Gibbons vs Ogden |
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| Common punishment for felonies |
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| Jail time, imprisionment/incarceration |
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| Decrease the strain on the court dockets |
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| What if a 12 year old steals something> |
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he goes to juvenile court
GOAL: rehabilitation |
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| What can't a Lobbyist do? |
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| Trade between two or more countries |
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| Led to a decrease in human capital (labor force) |
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| How can a corporation raise money for expansions? |
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| Students protesting Vietnam freedom of expressions in school |
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President
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| Reason for search warrants |
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| to justify tactics, probable |
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| when a country/company can produce somthing at a lower opportunity cost |
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| dividens stocks, limited liability |
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| made by county commission, county council, school boards |
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| newly freed slaves, equal protection, Brown vs Board of Education |
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| Brown vs Board of Education |
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overturn legalized segregation (desegregated)
-Overuled Plessy vs Fergusson
-African Americans had the right to public edu
-14th admendment (equal protection) |
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| Most trials are settled where? |
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| Intrest rates with FED raised the discounted rate banks raise intrest rates |
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| citizens most powerful expression of power |
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| who has the burden of proof |
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| Prosecution, innocent until proven guilty |
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consent of the governed, will of the people,
vox populi, vox domoni |
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| buisinesses in many countries |
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| multinational corporation, mcdonalds, wal-mart |
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| gives nc residents a right to an |
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| Nc constitution, declaration of rights education |
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