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Common Assessment Practice (10-22-12)
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Civics
10th Grade
10/19/2012

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Term
3 branches of government
Definition
What the first 3 Articles of the constitution deal with
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Anti-Federalists
Definition
Group that strongly supported the addition of the Bill of Rights
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Reserved Power
Definition
Marriage & divorce laws are considered this type of power
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National law receives priority due to the supremacy clause
Definition
If a national law conflicts with a state law, this happens
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Writ of habeas corpus
Definition
The right of the accused to appear before a judge when they are arrested is classified as this
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Establishment Clause
Definition
The part of the Constitution that would prevent the U.S. from creating an official religion
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5th Amendment
Definition
This amendment offers protection from self-incrimination
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Eminent domain
Definition
The right of government to take private property for public use
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Due process
Definition
Having a speedy and public trial is an example of this protection in the 5th amendment
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10th Amendment
Definition
This amendment discusses reserved powers
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1st Amendment
Definition
Joining groups, attending protests, burning the flag, complaining about government, etc. are all covered under this amendment
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Congress can override a veto with 2/3 vote of both houses
Definition
If president vetoes a law, Congress has this option
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By the population of the state
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This is how membership in the House of Representatives is determined
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Presidential veto
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This is what it is called when the President refuses to sign a bill into a law
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
Definition
This court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson on the basis of the 14th Amendment
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Executive Branch
Definition
The War Powers Act sought to limit the power of this branch
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Dissenting Opinion
Definition
The type of opinion that would be written by a Supreme Court justice who disagrees with the majority
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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The court case that established the "separate but equal" ruling that was later overturned
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House of Representatives
Definition
The charge of impeachment is initiated by this group
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Speaker of the House
Definition
According to the Presidential Succession Act, this person is next in line after the Vice President to take over the Presidency
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