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| a state may not take a person's life, liberty, or property without |
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| this case overturned the precedent set in 1896 by stating that separate-but-equal was unconstituational |
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| the power to confirm appointments to the supreme court resides in |
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| a written statement that sets forth legal argument is called a |
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| a justice writes this when he or she agrees with the majority opinion, but for a different reason |
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| this prohibits gov. from unduly interfering with the freedom of religion |
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| this "law of soil" grants citizenship to people born on united states soil |
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| this "law of blood" grants citizenship to children born to a united states citizen |
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| under this rule a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime |
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| while lawd may limit our freedoms. laws also guarantee |
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| candidates for president and vice president are called the party's |
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| authoritarian govs. & theocracies are examples of a |
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| the first tuesday of the first monday in november is |
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| voters who are in the middle of the political spectrum are called |
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| this is equal to the number of reps. & senators from the states, plus 3 votes from washington, D.C. |
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| this gave woman the right to vote |
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| a way of measuring public opinon |
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| the era of television politics began with this pres. |
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| this is the protector of media |
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| this is a hands-off approach ot the economy |
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| the constitution gives the power to declare war to |
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| this is an agreement between the u.s. & latin america |
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| what is the result of having political parties, according to george washington? |
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| locke, harrington, hobbes, & rousseau would most likely agree that the state exists to serve what? |
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| this is a petition procedure by which voters may remove an elected official from office before the completion of their regular term. |
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| which part of the constitution declares that a person can become an american citizen by birth or naturalization? |
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