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| A political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized govt with power to make and enforce laws without approval from any higher authority |
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| Group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and sometimes religion |
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| The supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries |
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| One of first students of govt |
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| The institution through which the state maintains social order, provides public services, and enforces binding decisions on citizens |
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| State evolved from family |
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| State was born of force- when all people of an area were brought under the authority of one person or group |
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| Belief that certain people are either descended from gods or chosen by gods to rule |
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| A govt that gives all key powers to the national or central govt |
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| A govt that divides the powers of govt between the national govt and state or provincial govts |
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| A loose union of independent states |
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| A plan that provides the rules for govt |
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| A constitution has authority to place clearly recognized limits on the powers of those who govern it |
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| Totalitarian Dictatorship |
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| A form of autocratic govt where the ideas of leaders are glorified and the govt seeks control all aspects of social and economic life |
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| A statement in a constitution that sets forth the goals and purposes of govt |
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| Involves interpretation and application of the U.S Constitution and state constitution |
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| Effort to control or influence the conduct and policies of govt |
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| Want strong national govt and disagree with having a Bill of Rights |
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| Against strong national govt and need a Constitution because it doesnt have power to violate people |
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| Nation with large industries and advanced technology that provides a more comfortable way of life than developing nations |
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| System of fovt in which the power to rule is in the hands of a single individual |
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| Autocracy in which a king, queen, or emperor or excersises supreme powers of govt |
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| System of govt in which a small group holds power |
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| Govt in which people rule |
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| Form of democracy in which people govern themselves by voting on issues |
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| People elect representatives and give them responsibility and power to make laws and conduvt govt |
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| People elect representatives and give them responsibility and power to make laws and conduct govt |
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| Voters hold sovereign power; elected representatives, responsible to the people, excercise that power |
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| An economic system providing free choice and individual incentive for workers, investors, consumers, and business enterprises |
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| Economic system in which buyers and sellers make free choices in marketplace |
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| Philosophy that govt should keep its hands off economy |
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| Economic system in which govt owns basic means of production, distributes, products and wages, and provides social services sucj as health care and welfare |
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| System of govt which regulates private enterprise |
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| Economic system in which central govt directs all major economic decisions |
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| Economic system which govt controls factors of production |
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| System of govt where power is not absolute |
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| System of govt which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct govt |
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| Division of power amon legislative, executive, and judicial branches of govt |
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| One of seven divisions of body of constitution |
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| Laws should be "supreme Law of the Land" |
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| System which power is divided between national and state govt |
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| System which each branch of govt excercises some control over others |
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| Power of Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national govts unconstitutional |
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| Powers directly stated in Constitution |
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| Powers of Congress that are itemized and numbered 1-18 in Article 1 Section 8 |
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| Gives Congress right to make laws "necessary and proper" |
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| Accuse public official of misconduct in office |
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| False speech intended to damage a person's rep |
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| False written or published statements intended to damage person's rep |
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| Govt must follow proper procedures in trials and other actions it takes against individuals. Principle in 5th Amendment |
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| Constitution grants or delegates to national govt |
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| Govt requires to carry out expressed constitutional powers |
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| National govt may excercise simply because it is a govt |
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| Belong strictly to states |
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| Both national and state govts have this |
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| Bill dealing with individual people or places |
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| Bill dealing with general matters and applying to entire nation |
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| Statement adopted to cover matters affecting only one house of Congress |
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| Passed by both houses of Congress dealing with unusual or temporary matters, such as correcting an error inan earlier law |
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| Covers matters requiring of House and Senate but on which a law is not needed |
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| Provision included in a bill on a subject other than the one covered in bill |
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| Pres kills bill passed during last ten days Congress is in session by simply refusing to act on it |
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| Money people and businesses pay to support activities of the govt |
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| Govt expenditure required by law or resulting from previous budgetary commitments |
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| Proposed law to authorize spending money |
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| Law proposed to raise money |
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| Method of defeating a bill in Senate by stalling legislative process and preventing vote |
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| Procedure that allows each senator to speak only one hour on a bill under debate w/ 3/5 vote needed |
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| Minimum number of members who must be present to permit legislative body to take official action |
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| Two-house legislative body |
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| Oversees bills that deal with certain issues |
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| Order which officials fill office of pres in case of vacancy |
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| Member of party chosen in each state to formally elect president and vice pres |
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| Official vote for pres and vice by electors in each state |
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| Authority shared by federal and state courts |
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| Authority of trial court to be first to hear case |
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| Authority held by court to hear case thats appealed from lower court |
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| People engaged in a lawsuit |
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| Policy which held that if facilities for diff races were equal, they could be seperate |
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| Established by Congress under Constitution |
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| Group that hears charges against suspect and decides whether there is sufficient evidence to bring person to trial |
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| Weighs evidence presented at trial and renders a verdict |
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| Created to help Congress excercise its power |
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| How many members does a grand jury have? |
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| How many members does a petit jury have? |
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| How many years do representatives serve in one term of office? |
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| How many years does a senator serve in one term? |
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| Person accused of crimes is defended by what amendments? |
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| Agreement made between pres and a head of state |
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| How much is needed to amend Constitution? |
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| How can decisions of Supreme Court be over turned? |
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| Who has power to veto legislation? |
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| How old do you have to be to be in the HOR? |
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| How old do you have to be to be in the Senate? |
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| How old do you have to be to be a pres? |
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| How old do you have to be to be a pres? |
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| Who is commander in chief? |
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| Who makes final decision? |
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| Brown vs. Board of Education |
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| Overturned seperate but equal |
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| How many district courts are there? |
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| What do federal courts deal with? |
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| Maritime law, jurisdiction, etc |
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| What do state courts deal with? |
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| Divorce, crime, the exciting stuff |
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| Where do federal courts get their power from? |
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| Where do state courts get their power from? |
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| Authority of court to rule on certain cases |
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| Which pres was the only to resign? |
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| Which pres's were only to be impeached? |
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| Clinton and Andrew Johnson |
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| How many electoral votes in cali? |
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| How do you set amount of electoral votes? |
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| # of representatives plus 2 senators |
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| When are electoral votes counted? |
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| Which states base electoral vote off popular? (Not winner takes all) |
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| How many votes does a pres recieve to win presidency? |
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| Total electoral votes made? |
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| Who presides over the Senate? |
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| Order of step ins after pres |
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| Vice, speaker of the house, pres pro tempore, secretary of state |
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| Establishes presidential succession |
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| Whos commander of armed forces? |
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| Do you have to be Catholic to be pres? |
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| No. Religion doesn't matter |
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| Who was first Catholic pres? |
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| Who set the limit of office to 8 terms? |
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| Whats the most important job of the pres? |
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| Laws are faithfully executed |
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| What implies Congress has ok to make law? |
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| Formal order; Releases person accused of crime |
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| President; Not constitutional power of Congress |
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| President; Not constitutional power of Congress |
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| President; Not constitutional power of Congress |
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| Deals with just specific issues |
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| Who can propose a bill in the Senate? |
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| How does a representative introduce a bill? |
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| Minimum people needed to be present to take action |
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| How many people are in a quarum? |
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| What is a law originally? |
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| What is the main job of Congress? |
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| To represent people by making laws |
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| Who helps majority/ minority leaders? |
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| Presiding Officer of the House |
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| Congressmen cannot be arrested unless it's for... |
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| Take state and make new districts by census |
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| Elected official that's already in office |
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| 30 minutes to each side to avoid endless speeches |
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| Where do tax bills originate? |
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| How many members are in the Senate? |
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| How many members are in the House? |
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| 435. Population of each state |
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| How can number of representatives change? |
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| Can never change unless there's an amendment made for it |
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| Signed for principle of limited govt. "Great Charter" |
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| Monarchs couldnt collect taxes w/o Parliaments consent |
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| Who was the Father of the Constitution? |
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| Who was the author of the Declaration? |
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| Presidents who won electoral and lost popular vote |
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| John Q Adams, Rutherford B Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, W Bush |
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| A representative has to be a U.S. citizen for at least... |
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| A representative/ senator has to be a legal... |
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| Resident of state that elects them |
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| A senator has to be a U.S. citizen for at least... |
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a) Maintaining social order
b) Providing public services
c) Providing public services
d) Making economic decisions |
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a) Sets ideas that people believe and share
b) Establishes basic structures of govt and defines govt powers and duties
c) Provides supreme law for country |
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