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| burning of the draft pick card, covered in the first amendment as freedom of speech |
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| burning of the Texas flag in protest at the capital, covered in the first amendment under freedom of protest |
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| the animal sacrifice; they tried to outlaw it and it was covered in freedom of religion |
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| establishment clasue; clause in the first amendment guaranteeing freedom from religion by providing a basis for supreme court decisions limiting gout support for and endorsement of a particular religion |
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| walked in & arrested a guy for commiting sodomy with his partner; |
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| married couple; birth control |
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| Abortion; it is ultimately upon the female as to whether she wants the abortion. and there are tri-mester limitations as to when the state can step in |
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| reverse discrimination; didn't let anyone outside of African-Americans inside |
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| overturned PLessy VS. Ferguson; everyone is equal |
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| 2 years; except for Puerto Rico which is 4 yrs. becuase they're in the process of becoming a state |
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| individual freedoms and legal protections guranteed by the Bill of Rights that canoot be denied or hindered by the gov't |
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| bring home the bacon; federal money going to the state in which you represent |
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| actions that convey a particular message to those viewing it |
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| "if you're Grandfather could vote then you could vote" ; most African-Americans grandfathers couldn't vote so it kept them out of the loop |
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| a tax imposed on voting so blacks couldn't vote; they couldn't afford it |
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| permant committee; responsible for drafting bills for consideration |
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| ended in 1965; laws set in place to surpress the blacks |
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| "oldest guy {senate} in the building" ; regulates the meetings in the House |
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| Vice President (of Senate) |
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| his main duty is to break a tie |
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| Senators associate somehting with the bill so that it will help/hurt the bill |
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| the state has the option to recognize a marriage |
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| everyone in the US is a Constituent of Obama; everyone in Texas is a Constituent of the Govenor; everyone in San An is a Constituent of the Mayor |
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| Nancy Peloski; top position, once bill has been proposed the Speaker will then give the bill to the appropriate committee. |
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| temporary committee; such as a committee being created when a natural disaster hits |
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| composed of memebers selected from each house; usually conducts investigations, reasearch, or oversight of agencies |
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| a committee of members from both chambers that irons out differences in similar measures that have passed both houses to create a bill |
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| rule declaring the end of a debate in the senate; prevents fillibuster lasting over 30 hrs. need 60 votes |
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| senator can give a speech to kill the bill, not allowing another senator to vote on the bill |
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| 100 members; alot smaller than the House of Rep.; 6 yr terms; minimum age of 30; |
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| 2 yr. terms; min. of 25 yrs. old; |
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| set time limits on a debate for a bill |
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| drawing legislature district boundaries in such a way as to gain political advantage; illegal |
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| the process of redrawing legislative district boundaries within a state to reflect population changes; legal |
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| done after each censes; the process by which seats in the House of Reps. are reassigned among the states to reflect population changes; done after census' |
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| Puerto Rico, Guam, Washington D.C, Virgin Islands, and Samoa |
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| the protection against being tried twice for the same crime |
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| protects against deprivations of life, liberty, or property |
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| to see the evidence against you |
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| some states have made this legal |
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| process used by the Supreme Court to protect individuals from actions by state and local g'vt by interpreting the due process clause |
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| restricted speech/unprotected speech; yelling FIRE in the movies! |
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| prohibited racial discrimination in public employment and programs recieving federal money |
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| racial discrimination for housing |
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| towards women in the work place; glass ceiling |
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| voice of the people; write our laws |
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| D.C had a local gov't so Maryland and Virginia took away their voting rights |
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