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| Which of the following describes a written statement made in reckless disregard of the truth that is considered damaging to a victim b/c it is malicious scandalous and defamatory. |
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| From 1789 until the 1960s, the Bill or Rights put limits on |
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| The amendment that provided the basis for the modern understanding of the gov obligation to protect civil rights was |
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| The so called lemon test, derived from the upreme courts ruling in Lemon v Kurtzman concerns the issue of |
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| The process by which some of the liberties in the Bill of Rights were applied to the states |
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| which of the following provided that any of the protections contained in teh Bill of Rights applies to the states as well as the national gov. |
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the 14th amendment
Palko v Connecticut
Gitlow v N. York |
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| Which of the following protections are not contained in the 1st amendment |
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the establishment clause
the free exercise clause
freedom of the press |
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| The 4,5,6, and 8th amendments, taken together, define |
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| In what case was a right to privacy first found in the constituion |
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| Which famous case deals w/ 6th amendment issues |
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| The process of redrawing the boundaries of congressional districts is called |
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| Which party controls congress |
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| Which part of gov. was the only part of gov. that has always been directly elected by the ppl |
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| which group is over-represented in congress |
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| W. Bush was widely criticized for his response to which crisis |
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| Presidents have used_____to withhold info on executive branch deliberations from other branches of gov. |
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| Which of the following is not one of the powers of the president listed in the constitution |
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all of
make treaties
carry out laws
grant pardons |
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| according to the US Const. the president is selected by |
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| which branch of gov. has the constitutional power to declare war |
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| members of congress can work as agents of their constituents by |
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| providing direct patronage |
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| why as public approval of congress as an institution declined since the 1970s |
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| congress has increasingly opened itself up to the control of special interests. |
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| because they have larger and more heterogeneous constituencies, senators |
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| can better represent the national interest |
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| sociological representation is important in understanding the US congress b.c |
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| the symbolic composition of congress is important for the political stability of the US |
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| what type of representation is described when constituents have the power to hire and fire their representative |
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| incumbency is an important factor in deciding who is elected to congress b/c |
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incumbents have tools they can use to help ensure reelection
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| Some have argued that the creation of minority congressional districts has |
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| made it more difficult for minorities to win substantive policy goals |
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| which of the following is not an important influence on how members of congress vote on legislation |
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| which of the following types of committees does not include members of both the house and the senate |
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| An agreement btw. members of congress to trade support for each others bill is known as |
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| which article of the const. establishes the presidency |
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| which of the following was powers does the constitution not assign to the president |
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| which of the following does not require the advice and consent of the senate |
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| which of the following terms has been ussed to describe the presidency as presidents power to make themselves more powerful |
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| "the imperial presidency" |
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| By what process can congress reject a presidential veto |
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| which of the following describes the presidential foreign policy advisory council composed of the president, the vice pres, the sec. of state, defense and the treasury, the attorney general, and others |
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the "inner cabinet"
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The national security council |
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| the office of management an budget is part of |
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| the executive office of the press |
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| which 20th century pres. transformed the american system of gov. from a congress-centered to a president centered system |
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| How many ppl work for agencies within the executive office of the president |
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| Dollree Mapp was convicted through evidence obtained through an illegal police search, what happened in the case |
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| Supreme court said the evidence could not be used. |
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| the bill of rights originally applied to |
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| both national and state gov. |
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| Civil liberties primarily |
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| protect ppl form gov. abuse of power |
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| ____limit what the gov and do, while _____ defines how to gov can act |
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| substantive liberties, procedural liberties |
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| which kind of speech is the least protected |
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| In what case did the US Supreme court declare "separate education facilities are unequal" |
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| Brown v Board of education |
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| By what year were blacks and women actually able ot vote in large numbers |
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| Affirmative action allows |
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| companies to consider minority status, all other things being equal |
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| Against what group is it illegal to discriminate in hiring (in most states) |
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| When did civil rights become part of the constitution |
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| with the adoption of the 14th amendment in 1868 |
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| Which civil rights case established the separate but equal law |
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| Which civil rights case established the separate but equal law |
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| massive resistance refers to efforts by southern states during the late 1950s and early 1960s to |
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| defy federal mandates to desegregate public schools |
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| Which of the following organizations established a Legal Defense Fund to challenge segregation |
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| The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |
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| What made discrimination by private employers and state governments illeagal |
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| the 1964 civil rights act |
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| in what way does the struggle for gender equality most resemble the stuggle for racial equaliy |
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| changes in gov policies to a great degree produced political action |
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| What are examples of an area in which women have made progress since the 1970s in guaranteeing certain civil rights |
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| sexual harassment, integration into all-male publicly supported universities, more equal funding for college women's varsity athletic program |
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| what civil rights measures dealt with access to public businesses and accommodations |
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| the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, and the 1964 Civil Rights Act |
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| What case represents the Brown V. Board of edu. case for lesbians and gay men |
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| In what case did the supreme court find that "rigid quotas are incompatible with the equal protection clause of the 14 amendment |
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| Regents of the University of California v. Bakke |
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