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1st amendments

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protects the five freedoms

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2nd amendment

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protects the right to bear arms

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3rd amendment

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outlaws quartering

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4th amendment

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no unreasonable search

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5th amendment

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rights of the accused

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6th amendment

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guarantees a speedy trial

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7th amendment

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guarntes trial by jury and civil suits

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8th amendment

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no cruel or unusual punishment

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9th amendment

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the unspoken rights

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10th amendment

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creates the reserved powers

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Marbury v. Madison

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case that created judicial review, the 1st supreme court case

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Nixon v. The US

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case that said the president can be subject to investigation

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Brown v Board

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sc case that ended school segregation

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Roe v. Wade

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sc scae that said women had the right to choose to have an abortion

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Tinker v. Des Moines

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sc case that established students had free speech in school so long as it was not disruptive

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Miranda v. Arizona

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sc case that established arresting officers must make suspects aware of their rights upon arrest

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Sony v. United States

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sc case about recording television with a vcr

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Korematsu v. US

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sc case that said internment was constitutional

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NY Times v United States

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sc case regarding classified information

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Lemon v Kurtzman

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sc case about religous schools and funding

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oligarchy

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when a small group runs a country

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totalitarian

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when the government has an excessive amount of control over its citizens

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autocracy

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another name for dictatorship

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Rural

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a small lightly populated region

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urban
a densely populated region
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census
a count of the population every ten years
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social contract
John Locke's theory that we give up some freedom in order to protect us from others
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naturalization
the process to become a citizen
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liberal
the idea that more government can resolve social issues
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suffrage
the ability to vote
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succession
the order in which officials would replace other officials if they died or had to step down
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bicameral
means two chambers
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lame duck
a official who lost reelection
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due process
a legal hearing or fair trial
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prohibition
the illegalization of a substance
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federalism
the dividing of power between a national governement and state governments
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gerrymandering
the unfair drawing of political districts for one parties advantage
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fillibuster
giving lengthy speeches in order to stop a bill formpassing, generally done in the senate
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pardon
presidential forgiveness for a crime
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judicial review
when the Supreme court examines an act of government based off the Constitution
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line item veto
the ability of a governor to cancel parts of a bill
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referndum
when citizens are asked to directly vote on an issue, such as a tax raise
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pork
excessive spending added to a a bill
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hung jury
when a jury cannot reach a decision
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naturalization
the process to become a citizen
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common law
law based off of precedent and past rulings
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statutory law
law written by a legislative body (such as Congress)
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quota
a limited number such as off immigrants
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open shore
a policy where anyone who wants to immigrate are allowed to enter the county (pre 1900s USA)
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John Locke
Created the human rights and social contract
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Thomas Jefferson
primary author of Deceleration of Indpendence
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Republic
an indirect democracy where we elect officials to make decisions
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Articles of Confederation
a weak form of government before the Constitution were students were loosely tied toghther
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Anti-Federalist
opponents to the Constitution, who feared federal government
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Length of term for Supreme Court Justices
Life-federal 10 years- state
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Secretary of State
For the federal government- conduct international relations For the state of Illinois- record keeper
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defendant
someone accused of a crime
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Chinese exclusion act
1st american immigration law- stopped all Chinese immigration into the US
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delegated power
a power identified in the Constitution as a federal power
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concurrent power
a power shared between state and federal government
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reserved power
a power that is not identified in the Constitution, therefore is a state power
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president of the senate
aka the Vice President, breaks ties in the senate
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president pro tempore
substitute for the president of the senate
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speaker of the house
presiding officer of the house of representatives
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Miranda rights
rights read to people upon arrest
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reasonable doubt
if there is any chance that someone did not commit a crime they are to be ruled
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comptroller
manages the account balance for the state
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checks and balances
the process by which one branch of government cancelsthe powers of others
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popular soverignty
the idea that people rule
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Old glory
another name for the American flag
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mayor council plan
the most common form of local government with a legislative branch and executive branch
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property tax
a tax put on the value of property, in Illinosi one of the primary sources of school funding
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Connecticut Compromise
during the Constitution this created a bicameral government to satisfy debate between large states and small states
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General assembly
the legislative branch of Illinois

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