eoy exam Flashcards
(118 cards)
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AMENDMENTS: when people enter new jersey, there is a sign that says Lights on Wipers on
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10th amendment
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AMENDMENTS: the marines cannot move into my home
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3rd
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AMENDMENTS: i have the right to worship and god i want, as long as i do not force other people to join me
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1st amendment
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AMENDMENTS: this is the common sense amendment. for example, my doctor can not share my medical problems in the waiting room
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9th
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AMENDMENTS: if i cannot afford an attorney the government must provide one for me
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6th
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if the police search my car they must have probable cause
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4th
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if i get sued, i have the right to have a trial by jury
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7th
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the media is free to report whatever it wants
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1st
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i cannot be tried for the same crime twice
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5th
10
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the government cannot take my house without paying me
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5th
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the prison guard cannot allow the other prisoners to beat me up
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8th
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britney spears can get custody of her kids back if she follows the instructions of the court
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6th
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the voting laws are different in all of the states
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10th
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if i commit a crime in philadelphia, the trial will probably be in philadelphia
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6th
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the government cannot cut off my fingers for stealing the jeans at the mall
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8th
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TMZ.com can report on celebrities, as long as the information is correct
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1st
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you have the right to confront witnesses against you in court
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6th
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britney spears can have a higher bail than Mr. Ryan
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8th
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If Nial horan gets sick in jail, the prison must provide a doctor for him
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8th
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you cannot be finned 10000 for a parking violation
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10th
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I can own a weapon as long as I register it with the government
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2nd
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I told the police that they could not search my room. Then the Sergeant showed me the search warrant. I immediately let them in my room
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4th
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TRUE/FALSE: All of the colonies were similar in why they were founded and how they were governed
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False
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TRUE/FALSE: The colonist were angered by the fact they had no representation in Parliament, yet they still had to pay taxes
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True
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TRUE/FALSE: The english listened to the Colonists complaints. from the stamp Act Congress
True
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TRUE/FALSE: The difficulty in traveling did not play a role in getting all of the colonies on the "same page."
False
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TRUE/FALSE: Most of the newly written state constitutions were similar
True
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LEADERS OF CONGRESS: senate minority leader
chuck shumer
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LEADERS OF CONGRESS: house majority leader
steny hoyer
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LEADERS OF CONGRESS: president pro temp
charles grassley
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LEADERS OF CONGRESS: speaker of the house
nancy pelosi
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LEADERS OF CONGRESS: senate majority leader
mitch mcConnell
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LEADERS OF CONGRESS: house minority leader
kevin mccarthy
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president of the senate
mike pence
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AGES AND YEARS IN CONGRESS: A term in the senate lasts
6 years
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AGES AND YEARS IN CONGRESS: a term in the house of representatives lasts
2 years
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AGES AND YEARS IN CONGRESS: how old do you have to be to get elected to the house of representatives
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AGES AND YEARS IN CONGRESS: how old do you have to be to serve in the Senate
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AGES AND YEARS IN CONGRESS: How many times can you be elected to congress
there is no limit
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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: national review
political magazine
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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: fox news
television
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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: gallup
polling company
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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: USA today
magazine
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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: rasmussen
polling company
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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: CNN
Television
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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: Time
magazine
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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: New York Times
newspaper
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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: the nation
political magazine
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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: MSNBC
Television
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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: Washington Post
newspaper
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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: deliberately constructed to reflect the major characteristics of those polled
quota sample
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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: a means of communication
Medium
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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: those events that and issues that concern the pubic at large (politics, public policies, etc.)
public affairs
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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: a person who has an unusually strong influence on the views of others
opinion leader
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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: to ask the same question to a large amount of people
straw votes
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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: means of communication that reach large, widely dispersed audiences simultaneously
mass media
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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: societal problems that the nations political leaders and the general public agree need government attention
public agenda
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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: attitudes held by a significant amount of people on matters of government and politics
public opinion
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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: people with whom we regularly associate with
peer group
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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: a process by which a person could vote without going to their polling place on election day
absentee ballot
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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: favors extreme changes to create an altered ore entirely new social system
Radical
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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: two top vote getters in the first primary face one another to determine the party's nomination
run-off primary
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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: a voting district
precinct
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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: seeks to keep in place the economic, political, and social structure of society
conservative
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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: a group of likeminded people meet to discuss who they will support in the upcoming election
caucus
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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: believes that the government must take action to change economic, political, and ideological policies thought to be unfair
liberal
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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: favors extreme change to restore society to an earlier, more conservative state of affairs
reactionary
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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: a short break within the session
recess
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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: the leader of the senate when the vice president is not there
president pro tem
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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS:: a closed meeting of the members of each party in each house
party caucus
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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: people in congress who do whats best for their party
partisan
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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS:the person running, who also currently hold the office (you are running for re-election)
incumbent
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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS:members of congress can mail letters and other materials postage-free
franking
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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: the process by which congress checks to see if the executive branch is carrying out the policies that congress has set by law
oversight function
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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: pressure from people-at-large, often from a local event
grass-roots pressure
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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: includes all of the goals a government has in the many areas of human affairs in which it is involved
public policy
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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: segments of the business community that have their own interest groups
trade associations
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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS:: an organization of workers who share the same type of job or who work in the same industry
labor union
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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: research institution staffed by scholars and experts in a variety of fields
think tanks
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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: represents occupations that require extensive formal training
professional association
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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: process by which organized interests attempts to affect the decisions and actions of public officials
lobbying
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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: President is in charge of the executive branch
chief administrator
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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: president has the ability to shape the congressional agenda
chief legislator
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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: president is the assumed leader of their political party
chief of party
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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT:president is a representative of the american people
chief citizen
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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: president is head of the US military
Commander in Chief
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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: President is often seen as the most powerful person in the world in this role
chief executive
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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: president is the ceremonial head of the government
chief of state
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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: president creates US foreign policy and represents the US around the world
chief diplomat
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DEMOCRATS/REPUBLICANS: married women
republicans
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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: young people
democrats
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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: african americans
democrats
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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: christians
republicans
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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: jewish people
democrats
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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: one or more justices may write this if they disagree with the majority opinion
dissenting opinion
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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: one or more justices can write this type of opinion if they agree with the Majority opinion, but want to add more because they think certain issues were not adressed
concurring opinion
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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: the idea that four supreme court justices have to agree in order for the supreme court to add a case to its schedule
rule of four
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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: sets out the facts in a case, identifies the issues it presents, and details the reasons for the majority's decision
majority opinion
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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: a case can only be heard in federal court
exclusive jurisdiction
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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: a case that can be tried in either Federal or State Court
Concurrent Jurisdiction
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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: The court in which a case was first heard
original jurisdiction
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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: lower federal courts below the US Supreme Court
Inferior courts
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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: a country that provides social services at little or no direct cost
welfare state
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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: when the government takes over all privately owned industries
nationalization
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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: a company that is the only source of a product or service
monopoly
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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: a market in which buyers and sellers are free to buy and sell what they want
free market
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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: an individual with the drive and ambition to combine land, labor, and capital to resources to create goods or provide services
entrepreneur
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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: economic system in which individuals are free to own the means of production and maximize profits
capitalism
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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: when the government owns all land and means of production
collectivization
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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: all human produced goods or services
capital
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4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: Venezuelan leader who created a Socialist government
Hugo chavez
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4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: soviet leader who took over the ownership of farms and factories
josef stalin
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4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: north korean communist leader who has repeatedly threatened to invade south korea
kin jong un
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4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: Wrote the book wealth of nations, he is often seen as the father of capitalism
adam smith
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4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: first communist leader of the soviet union
vladmir lenin
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4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: american president who was seen as the trust buster
theodore roosevelt
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4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: soviet leader in the 1980'sm who had the economic policies of glasnost and perestroika
mikhail gorbachev
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4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: wrote the communist manifesto; is often seen as the father of communism
karl marx
