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Bill to Law Making Process

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  1. Proposal
  2. Introduction to House
  3. Introduction to Senate
  4. Standing Committee
  5. Floor debate in house then senate debate
  6. Vote
  7. Goes to Conference committee
  8. Presidential Options
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How many women are in the U.S Senate

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8

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How many African American’s are in the U.S Senate

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2

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Stare- Decisis

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Using a previous ruling to make a decision on a current situation

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How may justices on U.S supreme court

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9

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4 most important departments

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  1. Defense
  2. State
  3. Education
  4. Justice
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Power to Make Laws (Both or either one)

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Both

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PT approve approve treaties (Both or either one)

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Senate

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PT Propose Amendments (Both or either one)

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BOth

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Impeach (Both or either one)

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House

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Fillibuster (Both or either one)

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Senate

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Pick president if no majority in electoral college (Both or either one)

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House

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Speaker (Both or either one)

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House

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Override a veto with 2/3 votes (Both or either one)

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Both

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Declare War (Both or either one)

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BOth

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Approves presidential Appointments

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Senate

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What is the structure of congress

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Two chambers House and senate

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How many people in the senate

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100

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How many people in the house of reps

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435

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Number of electoral college votes to win

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270

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Griswold v Connecticut

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Protected the right to privacy

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Roe V Wade

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Using right to privacy to allow a woman to have an abortion

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Marbury V Madison

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Court formed the basis for judicial review

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Gitlow V New York

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States cannot deny freedom of speech

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Brown Vs board of ed
Overturned separate but equal. Schools are not segregated anymore
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Plessy v. Ferguson
Separate but equal was not unconstitutional
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1st amendment
5 freedoms
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2nd amendment
Right to bear arms
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3rd amendment
No solider will be quartered at an unwanted home
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4th amendment
Right for people to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure
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5th amendment
The right to due process of law
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6th amendment
Right to speedy and public trial
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8th amendment
Excessive bail shall not be required
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13 amendment
abolished slavery
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14th amendment
Citizenship rights and equal protection under the law
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15th amendment
gave african american's the right to vote
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17th amendment
Senate composed of 2 senators
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22nd amendment
Limit of 2 terms
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25th amendment
In case of presidential removal the vice president becomes president
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Lemon Test
Test of financial government involvement in school religious schools based on lemon v Kurtzman
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Rule of 4
At least 4 justices must vote to hear a case before it can be presented
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Descriptive representation
Representing constituents by mirroring their personal, politically relevant characteristics
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Substantive representation
Representing the interest of groups
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Requirements to reasonable search and seizure
Consent, Warrant, Arrest
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2 Steps to Impeachment Process
1. Indicted 2/3 of House | 2. Conviction (removal) 3/4 Senate
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Significance of Gitlow v NY
Provision of the bill of rights was applied to states for the first time
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Engel v Vitale
Prayer in school is not allowed
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Articles of impeachment must be passed by ___
Senate
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Majority members from majority party (Both or either one)
Both
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who is new V.P in case of vacancy?
The president nominates. Must be confirmed by both houses of Congress
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President has right to make treaties with other nations, subject to agreement of
A majority of both house and senate
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Who are cabinet-level executive departments created by?
Congress
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Head of each cabinet is appointed and approved by who?
Appointed by president approved by majority of senate
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How can a presidential veto be overturned?
2/3 of both house and senate
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Each bureaucratic agency is created by who?
Congress
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General services administration and national aeronautical and space administration are examples of what type of agencies?
Independent Executive agencies
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Largest federal agency based of dollars spent
Social Security
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Interstate commerce and federal reserve board are examples of what type of agencies?
Independent regulatory agencies

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