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A person ruling with divine right receives authority from?

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God

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The principle that the state posses supreme and absolute power within it’s boundaries is called?

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Sovereignty

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A system I’m which sovereign power is held by the voters and is exercised by elected representatives who are responsible to the people is a?

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Republic

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The term that describes an alliance of independent states is a?

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Confederation

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The type of democracy which features mass participation is?

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Direct (pure)

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Under a presidential form of government the executive (is subject to the control of/ is independent of) the legislative branch.

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Is independent

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In a democracy the will of the majority (can/can not) be used to deprive a minority of it’s rights

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Can not

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In (japan/ the us/ Cuba) the executive branch can be forced from office for failing to win the legislatures support

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Japan

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The most recent amendment to the constitution was the __ amendment

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27

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The legislative power if the US is vested in the _________

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Congress

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Separation of powers means that

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Separate branches of government so one does not gain to much power

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The source of any and all governmental power in the US is the ______

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People

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The presidents power to veto an act of congress is an example of _____ __ ________

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Checks and balances

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The opening words of the constitution “we the people” are a statement of which if the principles?

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Popular sovereignty

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(Freedom of speech/ freedom of religion/ suffrage for women) is not a guarantee of the bill of rights

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Suffrage for women

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(Civil rights/ a balanced budget/ women’s suffrage) is not a dealt with in the constitutions 27 amendments

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A balanced budget

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The only constitution to be repealed with the subject _______

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Prohibition

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The system of _____ ___ _______ helps keep one branch of government from dominating the actions of the others

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Checks and balances

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Governments that obey the fundamental law of the land are abiding by the principle of ________

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Constitution

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The constitution has grown and changed mostly as a result of _________ ____________

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Informal amendments

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The bill of rights guarantees (African Americans the right to vote/ fair and equal treatment before the law)

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Fair and equal treatment before the law

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The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment are called the _____ ___ _________

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Civil war amendments

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Speech that wrongfully damages a persons reputation is ________

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Slander

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The publication of statements that wrongfully damage another’s reputation is ______

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Libel

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The Supreme Court has been (much more strict / more generous) in applying the establishment clause to colleges and universities than to elementary and secondary schools. FG
More generous
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(Wearing armbands as protest/ peaceful picketing/ burning draft cards) has not been upheld as a constitutional as a form of symbolic speech. FG
Burning draft cards
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What guarantees does the 1st amendment give? FG
Speech and press
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Expression of ideas by conduct rather than in speech or print is called? FG
Symbolic speech
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The 10 amendments in the bill of rights were originally intended as restrictions against? FG
The new national government
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Which amendment declares that the American people retain other rights not specifically enumerated by the constitution? FG
9th amendment
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I'm the case of Gregory v. Chicago the court ruled that demonstrators may (not be/ be) arrested for disorderly conduct simply because others have reacted to their march with violence FG
Not be
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The _____ are the major guardians of civil rights FG
Courts
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Censorship of spoken or written words before they have been expressed is? FG
Prior restraint
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The free exercise clause gives people the right to to? FG
Religious freedom
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For the police to to search a house they must have a court order called a? FG
Warrant
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____ __ _______ are legislative laws that sentence a person to jail without trial FG
Bills of attainder
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________ ___ ______ says the contents or substance of laws must be fair. FG
Substantive due process
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The _________ ____ requires judges to throw out "tainted evidence" FG
Exclusionary rule
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________ ___ _______ refers to the procedures used in law enforcement which must be fair. FG
Procedural due process
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__ ____ ____ laws prohibit an action after it has already taken place. FG
Ex post facto
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The _______ ___ _______ ______ prevents arrests and imprisonment without cause FG
Written of habeas corpus
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A right that forces an officer to bring a person to court and show proof why he should remain in jail is a ______ __ ____ _____ FG
Written of habeas corpus
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In 1973 making abortion legal was reached in the Supreme Court case of FG
Roe vs wade
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The _____ __ ______ decision led to all defendants in criminal cases having to have tier rights read to them. FG
Miranda vs Arizona
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what guarantees are included in the right to have a fair trail? FG
trail by jury, within a responsible time, right to adequate defense (counsel)
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the rail jury (normally 12) is called the FG
Petit
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The _____ __ _____ decision upheld the separate but equal doctrine. FG
Plessy vs ferguson
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in the north there were no segregation laws but ____ was common FG
De facto segregation
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in the past few decades, the fastest growing minority group has been FG
Asian
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what ended legalized segregation in the public schools FG
Brown vs Topeka board of education
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What does reverse discrimination mean FG
Victim of minority set asides
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The fist major challenge to affirmative action was the ______ case FG
Bakke
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the process of legally requiring an alien to leave the county is FG
Deportation
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the process of taking citizenship away from one who obtained it though fraud is FG
Denaturalization
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a principle by which any person born within the US is automatically a citizen is called FG
Juss soil
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what is concerned with disputes between two or more individuals or between individuals and the government FG
Civil law
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a formal accusation charging a person with committing a crime is ? FG
Indictment
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what is the right of a court to hear a case FG
Jurisdiction
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what is the dision of the minority of justice of the court FG
Dissenting opinion
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what is the decision of most of the justice of the court FG
Majority opinion
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The presiding officer of the Supreme Court is called the ____ ______ FG
Chief Justice
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What is a plaintiff FG
Person who is suing
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What is a defendant FG
Person who is sued
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the supreme court first ruled an act of congress unconstitutional in the case of ? FG
Marbury vs Madison
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what is the power of the supreme court to determine the constitutionally of law and action of local state and national government FG
Judicial review
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about how many cases are decided by the supreme court each year? FG
150
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what decision in 1954 overruled the plessy v ferguson case? FG
Brown vs Topeka board of education
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all supreme court decisions are reached by a _____ vote of the justices FG
Majority
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What is a junket FG
trip by member of congress to areas effected by a messure (law)
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what are expressed powers? FG
powers given to congress by consitution
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what are implied powers? FG
unwritten powers give to cogress by elastic clause of the constitution
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who presides over the senate in the absence of the vice-president FG
President pro tempore
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who is the person ins congress who is the leader of the smaller party in congress FG
Minority leader
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who is the person in congress who is the leader of the party that controls congress FG
Majority leader
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what is a fillbuster FG
talk non-stop to stop a vote on a bill
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who presides over the senate FG
Vice President
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freedom from arrest anywhere in the county (is/isnt) a special privilege that members of congress receive. FG
Is not
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the majority of the members of both houses of congress today are ? FG
Lawyers
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a member of congress who is currently in office is called an? FG
Incumbent
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what is a caucus FG
a meeting of political party members
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What is a quorum FG
minimum number of members who must be present for congress to function
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25th amendment FG
determines president disability
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The term of a president _ years FG
4
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The term of senator is _ years FG
6
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The term of a representative is _ years FG
2
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The term of a Supreme Court justice is for ____ _____ FG
Life time
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Pardon FG
Release from penalty of offense
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What are electors FG
people chosen by voters go each state to cast votes in presidential elections
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Patronage FG
Political job appointment
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Excutive agreement FG
agreement between president and head or foreign government
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How old does a president have to be to assume office FG
35
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The only president to serve two terms was? FG
Roosevelt
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Who becomes president if both the offices of president and Vice President are vacant? FG
Speaker of the house
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The president can serve no more than __ terms FG
2
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if no presidential candidate receives majority of the electoral vote, the president is then chosen by ________. FG
The House of Representatives
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according to the 25th amendment, who may determine whether or not the president is able to discharge the powers and duties of his office? FG
Vice President and majority of the cabinet
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what are the roles of the president FG
chief legislator, diplomate, citize, state, and chief executive
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The _________ appoints the members of the cabinet FG
President
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a vice president who completes a dormers presidents term may serve as president up to ___ years FG
10
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Locke and Hobbes were influential in the development of which theory of the origin of the state? FG
Social contract theory

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