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Rousseau philosophies

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popular sovereignty and social contract

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Federalist 10

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factions

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enumerated powers of congress

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taxes, borrowing money, coining money, declaring war, raising armies, and maintaining the army/navy

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Elastic clause

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Congress can pass any laws that are necessary and proper to carry out the enumerated powers

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Supremacy clause

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federal law supersedes state law

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Brutus 1

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only a small country can be a republic

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Federalism

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the sharing of power between the national government and the states

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Implied powers

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authority of the federal government that goes beyond its expressed powers

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Passing amendments

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proposed by 2/3 of congress/states, then approved by 3/4 of state legislators/ratifying conventions

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Federalist 51

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Argues for the separation of powers with checks and balances

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Commerce clause

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Congress can regulate interstate and foreign commerce

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Natural rights

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life, liberty, pursuit of happiness (property)

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Popular sovereignty

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power of those in ruling positions comes from the people

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Habeas corpus

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one cannot be arrested without a stated reason

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Bill of attainder

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there must be a trial before punishment

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Ex post facto laws

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someone cannot be retroactively punished for a crime

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Pluralist theory

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groups with individual beliefs influence the government by voicing their concern, though they’re not directly involved in government

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Elitist theory

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only wealthy and powerful people influence government

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Participatory democracy

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citizens participate individually and directly in political decisions and policies that affect their lives, rather than through elected representatives

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Concurrent powers

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powers granted to both the state and federal government

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Delegated powers

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expressed, implied, and inherent powers

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Reserved powers

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powers for states only

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Eminent domain

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local/state/national government may take property with compensation to be used for public good

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Cooperative federalism

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a flexible relationship between the federal and state governments in which both work together on a variety of issues and programs

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Dual federalism
an older concept that attempted to clearly divide state and federal power
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Fiscal federalism
cooperative federalism in which the national government provides funding to the states for various projects in the form of grants in aid
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Conditions of aid
instructions that national government gives the states in order for them to recieve their grants
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Mandates
funded or unfunded requirements for states from the federal government
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Devolution
when national government delegates power to certain lower governments
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Categorical grants
give money to states under certain conditions
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Block grants
return more pwoers to states by giving money to be spent on a broad category
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Incumbant
someone running for reelection
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Pork barrel spending
allocation of funds to projects within districts or states (typically narrowly focused)
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Congressional oversight
holding hearings and conducts oversight of agency enforcement operations, functions and policies
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Standing committee
deals with a permanent issue
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Joint committee
include both chambers
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Conference committee
a joint committee that works out differences in the chambers on bills
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Select committees
for temporary concerns (sometimes investigative)
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Discharge petition
forces a bill out of its committee
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House rules committee
reviews most bills after they come from the full committee and before they go to the full chamber for consideration
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Hold
a senator communicates with majrity party leader to delay a bill's passage
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Unanimous consent agreements
bring order and structure to floor business and expedite the course of legislation. They can be as simple as a request to dispense with a quorum call or as complicated as a binding contract resulting from prolonged and often spirited debate
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Judicial restraint
belief that justices should avoid overturning laws
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Judicial activism
the practice of judges making rulings based on their policy views in order to consider broader social implications
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Criminal cases
covers actions considered to harm a community; gov vs defendant, determines innocence or guilt by unanimous vote by a trial jury,
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Civil cases
covers private rights and relationships; plaintiff vs defendant, finds compromise, may waive the need for a jury to be present
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Grand jury
decides whether or not a person should be formally charged with a crime or other offense, and a trial follows if yes
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Federalist 70
An energetic single executive will protect against foreign attacks, provide for the administration fo laws, and protect liberty/property; allows president to act quickly and with authority; people can hold a singular person accountable
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Federalist 78
argues for a judicial branch separate from the others, where justices are loyal only to the constitution with lifetime appointments
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Marbury v Madison
Adams appointed midnight judges and Madison did not send list to senate; court argued that they did not have original jurisdiction in such cases (judicial review)
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Shaw v Reno
NC tried to create a majority-minority district to favor african americans, but court argued grouping voters by race is unconstitutional (racial gerrymandering)
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Baker v Carr
TN had not reapportioned state districts and population distribution had changed; court declared they could force the state to redistrict under the Equal Protection Clause which required that each vote count equally - one person one vote
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MuCulloch v Maryland
constitutionality of creating a national bank was questioned when Maryland taxed the Baltimore section of the national bank; court says that the elastic clause allows for the creation of a 2nd bank, and federal law is above state law
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US v Lopez
Lopez was arrested for bringing a gun to school and violating the Gun Free School Zones Act, but the court argued that congress's power under the commerce clause did not extend to this act
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Bill 1
freedom of speech
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Bill 2
right to bear arms
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Bill 3
cannot force quartering of soldiers
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Bill 4
no unreasonable searches/seizures, requiring warrants and probable cause
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Bill 5
Right to grand jurt, no double jeapardy, due process of laws, protection against self-incrimination, and eminent domain
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Bill 6
Fair/speedy trial by impartial juryB
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Bill 7
Right to jury trial in certain civil cases
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Bill 8
no cruel and unusual punishment
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Bill 9
Enumeration of certain rights does not deny other rights to the people
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Bill 10
Powers not delegated to federal government are for the states/people
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Article 1
Congress
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Article 2
Executive
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Article 3
Judicial
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Article 4
states/citizenship
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Article 5
Amendments
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Article 6
debts/supremacy/oaths/religious tests
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Article 7
ratification
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Deciding a case based on precedent
Stare decisis
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initiative
efforts by the people to change a law
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referendum
disapproval by the people of a law passed
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recall
demand by the people for an elected representative to be removed

AP US Government and Politics (3 decks)

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