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AP US Government & Politics

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Decks in this class (16)

Introduction to American Government
Government 1,
Parts of government 2,
Basic functions of government 3
30  cards
The Constitution, Article I & the Bill of Rights
Article i 1,
Article i section i legislative p...,
Article i section 2 the house of ...
31  cards
Checks & Balances
Executive check on the legislative 1,
Executive check on the judicial 2,
Real life examples of executive c...
7  cards
SCOTUS Cases #1
Marbury v madison 1803 background...,
Marbury v madison 1803 constituti...,
Marbury v madison 1803 questions 3
16  cards
Chapters 4 & 5 (Congress/the President)
Bargaining and persuasion 1,
Commander in chief 2,
Formal powers 3
54  cards
Chapter 6: The Judicial Branch
Supreme court 1,
Structure nominations of the supr...,
Restrictions on the supreme court...
26  cards
Semester 1 Study Set
The purposes of government 1,
Pluralist theory of democracy 2,
Elite theory of democracy 3
82  cards
Chapter 7: The Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy 1,
3 basic principles of a bureaucra...,
Bureaucracy characteristics 3
45  cards
Freedom of Religion SCOTUS Cases
Engel v vitale 1962 facts backgro...,
Engel v vitale 1962 constitutiona...,
Engel v vitale 1962 holding 3
6  cards
Freedom of Speech SCOTUS Cases
Schenck v united states 1919 fact...,
Schenck v united states 1919 cons...,
Schenck v united states 1919 hold...
6  cards
Chapters 8/9: 1st & 2nd Amendments
Bill of rights 1,
Civil liberties 2,
Civil rights 3
45  cards
Chapters 10/11: Civil Liberties & Civil Rights
District of columbia v heller 2008 1,
Due process 2,
Just compensation clause 3
48  cards
Required Supreme Court Cases
Marbury v madison 1803 background 1,
Marbury v madison 1803 constituti...,
Marbury v madison 1803 holding 3
42  cards
Required Documents
The constitution 1,
Federalist no 10 2,
Federalist no 51 3
9  cards
Unit 4 Test - American Political Ideologies
American core values 1,
Individualism 2,
Equality of opportunity 3
25  cards
Amendments
1st amendment 1,
2nd amendment 2,
3rd amendment 3
27  cards

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