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Supreme court

The court of last appeal

party platform

The goals and plans of a political party

Jury Duty

The legal obligation to serve on a jury when called to do so

Apportionment

The number of representatives each state is allowed in congress. Based on population

Which one of the following problems may result in a direct democracy

The rights of the minorities

Miranda v. Arizona

The supreme court decision that requires criminal suspects to be informed of their constitutional rights when they are arrested

Department of Labor

Deals with unemployment, minimum wage, and job discrimination

The _________________ Act gave parliament the right to make any laws they wished to regulate the colonies

Declaratory

The legal right to expatriation means that you have the right to

Renounce your citizenship

Second Amendment

Right to bear arms

Sixth Amendment

Right to due process

The house of representatives has the special power to

to vote to impeach a government official

A bicameral legislature features

two legislative bodies

Fourth Amendment

Protects against unreasonable search and seizure

Plessy v. Ferguson

"separate but equal" doctrine supreme court upheld the constitutionally of jim crow laws

The first amendment

5 freedoms: speech, press, religion, assembly, petition

Popular Sovereignty

A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.

Task force

A committee that investigates and recommends legislation on a specific issue, such as education

Joint stock venture

A company that sold stock to rich investors who provided capital and took limited risks

Imperialism

A foreign policy aimed at controlling foreign trade

Expedition

A journey made for a special purpose

Charter

A legal document giving certain rights to a person or company

In what kind of government does a small group have a frim control over the country

Oligarchy

Decorum

Orderliness, polite behavior, and good taste in conduct

Tenth Amendment

Powers not given to the federal government are reserved to the states

standing committee

A permanent committee established by the house or senate

naturalized citizen

A person born in another country who has been granted citizenship

Open primary

A primary election in which voters may choose in which party to vote as they enter the polling place

Checks and Balances

A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power

Fertile

Able to produce good crops

Central Intelligence Agency

An agency whos mission is to support the president and the national security council

Which part of the constitution establishes the legislative branch of the government?

Article 1

What group was taxed by the king of England before magna carta

Barons

The first major military engagement of the American Revolution took place near

Boston

Predestination

Calvin's religious theory that God has already planned out a person's life.

The __________ form of city government merges executive and legislative functions in a single group of officials

Commission

During the rule of King Edward I, what document provided Parliament with the final say on levying taxes?

Confirmation of charters

The president day republican party is descendant from the _____________ party

Federalist

Nineteenth Amendment

Gave women the right to vote

Lobbyists

Professionals hired by interest groups to help them in their causes

How did John Winthdrop change the government of Massachusetts

He created a colonial legislature

US supreme court

Highest court in the US

By law, all tax laws must originate with the A. House of Representatives. B. IRS. C. Senate. D. President.

House of representatives

The Supremes Court's ability interpret to Constitution is called

Judicial review

Which one of the following political interests falls into the organized labor category

National Education Association

which article claims the constitution as the highest law

Sixth article

Constituent

Someone who authorizes another to act as agent

Judicial branch

The branch of government made of courts

Repeal

To end or remove law

What was the provision of the Magna Carta?

Trial by jury of peers

Misinformation.

Untrue or wrong information

Great seal of the republic

Used to authenticate certain documents issued by the US federal government

Bureaucracy

Way of organizing work efficiently

Candidate

a person seeking nomination to an office

excise tax

a tax on the production or sale of a good

Propaganda

a term often used in reference to the spreading of information by politicians

Breach

a violation; a gap or break

Thirteenth Amendment

abolished slavery

Motor-Voter-Laws

allows people to register to vote while applying for or renewing a driver's license (National Voter Registration Act)

precedent

an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow

a hot-button issue

an issue which people have strong opinions about

When the US census was completed, each state is notified how its population affects its number of congressional districts. This process is called

apportionment

Supporters of the New Jersey plan

called for a legislature in which each state had one vote

Controls given to one branch of government to limit the power of another branch are known as

checks and balances

When Congress doesn't approve a presidents choice, this is an example of

checks and balances

To force a bill out of a committee a ________ must be signed by the majority of the representatives

discharge

Under the constitution of united states you may not be deprived of life, property without

due process of law

The preamble to the constitution does not specify providing for

economic equity

Political rhetoric

empty arguments based on emotion rather than reason

The Senate power of advice and consent does not apply to A. federal judges. B. executive orders. C. ambassadors. D. the chief justice.

executive orders

monopoly

exists when one company controls the entire market for a particular good or service

Due process

fair treatment by both the courts and police

Cash crop

farm crop raised to be sold for money

district courts

federal trial courts

The right to remain silent when arrested is under the

fifth amendment

A political party

is a group of people who have the same political views and agendas

Political spin.

is putting potentially negative facts in a favorable light

natural-born citizen

is someone who becomes a citizen at birth

malnutrition

lack of proper nutrition

Roe v. Wade

legalized abortion

Supreme court justices are appointed for a term for

life

Twenty-sixth Amendment

lowered the voting age to 18

All men were given the right to vote in the fifteenth amendment, and women in the ____________________ amendment

nineteenth

A war in Mexico would be under the _______ Command

northern

Bureaucracies

organizations designed to handle complex tasks efficiently

E pluribus unum

out of many, one

The idea that people within the state can and should determine laws is called

popular sovereignty

Census

population count

Department of interior

protects natural resources

Due process

refers to fair treatment by both the courts and the police

The original purpose of the constitutional convention of 1787 was to

revise the articles of confederation

Covert

secret

Autonomy

self-government

The president intends to send a nominee for secretary of state. To be properly done, the nomination should go to the

senate

conscientious objector

someone who refuses to fight in the military based on religious or moral principles

The primary source for getting specific information on a particular bill is

the congressional record

revenue

the income a government receives, for example, from taxes, for public use.

What is true of the federalist papers

they were written to gain support for the constitution

Main purpose of thirteenth amendment

to abolish slavery

Plunder

to steal goods or other valuables