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| propagande: |
amessage meant to influence you a certain way |
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| Sufferage: |
the right to vote. |
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| Due Process: |
a process by which the gov't must treat accused persons failt accoriding to rules astablished by law. |
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| Socialization: |
the process of learing how to participate in a group. |
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| Census: |
aan official count of population made every 10 years to find out how many representative each state should have. |
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| Ratify: |
to confirm |
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| Bias: |
favoring a particular point of view over another. |
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| Impartial: |
fair |
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| Split ticket voting |
the practice of voting for candidates of more than one party on a ballot. |
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| Straight Ticket Voting: |
the practice of voting for candidates of only one party on a ballot |
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| Impeach: |
accuse (a public official) before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office. |
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| Treason: |
betraying ones country by helping enemies |
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| Filibuster: |
long speeches to prevent vote on bill |
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| Habeas Corpus: |
allows a person to be seen and heard in court |
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| Veto: |
cancel |
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| Bill of Attainer: |
crime and punishment without trail |
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| Congressional District: |
the area that an member of house represents. |
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| Lobbyist: |
people who rep. interest groups |
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| Interest Groups: |
groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals. |
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| Bill: |
a proposed law |
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| How were African Americans prevented from voting? |
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| What are the wayts to nominate a person for office? |
self nomination, write in candidate, caucus, direct primary, closed primary, open primary |
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alexfell22 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:52:55 GMT |
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| What are the 5 ways candidates get their massage out there? |
Flair, Appearences, Direct mail, Internet, and Media |
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| What does it mean to be independent? |
do not support either one of the major politial parties. |
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| Identify 4 types of minor parties? |
ideological parties
singgle issue
economic protest
splinter parties
independents |
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alexfell22 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:03:50 GMT |
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| What are the minor parties?What purpose do they serve? |
concentrate on one issue. |
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alexfell22 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:04:27 GMT |
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| What are the 2 major political parties in the United States? |
Democrats, Republicans |
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| What is the difference between implied, inherent, and enumerated powers? |
iheret - unlisted we have them just because we exsist
implied- not written in the constitution
enumerated- written in the constitution |
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alexfell22 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:52:54 GMT |
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| What is the difference among delegated, reserved, and concurrent powers? |
reserved - left for states to decide
concurrent - shared powered between national and state gov't
delegated- powers given to national gov't |
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| What are the 2 different types of court cases? |
criminal cases: determines guilt and punishment for a person acused of breaking the law.
civil case: settles a disagreement such as who is at fault for an accident. |
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| What is the purpose of the Cabinet? |
advices president. |
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| How does a bill become a law? |
introduced->committee study it->floor debates and questions->conference comittee->resolve diffrences->final approval sent to president |
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| What are the qualifications for each branch of gov't? |
Judicial: serve life, 9 of them
Executive: president, 35 yrs old, 4 year terms, born in usa
house of reps.= 25 years old, 7yrs citizen, 2 year terms
Senate= 30 yrs old 9 yrs citizen, 6 year terms. |
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| What are the 3 branches of gov't and what is each of their most important jobs? |
legislative- makes laws
executive- exicutes/ carries out laws
judicial- makes sure lawyas are constitutional |
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| What is federalism? |
shared powers between state and national gov't |
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alexfell22 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:52:54 GMT |
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| What are the 13, 14, 15, 19, and 26th amendments? |
13th amendment- outlawed slavery
14th amendment- right of citizens
15th amendment- right to vote no matter race, color, or servitute.
19th amendment- womens rights to vote
26th amendment- right to vote at 18 |
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| What court cases did we look at and which amendment did they apply to? |
TLO vs. NJ- 8th amendment
Miranda vs. Arizona- 5th amendment
Cussing Canoeist- 1st amendment |
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alexfell22 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:52:54 GMT |
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| What are the the first 10 amendments describe? |
1- Rights of freedom of speech , religion, press, and assembly.
2-Right to bear arms.
3- don't have to house soilders.
4-Freedom from illegal search and seizure
5-right to due process, protects from self-incrimination.
6- right to a speedy trail by an impartial jury.
7- right to a trial by jury in matters over $1500
8-freedom from cruel and unusual punishment.
9-gives more rights than listed.
10- powers not in constitution given to state. |
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| What are the first 10 amendements called? |
bill of rights |
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| What are the Virginia and New Jersey Plans? and the connecticut compromise? |
Virginia wanted ach states population to determine the number of representatives, new jersey wants a one house legislature in which each state would have an equal number of votes. CT comp. 2 senates, HoR based on population. |
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| What is the difference between federalist and anti-federalist? |
federalist are supporter of the constitution. anti-federalist are against it. |
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| Name and describe the 6 principles of the American Constitution? |
popular sovereingnty- the people rule
limited gov't- non one in gov't is all powerfull
seperation of powers- 3 branches
Checks and balances- each branch can perform checks on eachother so no one is too powerful.
Judicial Review- makes sure acts of gov't are constitutional
Federalism- sharing powers between national and state gov't. |
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alexfell22 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:52:54 GMT |
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| Describe the Constitution. |
is the supreme legal text that forms the framework of the current United States government.written in 1787. Father of the constitution , James Madisom. |
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| What were the Articles of Confederation?Why did they fail? |
one legislative branch
1 vote per state and 1 presiding member of congress.
can't enforce laws
can't tax
cant regulate trage. |
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alexfell22 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:52:54 GMT |
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| Decsribe in detail the declaration of independence (actual doc. as well as wrtiers) |
approved by the second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, |
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alexfell22 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:52:54 GMT |
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| During the American Revolution, who were the Red coats and blue coats? |
red- british
blue- colonies. |
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| Who was John Locke? |
-believes gov't exist to serve people.
-basic beliefs life, liberty, property |
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alexfell22 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:52:54 GMT |
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| Who were we fighting independence from? |
great britan |
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| What is the difference among monatchy, dictatorship, and a democracy? |
Monarchy- a form of gov't in which all or most of the power is in the hands of one individual , the monarch whose authority is hereditary.
Dictatorship- gov't controlled by one person called a dictator, who takes power by force instead of heriting it.
Democracy- gov't where power is shared by all the people. |
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| What are the 13 original colonies? |
-Connecticut
-Massachuesetts
-New Jersey
-New York
-Virginia
-Rhode Island
-South Carolina
-North Carolina
-Maryland
-Georgia
-Delaware
-Pennslyvania
-New Hampshire |
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alexfell22 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:52:54 GMT |
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| What is affirmative action? |
steps to counteract the effects of past racial discrimination and discrimination against woman. |
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| What does it mean to be naturalized? |
you have gone through the process of becoming a citizen. |
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alexfell22 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:52:54 GMT |
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| What constitutes a citizen? |
-Born in the U.S
-At least one of your parents was a U.S citizen when you were born.
-You have been Naturalized
- You were less than 18 when your parents were naturalized. |
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alexfell22 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:52:54 GMT |
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| What are the 5 social institutions? |
-Family
-Religion
-Education
-Economy
-Government |
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alexfell22 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:52:54 GMT |
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| What is a social institition? |
system of values and rules that determine how our society is organized. |
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