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Judiciary Vocabulary

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Judicial branch of the United States government
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1. "Court Packing Plan" FDR's New Deal legislation was being overturned by the supreme court and it didn't look like there were going to be justices to retire any time soon. So FDR tried to pack the court with around 9 new justices. it didn't work 2. 4th Amendment ..., No unreasonable searches or siezures 3. adversarial system where two parties with conflicting interests "compete" against each other in front on an independent and impartial third party or parties 4. Allegheny v ACLU ..., Chanukah and Christmas displays are permitted in public places but not one display and not the other (doesn't include houses) (1989) 5. American Center for Law and Justice ..., conservative, Christian pro-life group 6. amicus curiae

Judiciary Vocab

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Judicial branch of the United States government
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Supreme Court of the United States
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Article Three of the United States Constitution
Supreme Court of Ireland
Supreme Court of Canada
United States Constitution
New Hampshire Supreme Court
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1. "Court Packing Plan" FDR's New Deal legislation was being overturned by the supreme court and it didn't look like there were going to be justices to retire any time soon. So FDR tried to pack the court with around 9 new justices. it didn't work 2. 4th Amendment ..., No unreasonable searches or siezures 3. adversarial system where two parties with conflicting interests "compete" against each other in front on an independent and impartial third party or parties 4. Allegheny v ACLU ..., Chanukah and Christmas displays are permitted in public places but not one display and not the other (doesn't include houses) (1989) 5. American Center for Law and Justice ..., conservative, Christian pro-life group 6. amicus curiae

Chapter 11 key terms

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Chapter 11 Key-terms Chief executive: the role of the president serves as Head and chief administrator of the federal bureaucracy. Commander-in-chief: the president?s constitutional role as head of the Armed Forces with power to direct their use. Executive office of the president (EOP): the president?s personal bureaucracy that monitors the work done in Canada department and agencies. Executive orders: rules or regulations issued by the president that have the force of law; issue to implement constitutional provisions are statues. Executive privilege: the authority of a president to withhold specific types of information from the courts and Congress.

AP US Government and Politics (Constitutional Underpinnings)

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james madison
Federalism in the United States
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United States Bill of Rights
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federalism
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Supreme Court of the United States

The Constitutional Underpinnings Enlightenment Philosophies (Framers of the Constitution)- 18th century Thomas Hobbes book: Leviathon believed the best way to protect life was to give power to an absolute monarch John Locke book: Second Treatise on a Civil Government believed that life, liberty, and property need to be respected Charles de Montesquieu book: The Spirit of Laws advocated for the separation of power into three branches of government Jean Jacques Rousseau believed in a social contract- government freely formed with the consent of the people The Articles of Confederation- led to the Constitution Accomplishments won the Revolutionary War (negotiated the treaty that would end the revolutionary war) established the Northwest Ordinance- methods by which states enter the Union

Analysis of Constitution

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United States Bill of Rights
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Constitution of Puerto Rico
Maryland Constitution

Morgan Clayton AP US Summer Project Constitution Analysis Identify topics of Articles I-VII: Article I- Talks about the three branches of government (Legislative branch). Article II- Addresses regulations of the president and vice president (Executive branch) Article III- Explains the last part of the three branches of government. Supreme Court is the highest. Cases and appeal. Article IV- Addresses the states. All states will abide by all laws in different states. Expresses a republic form of government. Article V- Correct ways of changing the constitution. Article VI- Regards to the debts and wellbeing of the United States. Swearing under oath. Article VII- Ratifying the constitution. Bill of Rights: The first ten amendments were created to ensure the rights of individuals:

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

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First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Separation of church and state
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Religion in the United States
Free Exercise Clause
Equal Protection Clause
Freedom of speech in the United States
Lemon v. Kurtzman
Intermediate scrutiny
Social Issues

Name: AP U.S. Government and Politics Mr. Fern?ndez Unit 9 ? Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Key?Terms General ? Bill of Rights: First ten amendments in the Constitution; limitation of the federal government. ? Selective incorporation: The bill of rights is understood to have been present to regulate the federal government and federal government only according to some people. Others believe that the 14th amendment requires states to adhere to the bill of rights. The courts use ?selective incorporation? to uphold individual clauses within each amendment and rejecting other clauses as inapplicable with the state government. ? Substantive rights: What the government can and cannot do ? cannot

Supreme Court Case Brief, Clinton v. New York

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Clinton v. City of New York
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Article One of the United States Constitution
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Line-item veto in the United States
Legislative veto in the United States
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Supreme Court Case Brief Clinton v. New York (1998) Steven Cooper Political Science 203 Judicial Process 21 May 2013 Dr. Nancy Bednar Clinton v. New York 524 U.S. 417 (1998) I. TYPE OF ACTION: This is a Constitutional law case involving purported infringements of the Presentment Clause of Article 1; Section 7; Clauses 2&3 of the United States Constitution.

Hamilton vs Jefferson

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Hamilton vs. Jefferson Similarities... served country during Revolution smart and ambitious supported commerce supported strong republic Popular Rule State Rule Debt/Credit Bank (FEDERAL SUCCESS) Manufacturing (FEDERALIST FAIL) Foreign Affairs Constitution Hamilton 1)distrusted commoners 2)rich=more competent 1)distrusted states 2)strong central government 1)fund national debt 2)will pay for state/foreign debts (Assumption) (passed in exchange of moving capitol to VA) 3)make country look stable 4)investors will come 5)obligation shared by all ? unity 1)National Bank of US 2)funded by government 3)issue currency 4)Defense on the Constitutionality of the Bank says Congress has implied powers 1)government should support it 2)tariffs=good 1)Support Britain 2)culture

APUSH MIDTERM REVIEW

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Southern United States
Secession in the United States
Federalism in the United States
Reconstruction Era of the United States
Nullification Crisis
Abraham Lincoln
Emancipation Proclamation
Border states
Confederate States of America
United States Constitution
War
Politics

Georgia Great Awakening-cause and effects New England Confederation Mercantilism French & Indian War Iroquois Confederacy Albany Plan Proclamation of 1763 Salutary Neglect Stamp Act & colonial reaction Declaratory Act Virtual representation Declaration of Independence John Locke Common Sense War of Independence Republican Motherhood Battle of Saratoga Articles of Confederation Shay?s Rebellion Land & Northwest Ordinance Annapolis Convention Constitution & compromises Federalist & Anti-federalists Washington?s Presidency, Hamilton?s Plan, Farewell Address/Proclamation of Neutrality & Whiskey Rebellion John Adams? Presidency, XYZ Affair, Alien & Sedition Acts, Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions, Midnight judges, Marbury v. Madison Election of 1800

Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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American Revolution
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Virginia Plan
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Democracy ??Government by the people, both directly or indirectly, with free and frequent elections. Direct democracy ??Government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly. Representative democracy ??Government in which the people elect those who govern and pass laws; also called a?republic. Constitutional democracy ??A government that enforces recognized limits on those who govern and allows the voice of the people to be heard through free, fair, and relatively frequent elections.

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