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American Federal Government

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Constitution
All legislative powers are invest...,
Hor rep criteria,
Senate rep criteria
25  cards
Bill of Rights + Amendments
Freedom of speech press religion ...,
Right to bear arms,
No quartering of troops in one s ...
27  cards
9/11: Constitution Readings
Second constitutional congress at...,
Thomas paine s crucial piece,
The trust put by the people in th...
35  cards
9/17: Federalism
States are more powerful,
Central gov more powerful,
Powers that belong to state and fed
25  cards
Midterm Review 1
Central idea of democracy,
Direct democracy,
Why did aristotle hate direct dem...
60  cards
Midterm Review 2
Mcculloch vs maryland context,
Mcculloch vs maryland ruling,
Commerce clause
6  cards
Chapter 14: Judiciary
Explains how judicial branch will...,
The power to declare laws and act...,
Case where judicial review was es...
30  cards
Chapter 9: Parties
Group organized to nominate candi...,
Representation system in other co...,
Winner gets the most votes winner...
30  cards
Chapter 10: Elections
Parties present different positio...,
Take most popular position partie...,
So much voting that people get ti...
25  cards
Chapter 11: Congress
Enumerated powers source,
Congress powers defined in text,
Implied powers source
33  cards
Chapter 12: Presidency
Presidents that shifted the presi...,
President s role as a symbol of u...,
President s role as a legislative...
21  cards
Chapter 13: Bureaucracy
Complex organization consisting o...,
The most familiar bureaucracies 15,
Workers in a bureaucracy
29  cards
Chapter 15: Civil Rights
Freedoms protected from governmen...,
Legal doctrine that demands a per...,
Law that declares a person or gro...
18  cards
Chapter 16: Civil Rights ACTUAL
Guarantees of equal treatment by ...,
Portion of amendment 14 that says...,
Prohibits deprivation of rights w...
25  cards

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