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By: Jennifer Cartagena
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Decks in this class (16)

types of government
Referendum,
Totalitarian,
Authoritarian
12  cards
4 theories of government
Divine theory,
Divine theory,
Social contract
4  cards
Branches of government
Legislative,
Executive,
Judicial
3  cards
Levels of government
National,
State,
Local
3  cards
Dangers in a democracy
Apathy,
People are easily persuaded to fo...,
Uniformed voters
6  cards
Problems and solutions
Sherman s great compromise,
The 3 5ths compromise,
Slave trade compromise
7  cards
The amendments
16,
18,
20
4  cards
Rights Prior to arrest
No arrest without probable cause 6th,
No entrapment,
No unreasonable search or seizure...
3  cards
Rights After arrest and before trial
Right to counsel 6th,
Right to remain silent 5th mirand...,
Writ of habas corpus
5  cards
Rights During the trial
Trial by jury,
Guarantee against a bill of attai...,
Guarantee against an ex post fact...
5  cards
Rights after the trial
A 8th,
Protection against double jeopard...
2  cards
Supreme court cases
Plessy v ferguson 1896,
Ganes v canada 1930,
Sweat v painter 1950
6  cards
Amendments
1st amendment,
2nd amendment,
3rd amendment
7  cards
Congress shall make no laws establishing religion
Congress shall make no law establ...,
Can you have religious instructio...,
Can i make students pray in class
6  cards
Congress cannot prohibit the free exercise of religion
Congress cannot prohibit the free...,
Can i have a bible study group in...,
Can i sell mini bibles without a ...
7  cards
Two partys
Can two parties win the election,
Single member election districts,
Plurality winners
4  cards

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