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American Gov't Test 2 Flashcards

1
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One of the major political parties in the United States; the oldest political party in the US

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Democratic Party

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A group of persons organized to acquire and exercise political power

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Political party

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A political party that holds substantial influence in a country’s politics

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Major party

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Who founded the Democratic-Republican Party?

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Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and other influential Federalists.

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What party is also called the Grand Old Party or the GOP

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Republican Party

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A political party that plays a smaller part in a country’s politics and elections.

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Minor party

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A political philosophy maintaining that all persons are the absolute owners of their own lives and should be free to do whatever they with with their persons or property

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Libertarianism

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What percentage of voting-age Americans have libertarian views?

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10-20

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A specific political party’s leaders and workers at the national, state, and local levels

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Party organizations

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The group of officeholders who belong to a specific political party and were elected as candidates of that party

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Party in Government

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The group of citizens who identify with a specific political party

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Party in the Electorate

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A period in which the names of the major political parties, their supporters, and the issues dividing them remain relatively stable

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Party system

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The idea that a political party exists as an organization distinct from its elected officials or party leaders

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Party principle

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14
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The practice of rewarding party supporters with benefits like federal government positions

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Spoils system

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Freedom of religion

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First Amendment

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Freedom of press

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First Amendment

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Freedom of assembly

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First Amendment

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Separation of church and government

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First Amendment

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Right to petition the government

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First Amendment

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Right to bear arms

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Second Amendment

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Protection against the forced quartering of troops in one’s home

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Third Amendment

22
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Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures; requirement for “probable cause” for search warrants

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Fourth Amendment

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Protection against forced self-incrimination or double jeopardy

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Fifth Amendment

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No person can be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law

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Fifth Amendment

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Private property cannot be taken for public use without compensation

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Fifth Amendment

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No person can be tried for a serious crime without indictment of a grand jury

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Fifth Amendment

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Right of the accused to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury, to an attorney, to confront witnesses, to a compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his or her favor, and to counsel in all felony cases

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Sixth Amendment

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Right to a trial by jury in civil cases involving common law

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Seventh Amendment

29
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Protection from excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment

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Eighth Amendment

30
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The enumeration of specific rights in the Constitution shall not be construed to deny other rights retained by the people.

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Ninth Amendment

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Powers not delegated by the Constitution to the national government, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states or the people.

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Tenth Amendment

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This amendment made slavery and other forms of involuntary servitude unlawful

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Thirteenth Amendment

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This amendment provides every individual who is born or naturalized in the United States is a citizen and ensures that a state may not deprive a resident of his or her civil rights.

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Fourteenth Amendment

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This amendment prohibits the government from denying any man the right to vote based on race

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Fifteenth Amendment

35
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What test is derived from the Schenk v. US case

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Clear and Present Danger Test

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What is the purpose of the clear and present danger test?

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Allows the government to restrict certain types of speech deemed dangerous

37
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What test is derived from the Bradenburg v. Ohio case

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Direct Incitement Test

38
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What is the purpose of the Direct Incitement Test

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Protects threatening speech under the first amendment unless that speech aims to and is likely to cause imminent lawless action

39
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What is the purpose of the Miller Test

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to determine whether speech meets the criteria for obscenity

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