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Nickname

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Granite state

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9 Justices

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Chief: John Roberts
Antonin Scalia 
Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor
Elana Kagan
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Motto

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“Live free or die”- General John stark

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Population

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1.3 million

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Rank in population

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41

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Area

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Apr 9,000

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Rank in area

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46

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State symbol

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Old man of the mountain

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State bird

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Purple finch

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State tree

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White birch

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State flower

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Purple likac

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State animal

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Whitetail deer

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State wildflower

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Pink lady’s slipper

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State fruit

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Pumpkin

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State freshwater fish

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Brook trout

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Number to ratify constitution

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9th

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Largest city

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Manchester apr 110,000 pop.

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Major industries

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1 tourism as well as lumber, textile, paper

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Current governor

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Maggie Hanssan (D)

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Current us senators

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Jeanne shaheen (d)
Kelly ayotte (r)
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Current representatives

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Carol Shea-porter (d-nh1) 
Ann Kuster (D-NH2)
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List of counties

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Belknap
Carrol
Cheshire 
Coos
Graft on
Hillsborough
Merrimack
Rockingham
Strafford
Sullivan
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Top 5 populated cities

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Manchester, Nashua, concord, Derry, Dover

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River that divides nh and vt

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Connecticut

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State/provinces that border

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Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, Quebec

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Original Capitol

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Portsmouth

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Last royal governor

Date he left

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John wentworth

August 23, 1775

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Recommended to call “state”

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John Adams- distinguish between royal and free colonies

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How many tries to ratify nh constitution of 1784

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3

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How many amendments?

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141

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Examples of cruel and unusual punishment

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The pillory, the ducking stool, public penance, the Scarlet letter, branding

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who could vote when nh constitution first passed

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white male property owners over 21

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who was marilla ricker?

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nh first female attonery
first woman in the nation to attempt to vote
candidate for governor in 1910 not on ballad
worked for women’s suffrage

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describe nh’s legislative branch

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most representative in world 1 rep to 3500 citizens
400 in hor
24 in senate

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role of executive council

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group of 5 people elected every 2 years

advisory group of governor- limit power of governor have to approve his decisions

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gubernatorial

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governor’s power

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first female justice

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sandra day o’ connor

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first african american justice

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thurgood marshal

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first latina justice

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sonia sotomayor

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newly retired from nh

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david souter

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only justice to hold presidency too

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william howard taft

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famous dissenter

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oliver wendell homes

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Chief Justice

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john roberts

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marbury vs. Madison

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11803 granted sc right to judicial review

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dred scott vs. Sanford

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1857 denied humanity of african americans

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plessy vs. ferguson

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1896 legalized segregation

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brown vs. board of education

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1954 illegalized segregation

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miranda vs. arizona

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1966 Miranda rights

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roe vs. wade

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1973 legalized abortion

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clinton vs. city of ny

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1998 illegalized line item vetos

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finished article 3

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federal judiciary act of 1789

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to appeal your case

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have a higher court review your case

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lowest court at federal level

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federal district court 96

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original jurisdiction

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first court to hear a case

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jurisdiction

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appropriateness to hear a case

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appellate jurisdiction

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court can only hear case if it is appealed

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us court of appeals

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13
circuit courts
only appellate jurisdiction never origianl
70,000 cases per years

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federal district courts

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96
original jurisdiction involving federal crime
300,000 cases per year 80% of federal cases

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Supreme Court

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1
final say
both appellate and original jurisdiction- in 7 cases
4 justices must agree to hear a case
100-150 cases
2-3 original jurisdiction
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judicial review

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implied power of Supreme Court

look at law and compare it to constitution and throw it away if so

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docket

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list of cases to e heard by supreme court

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term of office for a justice

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term of good behavior

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term for judicial branch

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october term

october- june/july

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majority opinion

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decision in court

written by most senior member

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concurring opinion

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written by someone else in majority to highlight something else

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dissenting/ minority opinion

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writen by most senior member in minority

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