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Civics Semester Final Exam Flashcards

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1st amendments

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protects the five freedoms

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2nd amendment

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protects the right to bear arms

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3rd amendment

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outlaws quartering

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4th amendment

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no unreasonable search

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5th amendment

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rights of the accused

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6th amendment

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guarantees a speedy trial

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7th amendment

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guarntes trial by jury and civil suits

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8th amendment

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no cruel or unusual punishment

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9th amendment

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the unspoken rights

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10th amendment

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creates the reserved powers

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Marbury v. Madison

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case that created judicial review, the 1st supreme court case

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Nixon v. The US

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case that said the president can be subject to investigation

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Brown v Board

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sc case that ended school segregation

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Roe v. Wade

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sc scae that said women had the right to choose to have an abortion

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Tinker v. Des Moines

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sc case that established students had free speech in school so long as it was not disruptive

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Miranda v. Arizona

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sc case that established arresting officers must make suspects aware of their rights upon arrest

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Sony v. United States

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sc case about recording television with a vcr

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Korematsu v. US

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sc case that said internment was constitutional

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NY Times v United States

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sc case regarding classified information

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Lemon v Kurtzman

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sc case about religous schools and funding

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oligarchy

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when a small group runs a country

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totalitarian

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when the government has an excessive amount of control over its citizens

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autocracy

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another name for dictatorship

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Rural

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a small lightly populated region

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urban

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a densely populated region

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census

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a count of the population every ten years

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social contract

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John Locke’s theory that we give up some freedom in order to protect us from others

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naturalization

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the process to become a citizen

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liberal

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the idea that more government can resolve social issues

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suffrage

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the ability to vote

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succession

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the order in which officials would replace other officials if they died or had to step down

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bicameral

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means two chambers

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lame duck

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a official who lost reelection

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due process

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a legal hearing or fair trial

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prohibition

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the illegalization of a substance

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federalism

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the dividing of power between a national governement and state governments

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gerrymandering

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the unfair drawing of political districts for one parties advantage

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fillibuster

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giving lengthy speeches in order to stop a bill formpassing, generally done in the senate

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pardon

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presidential forgiveness for a crime

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judicial review

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when the Supreme court examines an act of government based off the Constitution

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line item veto

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the ability of a governor to cancel parts of a bill

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referndum

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when citizens are asked to directly vote on an issue, such as a tax raise

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pork

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excessive spending added to a a bill

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hung jury

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when a jury cannot reach a decision

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naturalization

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the process to become a citizen

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common law

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law based off of precedent and past rulings

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statutory law

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law written by a legislative body (such as Congress)

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quota

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a limited number such as off immigrants

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open shore

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a policy where anyone who wants to immigrate are allowed to enter the county (pre 1900s USA)

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John Locke

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Created the human rights and social contract

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Thomas Jefferson

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primary author of Deceleration of Indpendence

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Republic

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an indirect democracy where we elect officials to make decisions

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Articles of Confederation

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a weak form of government before the Constitution were students were loosely tied toghther

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Anti-Federalist

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opponents to the Constitution, who feared federal government

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Length of term for Supreme Court Justices

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Life-federal 10 years- state

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Secretary of State

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For the federal government- conduct international relations

For the state of Illinois- record keeper

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defendant

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someone accused of a crime

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Chinese exclusion act

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1st american immigration law- stopped all Chinese immigration into the US

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delegated power

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a power identified in the Constitution as a federal power

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concurrent power

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a power shared between state and federal government

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reserved power

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a power that is not identified in the Constitution, therefore is a state power

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president of the senate

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aka the Vice President, breaks ties in the senate

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president pro tempore

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substitute for the president of the senate

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speaker of the house

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presiding officer of the house of representatives

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Miranda rights

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rights read to people upon arrest

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reasonable doubt

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if there is any chance that someone did not commit a crime they are to be ruled

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comptroller

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manages the account balance for the state

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checks and balances

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the process by which one branch of government cancelsthe powers of others

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popular soverignty

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the idea that people rule

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Old glory

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another name for the American flag

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mayor council plan

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the most common form of local government with a legislative branch and executive branch

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property tax

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a tax put on the value of property, in Illinosi one of the primary sources of school funding

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Connecticut Compromise

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during the Constitution this created a bicameral government to satisfy debate between large states and small states

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General assembly

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the legislative branch of Illinois

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