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AMENDMENTS: when people enter new jersey, there is a sign that says Lights on Wipers on

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10th amendment

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AMENDMENTS: the marines cannot move into my home

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3rd

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AMENDMENTS: i have the right to worship and god i want, as long as i do not force other people to join me

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1st amendment

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AMENDMENTS: this is the common sense amendment. for example, my doctor can not share my medical problems in the waiting room

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9th

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AMENDMENTS: if i cannot afford an attorney the government must provide one for me

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6th

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if the police search my car they must have probable cause

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4th

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if i get sued, i have the right to have a trial by jury

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7th

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the media is free to report whatever it wants

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1st

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i cannot be tried for the same crime twice

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5th

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the government cannot take my house without paying me

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5th

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the prison guard cannot allow the other prisoners to beat me up

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8th

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britney spears can get custody of her kids back if she follows the instructions of the court

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6th

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the voting laws are different in all of the states

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10th

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if i commit a crime in philadelphia, the trial will probably be in philadelphia

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6th

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the government cannot cut off my fingers for stealing the jeans at the mall

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8th

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TMZ.com can report on celebrities, as long as the information is correct

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1st

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you have the right to confront witnesses against you in court

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britney spears can have a higher bail than Mr. Ryan

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8th

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If Nial horan gets sick in jail, the prison must provide a doctor for him

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8th

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you cannot be finned 10000 for a parking violation

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10th

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I can own a weapon as long as I register it with the government

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2nd

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I told the police that they could not search my room. Then the Sergeant showed me the search warrant. I immediately let them in my room

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4th

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TRUE/FALSE: All of the colonies were similar in why they were founded and how they were governed

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False

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TRUE/FALSE: The colonist were angered by the fact they had no representation in Parliament, yet they still had to pay taxes

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True

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TRUE/FALSE: The english listened to the Colonists complaints. from the stamp Act Congress

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True

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TRUE/FALSE: The difficulty in traveling did not play a role in getting all of the colonies on the “same page.”

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False

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TRUE/FALSE: Most of the newly written state constitutions were similar

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True

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LEADERS OF CONGRESS: senate minority leader

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chuck shumer

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LEADERS OF CONGRESS: house majority leader

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steny hoyer

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LEADERS OF CONGRESS: president pro temp

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charles grassley

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LEADERS OF CONGRESS: speaker of the house

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nancy pelosi

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LEADERS OF CONGRESS: senate majority leader

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mitch mcConnell

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LEADERS OF CONGRESS: house minority leader

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kevin mccarthy

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president of the senate

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mike pence

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AGES AND YEARS IN CONGRESS: A term in the senate lasts

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6 years

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AGES AND YEARS IN CONGRESS: a term in the house of representatives lasts

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2 years

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AGES AND YEARS IN CONGRESS: how old do you have to be to get elected to the house of representatives

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25

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AGES AND YEARS IN CONGRESS: how old do you have to be to serve in the Senate

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30

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AGES AND YEARS IN CONGRESS: How many times can you be elected to congress

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there is no limit

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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: national review

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political magazine

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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: fox news

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television

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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: gallup

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polling company

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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: USA today

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magazine

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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: rasmussen

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polling company

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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: CNN

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Television

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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: Time

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magazine

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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: New York Times

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newspaper

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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: the nation

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political magazine

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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: MSNBC

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Television

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POLLING/MASS MEDIA: Washington Post

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newspaper

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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: deliberately constructed to reflect the major characteristics of those polled

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quota sample

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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: a means of communication

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Medium

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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: those events that and issues that concern the pubic at large (politics, public policies, etc.)

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public affairs

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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: a person who has an unusually strong influence on the views of others

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opinion leader

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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: to ask the same question to a large amount of people

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straw votes

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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: means of communication that reach large, widely dispersed audiences simultaneously

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mass media

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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: societal problems that the nations political leaders and the general public agree need government attention

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public agenda

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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: attitudes held by a significant amount of people on matters of government and politics

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public opinion

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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: people with whom we regularly associate with

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peer group

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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: a process by which a person could vote without going to their polling place on election day

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absentee ballot

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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: favors extreme changes to create an altered ore entirely new social system

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Radical

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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: two top vote getters in the first primary face one another to determine the party’s nomination

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run-off primary

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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: a voting district

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precinct

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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: seeks to keep in place the economic, political, and social structure of society

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conservative

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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: a group of likeminded people meet to discuss who they will support in the upcoming election

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caucus

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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: believes that the government must take action to change economic, political, and ideological policies thought to be unfair

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liberal

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POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: favors extreme change to restore society to an earlier, more conservative state of affairs

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reactionary

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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: a short break within the session

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recess

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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: the leader of the senate when the vice president is not there

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president pro tem

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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS:: a closed meeting of the members of each party in each house

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party caucus

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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: people in congress who do whats best for their party

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partisan

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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS:the person running, who also currently hold the office (you are running for re-election)

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incumbent

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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS:members of congress can mail letters and other materials postage-free

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franking

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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: the process by which congress checks to see if the executive branch is carrying out the policies that congress has set by law

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oversight function

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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: pressure from people-at-large, often from a local event

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grass-roots pressure

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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: includes all of the goals a government has in the many areas of human affairs in which it is involved

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public policy

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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: segments of the business community that have their own interest groups

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trade associations

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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS:: an organization of workers who share the same type of job or who work in the same industry

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labor union

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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: research institution staffed by scholars and experts in a variety of fields

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think tanks

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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: represents occupations that require extensive formal training

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professional association

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INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: process by which organized interests attempts to affect the decisions and actions of public officials

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lobbying

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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: President is in charge of the executive branch

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chief administrator

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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: president has the ability to shape the congressional agenda

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chief legislator

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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: president is the assumed leader of their political party

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chief of party

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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT:president is a representative of the american people

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chief citizen

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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: president is head of the US military

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Commander in Chief

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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: President is often seen as the most powerful person in the world in this role

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chief executive

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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: president is the ceremonial head of the government

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chief of state

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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: president creates US foreign policy and represents the US around the world

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chief diplomat

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DEMOCRATS/REPUBLICANS: married women

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republicans

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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: young people

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democrats

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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: african americans

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democrats

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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: christians

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republicans

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ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: jewish people

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democrats

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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: one or more justices may write this if they disagree with the majority opinion

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dissenting opinion

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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: one or more justices can write this type of opinion if they agree with the Majority opinion, but want to add more because they think certain issues were not adressed

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concurring opinion

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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: the idea that four supreme court justices have to agree in order for the supreme court to add a case to its schedule

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rule of four

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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: sets out the facts in a case, identifies the issues it presents, and details the reasons for the majority’s decision

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majority opinion

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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: a case can only be heard in federal court

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exclusive jurisdiction

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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: a case that can be tried in either Federal or State Court

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Concurrent Jurisdiction

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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: The court in which a case was first heard

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original jurisdiction

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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: lower federal courts below the US Supreme Court

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Inferior courts

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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: a country that provides social services at little or no direct cost

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welfare state

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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: when the government takes over all privately owned industries

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nationalization

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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: a company that is the only source of a product or service

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monopoly

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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: a market in which buyers and sellers are free to buy and sell what they want

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free market

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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: an individual with the drive and ambition to combine land, labor, and capital to resources to create goods or provide services

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entrepreneur

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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: economic system in which individuals are free to own the means of production and maximize profits

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capitalism

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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: when the government owns all land and means of production

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collectivization

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4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: all human produced goods or services

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capital

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4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: Venezuelan leader who created a Socialist government

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Hugo chavez

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4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: soviet leader who took over the ownership of farms and factories

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josef stalin

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4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: north korean communist leader who has repeatedly threatened to invade south korea

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kin jong un

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4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: Wrote the book wealth of nations, he is often seen as the father of capitalism

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adam smith

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4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: first communist leader of the soviet union

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vladmir lenin

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4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: american president who was seen as the trust buster

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theodore roosevelt

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4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: soviet leader in the 1980’sm who had the economic policies of glasnost and perestroika

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mikhail gorbachev

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4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: wrote the communist manifesto; is often seen as the father of communism

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karl marx

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