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Bill to Law Making Process

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  1. Proposal
  2. Introduction to House
  3. Introduction to Senate
  4. Standing Committee
  5. Floor debate in house then senate debate
  6. Vote
  7. Goes to Conference committee
  8. Presidential Options
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How many women are in the U.S Senate

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8

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How many African American’s are in the U.S Senate

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2

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Stare- Decisis

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Using a previous ruling to make a decision on a current situation

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5
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How may justices on U.S supreme court

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9

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4 most important departments

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  1. Defense
  2. State
  3. Education
  4. Justice
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7
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Power to Make Laws (Both or either one)

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Both

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8
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PT approve approve treaties (Both or either one)

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Senate

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9
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PT Propose Amendments (Both or either one)

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BOth

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10
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Impeach (Both or either one)

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House

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11
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Fillibuster (Both or either one)

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Senate

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12
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Pick president if no majority in electoral college (Both or either one)

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House

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13
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Speaker (Both or either one)

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House

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14
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Override a veto with 2/3 votes (Both or either one)

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Both

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15
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Declare War (Both or either one)

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BOth

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16
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Approves presidential Appointments

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Senate

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17
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What is the structure of congress

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Two chambers House and senate

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18
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How many people in the senate

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100

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19
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How many people in the house of reps

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435

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20
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Number of electoral college votes to win

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270

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21
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Griswold v Connecticut

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Protected the right to privacy

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22
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Roe V Wade

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Using right to privacy to allow a woman to have an abortion

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Marbury V Madison

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Court formed the basis for judicial review

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Gitlow V New York

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States cannot deny freedom of speech

25
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Brown Vs board of ed

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Overturned separate but equal. Schools are not segregated anymore

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Separate but equal was not unconstitutional

27
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1st amendment

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5 freedoms

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2nd amendment

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Right to bear arms

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3rd amendment

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No solider will be quartered at an unwanted home

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4th amendment

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Right for people to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure

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5th amendment

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The right to due process of law

32
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6th amendment

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Right to speedy and public trial

33
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8th amendment

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Excessive bail shall not be required

34
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13 amendment

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abolished slavery

35
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14th amendment

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Citizenship rights and equal protection under the law

36
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15th amendment

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gave african american’s the right to vote

37
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17th amendment

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Senate composed of 2 senators

38
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22nd amendment

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Limit of 2 terms

39
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25th amendment

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In case of presidential removal the vice president becomes president

40
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Lemon Test

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Test of financial government involvement in school religious schools based on lemon v Kurtzman

41
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Rule of 4

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At least 4 justices must vote to hear a case before it can be presented

42
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Descriptive representation

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Representing constituents by mirroring their personal, politically relevant characteristics

43
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Substantive representation

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Representing the interest of groups

44
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Requirements to reasonable search and seizure

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Consent, Warrant, Arrest

45
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2 Steps to Impeachment Process

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  1. Indicted 2/3 of House

2. Conviction (removal) 3/4 Senate

46
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Significance of Gitlow v NY

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Provision of the bill of rights was applied to states for the first time

47
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Engel v Vitale

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Prayer in school is not allowed

48
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Articles of impeachment must be passed by ___

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Senate

49
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Majority members from majority party (Both or either one)

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Both

50
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who is new V.P in case of vacancy?

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The president nominates. Must be confirmed by both houses of Congress

51
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President has right to make treaties with other nations, subject to agreement of

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A majority of both house and senate

52
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Who are cabinet-level executive departments created by?

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Congress

53
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Head of each cabinet is appointed and approved by who?

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Appointed by president approved by majority of senate

54
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How can a presidential veto be overturned?

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2/3 of both house and senate

55
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Each bureaucratic agency is created by who?

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Congress

56
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General services administration and national aeronautical and space administration are examples of what type of agencies?

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Independent Executive agencies

57
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Largest federal agency based of dollars spent

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Social Security

58
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Interstate commerce and federal reserve board are examples of what type of agencies?

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Independent regulatory agencies

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