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When was the Panama Canal constructed

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1914- connected Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. 1977 Torrijos-carter treaties = Panamanian control of the canal after 1999. US left in 1999.

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Marshall Plan

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1948 President Truman signed economic recovery act - US can support postwar Europe

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3
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Difference between mediation and conciliation

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Mediation = neutral third party assisting disputing parties
Conciliation = parties seek to reach an amicable dispute with a neutral 3rd party

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4
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Reverse delegation

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Situation where manager delegates task to his/her direct report, but ends up takes it back for whatever reason

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5
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Religion with most followers globally

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Christianity 2.1 billion

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Rank of the top 4 religions in order

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  1. Christianity
  2. Islam
  3. Hinduism
  4. Buddhism
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7
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Strait that links Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean

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Bab Al-mandab strait

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8
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What strait is between gulf of Oman and Persian gulf / who controls it

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Strait of Hormuz

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9
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Bosphorous strait

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Part of continental boundary between Europe and Asia, separates Asian Turkey from European Turkey

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10
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Malacca strait

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Between Malay peninsula and Indonesian island of Sumatra

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11
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Standard deviation

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Statistic that measures the dispersion of a dataset relative to its mean

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12
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Variance (in stats)

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Spread between numbers in a dataset . Used to determine how far each number is from the mean and from every other number in the set

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13
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14th amendment

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Full citizenship, no state shall deprive any person of life liberty or property without due process- if not, it must serve government interest

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14
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13th amendment

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Freed slaves

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15
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15th amendment

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African American right to vote

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16
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16th amendment

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Federal income tax

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17
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17th amendment

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How many senators are allowed / their votes

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18
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19th amendment

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Women could vote

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19
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13th amendment - 19th amend

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Equality / reconstruction post civil war

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20
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bill of rights (first 10 amendments)

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1-4 = citizen rights
5-8 = rights of suspects

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21
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Radio station created to fight communism and fall Fidel Castro

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Radio Martin (after cuban National hero Jose marti)

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22
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Montreal protocol

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Protected ozone layer . Hole was reported in the 80s

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23
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1970 boundary treaty

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Settled boundary disputes between US and Mex and rio grande

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24
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1974 threshold test band treaty

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Nuclear threshold of tests between US and USSR

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25
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Ad valorem tax

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Tax based on value of a transaction or property (value added tax, sales tax, property tax)

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26
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Push communication / pull communication

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Push: from sender to receiver ex: memos, letters, and emails.
Pull : Providing access to info

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27
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11th amendment

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Makes states immune from suits out of state citizens not living within state borders

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28
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Central clearance

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Review of all executive brand testimony, reports, and draft legislation by office of management and budget to ensure that each communication to congress is in accordance with the presidents program

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29
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Tragedy of commons

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Economic theory that occurs when individuals neglect the well-being of society in pursuit of personal gain

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30
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Prisoners dilemma

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Situation where two parties separated and unable to communicate must choose between cooperating with each other or not

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31
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Kyoto protocol

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International treaty to reduce GGH

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32
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Which President served on Supreme Court

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William Taft (President during 1909-1913)

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33
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Who designed Mount Rushmore

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Gutzon borglum

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34
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Square deal

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1901-1909 Theodore Roosevelt - promoted conservation, control of corps, consumer protection

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35
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New deal

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Social liberal programs by Franklin d Roosevelt 1933-1938

36
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The great society

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Lyndon b Johnson 1964-1965 domestic policies (Medicare and Medicaid)

37
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Angel island

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Primary immigration location for Chinese immigrants

38
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Castle garden

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First immigration station for the US

39
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What is on the back of a 100 bill

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Independence hall

40
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What is on the back of a 2$ bill

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Trumbull’s Declaration of Independence

41
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Which 5 permanent members make up the UN Security Council

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China france Russia UK and US

42
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Brundtland commission

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Sustainable development (1984-1987)

43
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LAN/ WAN

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Local area network
Wide area network

44
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How are American controlled territories (non states) represented in congress

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They each e elect a non voting representative to the US House of Representatives

45
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Oklahoma City bombing

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1955, deadliest terrorist attack in US history before 9/11 (still is deadliest domestic terrorism)

46
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How many states needed to ratify constitution

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9

47
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Financial crisis of 2007-2008 chair of federal reserve

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Ben bernanke

48
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Paul volker

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Chair of fed reserve from 1979-1987

49
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Alan Greenspan

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Chair of fed reserve from 1987-2006

50
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Janet yelen

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Chair of fed bank from 2014-2018

51
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Vietnam war occured when

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1960s -1970s

52
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The gulf war

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Iraq invading kuwait in the 90s

53
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25th amendment

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John Tyler taking office when Harrison died and immediately becoming president

54
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The us spends about how much on foreign aid

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1% (0.01)

55
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The head of the national security council is the

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President

56
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The house of rep has how many voting members

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435

57
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Opportunity cost

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The loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen

58
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Dayton agreement

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Peace for Bosnia and herz in 1995

59
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How many times has the US constitution been changed

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27 times , 27 amendments

60
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The secret service was founded why and under which dept

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Founded to stop counterfeit currency, and was housed in dept of treasury. Currently it is in the dept of homeland security

61
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Keynesianism

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Advocates government and public sector spending to boost the economy. It is believed that higher government spending in a recession can help the economy recover more quickly.

62
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Cloture

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End a senate filibuster by a supermajority vote of 60 senators

63
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Detente

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Peaceful coexistence between US and USSR

64
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First woman to serve as a us senator for a full term

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Hattie wyatt caraway

65
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Supply side economics

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Advocates for Lower marginal tax rates as an incentive to work, allow people to keep more money they earn, and boost economic growth

66
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Suez Canal crisis

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Happened in 1956, Egyptian govt siezed control of the canal. The canal proclaimed access to middle eastern oil, egypts actions were seen as a threat to cut off europes oil supply.

67
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Monroe doctrine

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68
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Henry David thoreau

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Naturalist and essayist. Wrote Walden and civil disobedience- credited as influencing MLK

69
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Council of Econ advisers advises who

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The President

70
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Gulf of Tonkin

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Presidential discretion for US forces in Vietnam

71
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Libertarians

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Stress properly rights are essential and primary

72
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The President must inform who before a covert intelligence operation

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Congressional intelligence committees

73
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term containment during Cold War

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Halt influence of USSR- introduced by george Kennan and applied in Truman doctrine of 1947

74
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Who is the nonpartisan advisor to the senate on procedural issues

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The parliamentarian

75
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Which African country had first permanent military base

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Djibouti

76
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Which African country had first permanent military base

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Djibouti

77
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Baker v carr

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And me person one vote

78
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Sykes picot agreement in 1916

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Between Britain and france, and divided Ottoman Empire into territories. Iran was not part of the Ottoman Empire so wasn’t affected by the agreement

79
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What is the minimum Age requirement for serving as a US house of rep

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25

80
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9th amendment

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Silent or unwritten, protects unenumerated rights- those not explicitly mentioned in constitution

81
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Fiscal v monetary policy

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Fiscal = collective term for taxing and spending actions of govts, monetary = management of interest rates, money in circulation, and usually carried out by central banks like US fed reserve

82
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Marbury v Madison

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Established principle of judicial review

83
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US Dept. of State was established when

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1789

84
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US Dept. of State was established when

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1789

85
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Rogers Act 1924

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Created US foreign service. Post ww2, us = superpower, expanded foreign service

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