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Unit 1 Flashcards

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Natural Rights

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All people have certain rights that cannot be taken away (life, liberty, and property)

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Social Contract

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Agreement among people in the society to give up certain rights to maintain order in exchange for the government protecting rights

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Popular sovereignty

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all governmental power comes from the consent of the people

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Limited Government

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A government’s power cannot be absolute.

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Participatory Democracy

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Broad participation in politics and civil society

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Pluralist Democracy

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group-based activism by nongovernmental interests striving for impact on political decision-making

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Elite Democracy

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Limited participation in government and civil society

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Federalists

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Supported a strong central government

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Anti Federalists

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More power to the states and the people scared of rights being violated under the new Constitution

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1st

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freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition

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4th

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no unreasonable searches or seizures

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5th

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protects against self-incrimination, guarantees due process

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6th

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right to attorney

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8th

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no cruel or unusual punishments

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Engel v. Vitale

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Lead prayer within a public school

no official state prayer or religion within public school

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Wisconsin v. Yoder

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Amish family refused to send children to school after 8th grade because it was against religion

school attendance law was unconstitutional and against religion

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Tinker v. Des Moines

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Students were suspended for wearing armbands against the Vietnam war

students do not shed their rights at the school gates

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Schenck v. U.S.

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The man protested a military draft

was posing clear and present danger, different rights during wartime

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New York Times Co. v. U.S.

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NYT posted military involvemnt in Vietnam that Nixon wanted to keep confidential

it was allowed

20
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Regulations of the first amendment

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clear and present danger, time, place, and manner, fighting words, obscene material

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Miranda v Arizona

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Man confessed to crimes and wasnt informed of his miranda laws

Criminals must be informed of their military rights

22
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Gideon V Wainwright

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Man couldn’t afford an attorney

Brought the 6th amendment to a state level

23
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Mapp v Ohio

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Girl had obscene materials obtained illegally

was excluded

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Civil rights

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protect individuals from discrimination based on characteristics such as race, national origin, religion, and sex

25
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Civil Liberties

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Rights in the constitution

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