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EXAM Unit 1 Ch.1
Hereditary rulers king or queen,
Rule by a few,
One person rules with unlimited p...
11  cards
EXAM Unit 1 Ch.2
People in favor of the constitution,
People against the constitution,
Document that limited the power o...
14  cards
EXAM Unit 2
People are the source of power of...,
State powers,
Powers shared by the national and...
13  cards
Branches of Gov.
President,
Congress,
Interprets laws
28  cards
Federalism
Train and equip an army,
Regulate trade between states,
Tax imports
20  cards
Amendments EXAM
Right to bear arms,
Search seizure,
Grand jury double jeopardy self i...
11  cards
EXAM Unit 3
Following legal procedures,
Knowledge of a crime and availabl...,
Spoken defamatory statement
24  cards
EXAM Unit 4
Revenues are lower than expenses,
Minimum needed to conduct business,
Spent in district or state
20  cards
House v. Senate
Voters from entire state,
Time for debate limited,
States s population
21  cards
EXAM Unit 5
Gov jobs as rewards based on who ...,
Organizational structure,
Withheld from paycheck
20  cards
Departments
What does the department of treas...,
What does the department of defen...,
What does the department of justi...
13  cards
EXAM Unit 6
List of cases to be heard in court,
Written legal arguments,
Person making legal complaint acc...
14  cards
Court Cases
This case established that the se...,
This case established that the se...,
This case established the supreme...
13  cards
Different Courts
These trial courts have original ...,
This court reviews appeals from v...,
These courts deal with cases aris...
8  cards
Unit 7 EXAM
Legal process to become a citizen,
Citizen because born on us soil,
Citizenship by blood parents
17  cards
Unit 8 EXAM
Lowest level of an organization,
Views shared by society,
Any means of communication with l...
23  cards
Unit 9 EXAM
Enforces campaign laws,
Tax exempt organization created t...,
Pac separate from officeholder s ...
19  cards
Unit 10 EXAM
Laws that deal with laws being br...,
Seat occupied by judges in court,
Private office of the judge
24  cards
Unit 11 EXAM
Policy to avoid involvement with ...,
Temporary alliance for a purpose,
Government ruled by religious lea...
19  cards
Name That War! EXAM
Opponent 23 northern states vs 11...,
Opponents central powers germany ...,
Opponents axis vs allies result u...
9  cards
Terrorist Groups
Middle east worldwide islamic ext...,
Somalia islamic extremists kenyan...,
Africa nigeria islamic murder kid...
7  cards
First Sem Concepts EXAM
Enforces the law,
Interprets the law,
Each branch has the power to chan...
9  cards
Name that party! EXAM
The bush s george george w jeb,
Gop,
Rarely wins
18  cards
Who's Who? EXAM
Lt governor,
Comm of agriculture,
Attorney general
15  cards

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