Intro to U.S. Government

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Decks in this class (13)

Basics of Government and Politics
The right to use power is referre...,
The authority provided by laws an...,
That type of democracy also known...
6  cards
Political Culture and the Constitution
The agreement that citizens will ...,
Why were the federalist papers wr...,
How many states must ratify an am...
6  cards
Courts and the Constitutional Evolution
A method of interpreting the cons...,
The legal doctrine of pre emption...,
Nixon v us helped to clarify a pr...
6  cards
Exam #1
Under the articles of confederati...,
The compromise at philadelphia wh...,
The promise of a bill of rights w...
30  cards
Civil Liberties
True or false the incorporation d...,
The wall of separation said to be...,
The three part test created by le...
6  cards
Civil Rights
According to your textbook what k...,
The requirement according to your...,
The supreme court decision statin...
6  cards
Exam #2
The wall of separation between ch...,
The supreme court has ruled that ...,
Schenck v us in declaring that a ...
28  cards
Mechanics of Government-Legislation
True or false the influx of fresh...,
The person chosen by each party t...,
The most important member of the ...
6  cards
Mechanics of Government-Executive
Which of the following powers of ...,
Broad changes began to occur in t...,
The staff system employed by pres...
6  cards
Mechanics of Government-Judiciary
For a judge to use general consti...,
The most important according to y...,
The main route a case takes to re...
6  cards
Exam #3
The person chosen by each party t...,
A filibuster can only be staged i...,
Which of the following powers of ...
34  cards
Political Process
The most accurate way of finding ...,
Eighty percent of men support a p...,
According to your text in the uni...
6  cards
Political Process: Interest Groups
Most of the important interest gr...,
Which of the following is not a m...,
When a government official leaves...
6  cards

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