Protects individuals from self-incrimination, must have due process before loss of life, liberty and property
Civil __________ are constitutional guarantees that protect the people from arbitrary or abusive govt. power
Amendment that protects the freedom of speech, religion, press and assembly
Presidential power to forgive individuals charged with a crime
Powers belonging only to Congress and explicitly named in the Constitution
Drawing of congressional districts to create a certain political outcome
Reliance on precedents and past judicial decisions to formulate decisions on new cases
SCOTUS said this clause is violated when districts do not adhere to "one person, one vote" standard
Type of committee that resolves differences between similar bills passed in the House and Senate
Amendment that protects the reserved power of the states
Powers that only belong to the states; inc. administering family law, overseeing all elections, regulating jobs and professions
Web of relevant congressional committees, interest groups, bureaucratic agencies and all other relevant players to create and implement policy; more informal and broader in scope
Civil _________ are positive actions of government to protect the people from arbitrary or discriminatory action by other people
Ruled racial gerrymandering was unconstitutional as it violated the equal protection clause
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Official powers of the president named in the Constitution
Federalist paper that argues that the separation of powers and system of checks and balances protects the people from the govt and the govt. from itself
Presidential rejection of a bill
Federalist paper that argues for the need of a judicial branch with the power of judicial review
Federalist No. 10 argues that a republican govt. can control the negative impacts of these
Power of the __________; power of Congress that keeps the bureaucracy in check by controlling how much $$ program /agency receives
Power of Congress to conduct hearings and investigations to ensure executive branch and bureaucracy are implementing and enforcing laws correctly/holding them accountable
Event that demonstrated the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
President makes these to the Cabinet, heads of agencies of federal justices/judges; Senate approves these
Ruling in Marbury v. Madison established this power for SCOTUS; the power to review actions of legislative and executive branch and determine if they are constitutional or not
Also known as marble cake federalism, form of federalism where all three forms of federalism are occurring
Committee that only exists in the House of Reps; determines how long a bill will be debated and if/how it can be changed
Examples of this type of power includes the power to tax and the power to create courts
Type of legislation that gets funding passed for a representative/Senators district/state
Federalist paper that argues their should only be one president who is decisive, swift and responds well to emergencies
Amendment that states all people born in the U.S are citizens, must have equal protection under the law and due process
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