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Final AP Review Flash Cards
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Compare/contrast a direct democracy with an indirect democracy (republicanism).
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Marxist View
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Power Elite View
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Bureaucratic View
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Pluralist View
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Compare and Contrast the Political Theories of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
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Explain how the Declaration of Independence incorporated some of the ideas of John Locke.
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Describe some of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
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How did Shays’ Rebellion show some of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
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Factions
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Federalist Papers
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Federalist #10
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Federalist #51
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Great (Connecticut) Compromise
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3/5ths Compromise
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Describe the meaning of the Following Constitutional Principle, AND provide an example of that principle from the Constitution: POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
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Describe the meaning of the Following Constitutional Principle, AND provide an example of that principle from the Constitution: LIMITED GOVERNMENT
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Describe the meaning of the Following Constitutional Principle, AND provide an example of that principle from the Constitution: SEPARATION OF POWERS
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Describe the meaning of the Following Constitutional Principle, AND provide an example of that principle from the Constitution: CHECKS AND BALANCES
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Describe the meaning of the Following Constitutional Principle, AND provide an example of that principle from the Constitution: JUDICIAL REVIEW
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Marbury v. Madison
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Describe the meaning of the Following Constitutional Principle, AND provide an example of that principle from the Constitution: FEDERALISM
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Writ of Habeas Corpus
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Bill of Attainder
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Ex Post Facto Laws
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Full Faith and Credit Clause
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Supremacy Clause
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Elastic Clause
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Commerce Clause
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Why did many states want the US Constitution to include a Bill of Rights?
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Describe how the following court cases shaped the evolution of the Bill of Rights: Barron v. Baltimore (1833) Gitlow v. New York (1925)
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1 st Amendment
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2 nd Amendment
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3 rd Amendment
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4 th Amendment
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5 th Amendment
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6 th Amendment
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7 th Amendment
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8 th Amendment
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9 th Amendment
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10 th Amendment
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13 th Amendment
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14 th Amendment
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15 th Amendment
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16 th Amendment
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17 th Amendment
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19 th Amendment
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24 th Amendment
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25 th Amendment
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26 th Amendment
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Process for Amending the Constitution
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Definitions and Examples of Linkage Institutions
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Definition and Example of Expressed Powers
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Definition and Example of Implied Powers
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Definition and Example of Inherent Powers
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Definition and Example of Reserved Powers
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Definition and Example of EXCLUSIVE Powers
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Definition and Example of CONCURRENT Powers
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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Gibbons v. Ogden
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Categorical Grants v. Block Grants
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Unfunded Mandates
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Devolution
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What makes a Poll accurate?
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Why should politicians follow polls?
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Why shouldn’t politicians follow polls?
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Political Efficacy
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Internal vs. External Efficacy
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Voters v. Non-Voters
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PACs
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Soft Money vs. Hard Money
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527 Organizations
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Independent Expenditures
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SuperPACs
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Buckley v. Valeo
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FEC
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Citizens United v. FEC
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McCain-Feingold Act (BCRA)
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Primary Elections
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Open Primary vs. Closed Primary vs. Blanket Primary
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Why do many states try to hold their primaries/caucuses as early as possible? (“frontloading”)
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How do caucuses differ from primaries?
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Describe what occurs at conventions.
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Delegates
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Superdelegates
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Reasons for Incumbency Advantage
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Describe the pros and cons of being an incumbent presidential candidate.
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Why do members in the House of Representatives tend to have a higher re-election rate than do members in the Senate?
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Reapportionment, Redistricting, Malapportionment, Gerrymandering
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Congressional vs. Presidential Elections
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Single-Member Districts
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Marginal vs. Safe Districts
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Briefly explain how the Electoral College works
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Why do we have the Electoral College?
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Political Party
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Functions of a Political Party
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Why do we have a 2 party system?
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Roles of Minor Parties
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National Party Organization
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Party Decline: How do we know?
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Party Decline: Reasons
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Party Identification Patterns: GENDER
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Party Identification Patterns: RACE
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Party Identification Patterns: EDUCATION
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Party Identification Patterns: OCCUPATION
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Party Identification Patterns: AGE
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Party Identification Patterns: RELIGION
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Party Identification Patterns: GEOGRAPHIC REGION
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Party Realignment
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Critical Elections
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Interest Groups vs. Political Parties
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Types of Interest Groups
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Activities of Interest Groups
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Iron Triangle vs. Issue Network
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NRA
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NAACP
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NARAL
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PETA
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Sierra Club
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AARP
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NOW
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ACLU
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Media’s Role in Politics
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Horserace Journalism
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House Leadership
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Senate Leadership
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Congressional Committees
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Why are committees more important/powerful in the HoR than in the Senate?
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Standing, Joint, Select, & Conference Committees
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House Rules Committee
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House Ways and Means Committee
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Appropriations Committee
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Floor Action: HoR vs. Senate
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Filibuster & Cloture
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How a Bill becomes a Law
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Constitutional Requirements to be President
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Roles of the President: Description and Examples
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Levels of Executive Branch
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White House Staff
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EOP
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OMB
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Executive Departments
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Independent Agencies
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Types of Independent Agencies
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Quasi-Legislative and Quasi-Judicial powers of Independent Regulatory Commissions
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National Security Council
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Why do we have a Bureaucracy?
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Merit System vs. Spoils System
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Problems of Bureaucracy
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Congressional Checks on Bureaucracy
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Presidential Checks on Bureaucracy
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SC Checks on Bureaucracy
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Types of Federal Courts
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Types of Jurisdiction and which courts have which types.
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Term of Office for Federal Judges
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Confirmation Process
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Writ of Certiorari
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Selection of Cases for Supreme Court
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Amicus Curiae Brief
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Stare Decisis
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Types of Court Opinions
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Warren Court
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Judicial Activism vs. Judicial Restraint
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Majoritarian, Client, Interest Group, & Entrepreneurial Politics
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Pork-Barrel Legislation
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Logrolling
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Deficit vs. Debt
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Pocketbook Voting
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Troika (Who and Roles)
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Monetarism
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Keynesianism
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Economic Planning
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Supply-Side Thoery
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Reaganomics
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Monetary Policy vs. Fiscal Policy
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Federal Reserve
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What does the FED do to control Monetary Policy
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Structure of the FED
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Budget Process
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Largest Sources of Revenue
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Largest Areas of Spending
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Discretionary(controllable) vs. Mandatory (uncontrollable) spending
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Entitlements
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Gramm-Rudman-Hollings & Budget Enforcement Act of 1990
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Kinds of Taxes
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Means-Test
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Examples of Means-Test Programs
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Social Security
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Medicare vs. Medicaid
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Foreign Policy Options
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Foreign Policy Groups (who? and roles)
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Foreign Policy: Congress vs. President
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Military Chain of Command
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Defense Budget
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Military-Industrial Complex
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EPA
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Pollution Offsets and Allowances
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Selective Incorporation
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14 th Amendment
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Freedom of Religion
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Lemon Test
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Freedom of Expression
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Clear-and-Present Danger Test
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Symbolic Speech
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Preferred Position
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Prior Restraint
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2 Types of Due Process
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4 th Amendment Protections and Limitations
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Exclusionary Rule
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Good-Faith Exception
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Miranda v. Arizona, Escobedo v. Illinois
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Gideon v. Wainwright
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Court Rulings on the Death Penalty
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Civil Rights vs. Civil Liberties
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Levels of Suspect Classifications
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Plessy v. Ferguson; Brown v. BOE
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Methods used during the Civil Rights Movement
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
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De Jure vs. De Facto Segregation
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Privacy Rights
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Abortion Rights
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Affirmative Action
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Court Rulings on Affirmative Action
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