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Review GoPo vocab D

Review of AP Govt Vocab - D

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A Supreme Court opinion by one or more justices in the minority to explain the minority's disagreement with the Court's ruling Dissenting
Component of the First Amendment that defines the rights of citizens to practice their religions without governmental interference Establishment
Protection against arbitrary deprivation of life, liberty, or property as guaranteed in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments Due Process
The lowest federal courts where federal cases begin. They are the only federal courts where trials are held; there are 94 in the US and its territories District
Characteristics of a population, including age, sex, and race Demographics
Made between the president and a leader of a foreign country that does not have to be ratified by the Senate. An example would be the SALT I agreement Executive agreement
Political party that evolved during Jackson's presidency from the original party of Jefferson's age Democratic
Segregation of schools and other public facilities through circumstances with no law supporting it De facto
Laws that take effect after the act takes place; forbidden under the Constitution Ex post facto
A procedure to keep the Senate going during a filibuster in which the disputed bill is shelved temporarily so that the Senate can get on with other business Double-tracking
A device by which any member of the House after a committee has had a bill for 30 days, may petition to have it brought to the floor Discharge petition
Rule that resulted from the Mapp v Ohio decision determining that police may obtain only that evidence that can be had through a legitimate search warrant; other evidence is not admissible in the trial Exclusionary
A constitutional theory that the national government and the state governments each have defined areas of authority, especially over commerce Dual federalism
Candidate running for office who is not well known and considered to be the underdog in the race Dark horse
Gives Congress the power to make "all laws necessary and proper" to carry out the other defined powers of Congress Elastic Clause
The ability of the president to protect personal material or that material related to national security Executive privilege
Delegated powers of Congress listed in Article One Enumerated powers
Political theory of returning power to the states Devolution
Legal principle wherein once a verdict is handed down, you cannot be tried again for the same crime Double jeopardy
An identifiable group of persons who possess a disproportionate share of some valued resource - such as money, fame, or political power Elite
A government in which one party controls the White House and another party controls one or both houses of Congress Divided
The government's meeting budgetary expenses by borrowing more money than it can pay back Deficit
An economic philosophy that assumes that the government should organize some part of the country's economic activity Economic planning
A claim for government funds that cannot be abridged without violating the rights of the claimant: for example, social security benefits or payments on a contract Entitlement
Segregation by law, made illegal by Brown v BOE De jure
Signed by the president that has the effect of law, even thought it is not passed by Congress. An example would be Truman desegregating the armed forces. Executive order
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