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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  
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Component of the First Amendment that defines the rights of citizens to practice their religions without governmental interference   Establishment  
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Protection against arbitrary deprivation of life, liberty, or property as guaranteed in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments   Due Process  
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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  
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Characteristics of a population, including age, sex, and race   Demographics  
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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  
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Political party that evolved during Jackson's presidency from the original party of Jefferson's age   Democratic  
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Segregation of schools and other public facilities through circumstances with no law supporting it   De facto  
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Laws that take effect after the act takes place; forbidden under the Constitution   Ex post facto  
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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  
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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  
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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  
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A constitutional theory that the national government and the state governments each have defined areas of authority, especially over commerce   Dual federalism  
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Candidate running for office who is not well known and considered to be the underdog in the race   Dark horse  
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Gives Congress the power to make "all laws necessary and proper" to carry out the other defined powers of Congress   Elastic Clause  
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The ability of the president to protect personal material or that material related to national security   Executive privilege  
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Delegated powers of Congress listed in Article One   Enumerated powers  
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Political theory of returning power to the states   Devolution  
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Legal principle wherein once a verdict is handed down, you cannot be tried again for the same crime   Double jeopardy  
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An identifiable group of persons who possess a disproportionate share of some valued resource - such as money, fame, or political power   Elite  
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A government in which one party controls the White House and another party controls one or both houses of Congress   Divided  
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The government's meeting budgetary expenses by borrowing more money than it can pay back   Deficit  
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An economic philosophy that assumes that the government should organize some part of the country's economic activity   Economic planning  
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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  
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Segregation by law, made illegal by Brown v BOE   De jure  
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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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