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B vocab.

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Baker v. Carr   Court decided that congressional district reapportionment may not be used to dilute representation of minorities  
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ballot   devise by which a voter registers a choice in an election  
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bankruptcy   court action to release a person or corporation from unpaid debts  
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bench trial   a trial held without a jury, civil or ciminal proceeding at which the judge decides all questions of fact and law  
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bicameralism   a two-house legislature  
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bill   a proposal presented to a legislative body, for possible enactment as a law.  
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bill of attainder   legislative act, illegal without a judicial trial, that inflicts punishment on an individual or group for the purpose of suppressing that person or group.  
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Bill of Rights   the first ten amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing specific rights and liberties  
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bipartisan   politics that emphasizes cooperation between the major parties  
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blanket primary   a nominating election in which voters may switch from one political party's primary to another on an office-to-office basis  
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block grant   fed. grants to the states and local communities that are for general use in a broad area, such as community development  
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boycott   refusal to buy or sell an opponent's goods in order to influence his/her behavior.  
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brief   a document containing the collected legal written arguments in a case filed with a court by a party prior to a hearing or trial. Most often an appellate brief filed with a court of appeals.  
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka   Court decision that declare the doctrine of "separate but equal" unconstitutional.  
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bureaucracy   any large, complex administrative structure, a hierarchical organization with job specialization and complex rules.  
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bureaucrat   an appointed gov. official with defined responsibilities in a bureaucracy who insists on rigid adherence to rules.  
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Burger Court   the description given the U.S. Court from 1969 yo 1986 (led Warren Burger). It was expected that the "Burger Court" would become a conservative court under Warren Burger and reverse many of the liberal rulings of the earlier Warren Court.  
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