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H Gov't: Final Study

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What are the 4 characteristics of state?   gov't, population, sovereignty, territory  
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3 traits of English Representative gov't?   limited, ordered, representative  
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3 English documents?   Magna Carta, Petition of Rights, English Bill of Rights  
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3 major philosophers?   Locke, Blackstone, Montesquieu  
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What did our gov't get from the Roman gov't?   collegiality, majority rules  
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Legislative Branch of Romans- what are 3 parts?   Curate (clans and families), centuriate (wealth/age), tribal (plebians-lower class)  
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Weaknesses of Articles   can't regulate trade, no nat'l judiciary system, couldn't get money from states for army and navy  
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From VA plan?   bicameral, 3 branches  
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From NJ plan?   3 branches  
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Fxns of government? (preamble)   justice, perfect union, general warfare, liberty, domestic tranquility, common defense  
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What did Beard believe?   His beliefs were towards creating welath and making capitalism flourish  
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What did Tocqueville believe?   If you have a right to do something, you also have a duty  
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Principles of democracy?   majority rules/minority rights, freedom, equality, fundamental worth, necessity of compromise  
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6 principles of the constitution?   separation of power, popular sovereignty, limited gov't, judicial review, checks and balances, federalism  
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7 types of powers?   delegated, expressed, implied, inherent, reserved, exclusive, concurrent  
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Powers of Congress?   coin money, regulate commerce, tax, regulate bankruptcy, declare war, treaties  
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AZ legislature (3 parts)?   intitiative, referendum, recall  
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Succession?   VP, Speaker of the house, president pro tem of the senate, sec. of state, sec. of treasury, sec. of defense, attorney general  
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House qualifications?   25, 7 yr citizen, resident of state and district  
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Senate qualifications?   30, 9 yr citizen, reside in state  
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President's roles?   chief of state, chief executive, chief of party, chief citizen, commander in chief  
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Executive presidential powers?   issue orders, federal and judicial appointments  
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Legislative presidential powers?   veto, call sessions of Congress  
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Judicial presidential powers?   reduce sentence length, postpone sentence  
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AZ judicial hierarchy   AZ supreme court, appellate court, superior court, lower courts, justice courts  
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What is the writ of habeas corpus?   It states that state courts must respect and abide by the federal courts  
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What is the name for a law that is applied retroactively to the diadvantage of the accused?   ex post facto  
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Which amendment is usually involved in the discussion of gun control?   2nd  
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"The guarantees of religious freedom are limited in practice" could be found where?   In the establishment clause  
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What is slander?   The expression of false statements that could hurt a person's reputation  
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