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Decks in this class (16)

Introduction to American Government
Government,
Parts of government,
Basic functions of government
30  cards
The Constitution, Article I & the Bill of Rights
Article i,
Article i section i,
Article i section 2
31  cards
Checks & Balances
Executive check on the legislative,
Executive check on the judicial,
Real life examples of executive c...
7  cards
SCOTUS Cases #1
Marbury v madison 1803 background...,
Marbury v madison 1803 constituti...,
Marbury v madison 1803 questions
16  cards
Chapters 4 & 5 (Congress/the President)
Bargaining and persuasion,
Commander in chief,
Formal powers
54  cards
Chapter 6: The Judicial Branch
Supreme court,
Structure of the supreme court,
Restrictions on the supreme court
26  cards
Semester 1 Study Set
The purposes of government,
Pluralist theory of democracy,
Elite theory of democracy
82  cards
Chapter 7: The Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy,
3 basic principles of a bureaucracy,
Bureaucracy characteristics
45  cards
Freedom of Religion SCOTUS Cases
Engel v vitale 1962 facts background,
Engel v vitale 1962 constitutiona...,
Engel v vitale 1962 holding
6  cards
Freedom of Speech SCOTUS Cases
Schenck v united states 1919 fact...,
Schenck v united states 1919 cons...,
Schenck v united states 1919 holding
6  cards
Chapters 8/9: 1st & 2nd Amendments
Bill of rights,
Civil liberties,
Civil rights
45  cards
Chapters 10/11: Civil Liberties & Civil Rights
District of columbia v heller 2008,
Due process,
Just compensation clause
48  cards
Required Supreme Court Cases
Marbury v madison 1803,
Marbury v madison 1803 constituti...,
Marbury v madison 1803 holding
42  cards
Required Documents
The constitution,
Federalist no 10,
Federalist no 51
9  cards
Unit 4 Test - American Political Ideologies
American core values,
Individualism,
Equality of opportunity
25  cards
Amendments
1st amendment,
2nd amendment,
3rd amendment
27  cards

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