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| Senators talk endlessly to prevent a vote from occurring |
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| Bills that are not even considered by the committee |
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| Determines when a bill will be considered by the House, for how long, and if changes will be allowed |
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| Committee members research information and listen to experts |
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| Committee members make changes to a bill |
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| When the president receives a bill and does nothing with it, the bill dies after 10 days of Congress not being in session. |
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| Courts that hear cases for the first time |
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| Court of Appeals/Appellate Court |
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| Courts that review cases to see if the original court made a mistake |
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| A case involving someone who is accused of committing a crime |
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| A case involving a disagreement where one side believes the other side violated their rights somehow. |
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| The power of the Supreme Court to decide what the Constitution really says |
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| Population count taken every 10 years |
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| People represented by an elected official because they live in his or her district |
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| The leader of the House of Representatives |
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| The two week session when the S.C. hears cases. |
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| The two-week session when the S.C. reads legal briefs about upcoming cases, determines which cases they will hear, and writes opinions about past cases |
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| How long do S.C. Justices have to give their opinion about a case? |
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| There is no time limit but they give the opinions by the end of the year (May-June) |
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| Is there ever a jury, evidence or witnesses brought in to the Supreme Court? |
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| No- The Justices have all of the information in the legal briefs that they read. They will only listen to 30 minute arguments. |
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| How does the Senate decide when to hear a case? |
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| They hear cases in the order they are received (i.e. First come, first serve) |
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| What does the Rules Committee do? |
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| It is part of the House and determines when the House will hear a case, how long debate will occur and if they will allow for changes |
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| What can the Speaker of the House do? |
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| Assume presidency if president and VP die, gather support for bills, make committee assignments. |
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| How many members are there in the Senate |
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| 100- Equal for each state |
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| How many members in the House of Reps.? |
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| Who makes up the Executive Branch? |
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| President, Vice President, Cabinet |
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| Who makes up the Legislative Branch? |
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| Senate, House of Representatives |
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| Who makes up the Judicial Branch? |
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| Supreme Court, Lower Federal Courts |
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| How many S.C. Justices are there? |
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| How long is a Supreme Court Justice's term of office? |
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| What are the 4 Responsibilities of Government? |
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| Peace and safety, National Defense, Determining what is considered "right" and "wrong", Providing public services |
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| What was our first form of government? |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| What were the three main components of the Declaration of Independence? |
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| We all have unalienable rights, you have wronged us by not protecting those rights, we are declaring independence from Great Britain |
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| Which branch/branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation? |
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| Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? |
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| There was no strong central government. The power was too spread out amongst the states. |
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| What term means rights that cannot be taken away? |
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| Equal and fair treatment under the law |
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| Idea that you cannot be tried twice for the same crime |
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| Exceptions to double jeopardy |
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Waive your own rights
Tried in different types of court (state and fed., civil and criminal)
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| Jury cannot come to a unanimous decision (they don't agree) |
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| What is needed to obtain a warrant? |
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| What is the standard for search and seizure in schools? |
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| Determines if there is enough evidence to go to trial |
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| Government can take your property if they pay you a fair amount and it is for public use |
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| Pleading the 5th protects someone from |
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| When do Miranda rights need to be read? |
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| If the police arrest AND plan to interrogate the person. |
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