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Government
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Social Studies
12th Grade
12/21/2012
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Term
Articles of Confederation
 Definition
Too week
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Politcal Spectrum Line
 Definition
Radical Liberal Moderate Conservative Reactionary
Term
Number of Votes in the Electoral College
 Definition
535
Term
Number of votes Texas has in the Electoral College
 Definition
38
Term
Article 1
 Definition
Legislative
Term
Article 2
 Definition
Executive
Term
Article 3
 Definition
Judicial
Term
Legislative
 Definition
Article 1
Term
Executive
 Definition
Article 2
Term
Judicial
 Definition
Article 3
Term
Straight Ticket
 Definition
One party vote
Term
Split Ticket
 Definition
Two party vote
Term
Selection of Federal Judges
 Definition
President Picks
Senate Confirms
Term
Speaker of the House
 Definition
John Taylor
Term
Chief Justice
 Definition
John Roberts
Head of Supream court
Term
Maximum number of years a president can server
 Definition
10
Term
Succesion to the President
 Definition
Vice President, Speaker of House, Pro tempor, Secretary of State
Term
Bicameral
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2 Houses
Term
Number of Articles in Constitution
 Definition
7
Term
Number of Ammendments
 Definition
27
Term
Jurisdiction
 Definition
Subject Matter
Parties involved
Term
Bill of Rights
 Definition
First 10 Ammendments
Term
Sallary of President
 Definition
400,000
Term
Incumbent
 Definition
President running for reelection
Term
Filibuster
 Definition
Talking a bill to death.
Only in Senate
Term
Lame duck
 Definition
President who loses reelection
Term
Impeachment
 Definition
House brings charges.
Trial is held in Senate
Term
Civil Rights
 Definition
God given.
Cant be taken away.
Term
Suffrage
 Definition
Right to vote
Term
Franchise
 Definition
Right to vote
Term
Disfranchisment
 Definition
Lost the right to vote
Term
First ammendment
 Definition
Speech, Releigion, Assembly, Pettion, Press
Term
13th ammendment
 Definition
Did away with Slavery
No slavery shall exist in the america
Term
14th ammendemnt
 Definition
Gave Citizenship
Term
15th ammendment
 Definition
Any citizen, not depending on race or color, will be able to vote.
Term
19th ammendment
 Definition
Women can vote
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26th ammendment
 Definition
18 to vote
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