court cases and terms ap gov
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Marbury v. Madison | judicial review |
| McCollough v. Maryland | supremacy clause/ necessary and proper clause (always Congress) |
| Plessy v. Fergusen | narrow interpretation of 14th amendment; separate but equal |
| Brown v. Board | broad interpretation of 14th amendment; reversed Plessy |
| Gitlow v. NY | incorporated 1st amendment; due process clause |
| Mapp v. OH | 14th and 4th; exclusionary rule (can't use illegally obtained evidence in court) |
| Giedeon v. Weignright | 14th and 6th; right to attorney |
| Miranda v. AZ | 5th and 14th; defendants rights |
| Wolf v. CO | 4th and 14th; no illegal search and seizure |
| CA v. Bakke | affirmative action (quotas unconstitutional) |
| Roe v. Wade | 14th and 9th; right to privacy (1st trimester abortion ok) |
| Baker v. Carr | violates principle of "one person, one vote" |
| Miller v. CA | obscenity up to the local government |
| Dred Scott v. Sanford | freed slaves sent back to their state; victory for Southern states over federal gov't |
| Angle v. Batali | school prayer |
| Gibbons v. Augden | expand interstate commerce clause (Congress) |
| US v. Nixon | no unqualified executive privilege |
| TX v. Johnson | flag burning is legal: freedom of speech |
| realigning election | election that changes parties |
| rule of four | 4 supreme court justices agree to hear a case |
| habeas corpus | must have a charge to be held |
| concurrent powers | shared powers between state and federal gov't |
| rider | nongermane attachment to a bill |
| judicial review | power given to supreme court to rule on constitutionality |
| necessary and proper | gives Congress ability to do something that helps it carry out its powers |
| iron triangle | bureaucracy, interest groups, Congress; how laws are made |
| commerce clause | allows Congress to control any economic activity |
| due process | everybody has same rights when getting arrested |
| eminent domain | gov'ts ability to take your property for the betterment of the community |
| OMB | office of management and budget; controls the money |
| PACs | gives money to candidates ($5000 max) |
| block grant | more disgression; favored by states and Reps |
| category grant | criteria must be met; favored by Dems & federal gov't |
| coattail effect | when the president is popular, he brings people from his party into office and vice versa |
| selective preparation | watch TV (etc.); your ideology impacts how you perceive the story/debate/etc. |
| filibuster | delay tactic in senate |
| cloture | stops filibuster, needs60 votes min |
| plurality | the most votes; what you need to win an election |
| senatorial courtesy | senate nominates a judge for their state |
| logrolling | exchanging of votes on the congressional floor |
| standing committee | permanent, most of the work gets done on a bill |
| conference committee | final version of a bill is written up |
| delegates | how congressmen vote for us |
| trustee | how congressmen vote for themselves |
| deficit | single year you spend more than you take in |
| debt | combined deficits |
| divided government | different parties divide the gov't |
| Motor Voter Law | tries to get more citizens to register to vote |
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