3rd 9 weeks study guide
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- 4. limited government is the concept of a government limited in power. It is a key concept in the history of liberalism.
- 9. the habit or principle of being independent and self-reliant.
- 10. a simple random sample is a subset of individuals chosen from a larger set.
- 12. record the opinion or vote of.
- 17. an amount (usually small) that is allowed for in case of miscalculation or change of circumstances.
- 18. is a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court unanimously held that in criminal cases states are required under the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
- 20. is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
- 23. the legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person. Due process balances the power of law of the land and protects the individual person from it.
- 25. First 10 admendments
- 26. is the case in which the United States Supreme Court found that Amish children could not be placed under compulsory education past 8th grade.
- 29. was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during World War I.
- 30. are changes in opinions or patterns of behavior that occur among most people at major point of their life like marriage, parenthood, or retirement.
- 31. a political philosophy that advocates only minimal state intervention in the free market and the private lives of citizens.
- 33. was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and encourage its recitation in public schools.
- 35. the use of government revenue collection and expenditure to influence a country's economy.
- 36. refers to an economy where the market determines prices, products, and services rather than the government. Businesses and services are free of government control.
- 37. judicial suppression of material that would be published or broadcast, on the grounds that it is libelous or harmful. In US law, the First Amendment severely limits the ability of the government to do this.
- 38. accompanies the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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- 1. is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color,ect..
- 2. views prevalent among the general public.
- 3. in United States law, is the doctrine by which portions of the Bill of Rights have been made applicable to the states.
- 5. various macroeconomic scenarios about how economic output is strongly influenced by aggregate demand.
- 6. is the case in which the United States Supreme Court found that Amish children could not be placed under compulsory education past 8th grade.
- 7. individual rights protected by law from unjust governmental or other interference.
- 8. a political and moral philosophy based on liberty, consent of the governed and equality before the law.
- 11. "process by which individuals learn and frequently internalize a political lens framing their perceptions of how power is arranged and how the world around them is organized.
- 13. a state of fairness in which individuals are treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers or prejudices or preferences, except when particular distinctions can be explicitly justified.
- 14. is a federal civil rights law in the United States of America that was passed as part of the Education Amendments of 1972.
- 15. the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws.
- 16. part of the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- 19. the clause in the First Amendment of the US Constitution that prohibits the establishment of religion by Congress.
- 21. a macroeconomic theory that postulates economic growth can be most effectively fostered by lowering taxes and decreasing regulation.
- 22. commitment to traditional values and ideas with opposition to change or innovation.
- 24. describes how a cohort of people born at a certain time are different from another cohort of people born at a different time.
- 27. the policy adopted by the monetary authority of a nation to control either the interest rate payable for very short-term borrowing or the money supply.
- 28. describes how culture impacts politics.
- 32. the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
- 34. was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction.