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What is The 1st Amendment
It guarantees freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, of assembly, & the right to petition the government.
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What is a Bureaucracy
A large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization.
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What is The Establishment Clause
This part of the 1st Amendment says that church and government are constitutionally separated in the U.S.
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What is Original Jurisdiction
This deals with a court in which a case is first heard. In the federal court system, only the district courts have this.
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What is Civil Liberties
Protections against government. They are guarantees of the safety of persons, opinions, and property from arbitrary acts of government.
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What is The 5th Amendment
The Federal government can't deprive life, liberty, property without due process; can't be tried twice for the same crime.
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What is The White House Office
The nerve center of the executive branch of the federal government.
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What is The Free Exercise Clause
It guarantees to each person the right to believe whatever they choose to believe in matters of religion.
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What is Appellate Jurisdiction
This deals with a court that hears a case on appeal from a lower court. In the fed. court system, only the courts of appeals have this.
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What is Grand Jury
Person can be accused of serious crime; indictment then determine if enough evidence for trial.
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What is The 2nd Amendment
It protects the individual right to keep and bear arms, but each state can limit that right.
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What is The Civil Service
It is composed of civilian employees who perform the administrative work of government.
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What is The Due Process Clause
The Supreme Court merged most of guarantees in Bill of Rights into part of the 14th Amendment; states can’t deny basic rights.
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What is Exclusive Jurisdiction
This means that cases can be heard only in the federal courts.
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What is Deportation
Aliens may be subject to this, a legal process in which they are legally required to leave the U.S.
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What is The 4th Amendment
It guards against unreasonable searches and seizures, warrant must be judicially sanctioned and supported by probable cause.
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What is The federal budget
Detailed estimate of receipts & expenditures; federal income & outgo, during next fiscal year.
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What is The Equal Protection Clause
14th Amendment declares states & local governments can't draw unreasonable distinctions between people.
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What is Concurrent Jurisdiction
This means that cases can be tried in either a federal court or a state court.
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What is Denaturalization
It can occur only by court order and only after it has been shown that the person became a citizen by fraud or deception.
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What is The 3rd Amendment
It restricts the quartering of soldiers in private homes, due to an act passed by the British parliament during the Revolutionary War.
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What is The Executive Office of the Pres. (EOP)
Complex organization of agencies staffed by most of the president’s closest advisors/assistants.
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What is The Pentagon
The headquarters of the Defense Department.
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What is Constitutional Courts
These regular courts hear most of the cases tried in the federal courts.
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What is Expatriation
The legal process by which a loss of citizenship occurs. Usually it is when a person renounces, or voluntarily abandons, their citizenship.
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