Bill of Rights Government Bureaucracy (Not Santa) Clauses Jurisdiction Citizenship
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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.
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.
What is The Executive Office of the Pres. (EOP)
Complex organization of agencies staffed by most of the president’s closest advisors/assistants.
What is The Pentagon
The headquarters of the Defense Department.
What is Constitutional Courts
These regular courts hear most of the cases tried in the federal courts.
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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