Rose Garden Strategy:

 

An individual help people do Rose in garden.

Roe vs Wade 
Yelling "fire" in theatre is not acceptable (Spring 2004)

Junta:

 

Is a spanish meaning of democracy

Cozy Triangle:

 

3 people from different sexes
a political mange agua (my comment: This will teach me to spell things out, especially when I use a french phrase)

Miranda Rights:

Because of an incident that a young man got raped.

Critical Thinking:

The way the system contradicts itself

Robert Dole:

He is a senate.

Pocket Veto:

If the President don´t sign a law within ten days the law don´t make a law.
Within 10 days of the president resigning, the bill will not become a law. (Spring 1999)

1803:

The court stop in and have judicial interview.

Brown vs. Board of Education

Thurgood Marshall:

Founded Marshall´s Department Store

1787:

1787 is the year when America became independent. The sate of indepense was July 4, 1787.

Marxism:

Ideology thought up by Carl Marx as well as his associate Englund.

Miranda vs. Arizona:

A man being raped and abused

Democratic Republicans:

People who decide who should be elected are people who don´t know whether to be Republicans or Democrats -- they are stupid, so sometimes they say they are Democrats and sometimes they say they are Republicans.

Know Nothing Party:

60´s party that formed only because they wanted to protest

Ombudsman:

Amish Embassador

Term Limits:

Were put into place after pres. Teddy Roosevelt died in office during his 3rd term

Bipartisan:

Congress, it consists of the House and Senate
A two house legislature (Sp. 1998)

Article II of the Constitution:

States that members of congress and the president cannot change their pay

When the president and vice president takes control of everything

Grand Jury:

Is the jury that is the supreme court

Judicial Restraint:

Is when the court or any person gets permission to stay away from another.

Esperanto:

The rebuilding of a Gov. Economy

Jack Kemp:

Candidate for V.P. running with Al Gore

Executive Branch:

Includes the president and the constitution

Karl Marx:

member of congress (Sp. 1997)

conspiracy thesis:

1. This is copying somebody elses work. (Sp. 1997)
2. A clause that allows the government certain freedoms. (Sp. 1997)

Newt Gingrich:

1. ran for president (Sp. 1997)
2. A fat ugly person who is currently speaker of the house (Sp. 1997)

3. Attorney General of the U.S. (Sp. 1997)

Nurture:

a person wasn´t born into a certain person (Sp. 1997)

        taking care of someone (Spring 2004)

 

27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution:

An amendment written in the 16th Century and passed in 1992
which stated that a woman, or any other person, has a right

to their body. First written as the 9th amendment. (Sp. 1997)
The 12 amendments were brought to the 1st congress. (Sp. 2000)

Athens:

Are Roman people that rule by what the Gods tell them. (Sp. 1997)
is a place in Georgia that was the 1st recorded democracy (Spring 1999)
First form of government back in Greece. (Fall 1999)
An ancient country. (Fall 1999)

1787:

was when college students and teachers protested(Sp. 1997)
The year the US became a free country. (Sp. 2000)

Recall:

When the president does a Recall on laws being passed. (Sp. 1997)
Recall is the proper way to elect our president. (Spring 1998) Confederation: is a group of people from the legislature (Sp. 1997)

Theocracy:

Is when a theory is brought into a democracy and followed.(Sp. 1997)
A government based on theory. (Spring 1999)
Is a type of government where the military rule. (Sp. 2000)
Prayer wasn't allowed in the public schools. (Sp.2000)

Electoral College
       elect in the count 586 with the number high for the name (Fall 1997)

where the president who has more than 50% of the vote will win (Fall 1997)
A person of wealth is born into a government official. (Fall 1999) Neo-Nazis
These were a group of people who hated the Jews and had most of them killed in Skokie.(Fall 1997)

James Madison
       One of the three who wrote the Constitution of the United States. (Fall 1997)

helped with Confederate papers (Fall 1997)

       one of the authors of the Factional papers (Fall 1997)

The Prince
Book about communism (Fall 1997)

Bill of Attainder
was the name of the first constitution (Fall 1997)

       before the Bill of Rights.  This was looked upon in the government that was going on after the Bill of Rights went into effect. (Spring 2004)

no individual can be charged for being him or herself (Spring 2004)

Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution
states that congress shall not raise their salary (Fall 1997)

Monarchy
where the people can vote out the government at any time (Fall 1997)

Christian Coalition
is better known as the KKK Racist Group (Fall 1997)

Libertarian Party
is the biggest communist party in the US (Fall 1997)

Elitism
everyone is equal (Fall 1997)

when you become the elites like PG & E and Pacific Bell (Fall 1997)

Madilyn Murray O'Hare
a woman for whom the International Airport in Chicago was named (Fall 1997)

        she is founder of an Athen's Church. (Spring 2004)

Skokie
an intelligent voter from the south (Fall 1997)

language used by the Jews during World War II (Fall 1998)

Socialism
The belief that the country should be ran by businesses & investors for the purpose only for economic growth (Fall 1997)

It refers to the belief that each individual should socialize with each other (Fall 1997)

Constituent
is when a person adopts the constitution (Fall 1997)

        to help find the legislature (Spring 2004)

Affirmative Action
means when an action is taken by a firm statement and is taken for granted (Fall 1997)

action government takes against an individual (Fall 1997)

Affirmative Action is the right for women to have to be able to choose on whether or not they want to abort their child. (Spring 1998)

making a quick decision (Spring 1998)

is an act that prohibits minorities to enter a university or college (Spring 1998)

When you take action for a law or amendment you have broken. (Sp. 2000)

It is a power which President can use when he takes oath for the President. (Sp. 2003)

Is when a situation is present and it is a clear and present danger with an end result that will be evil. (Sp. 2003)

       meaning a firm action (Spring 2004)

       when someone breaks the law, that person will be tried immediately (Spring 2004)

       I am pretty sure it was the Black Panthers that were mainly for this type of protest. (Spring 2004)

Spin Doctor
puts dog poop into a blender and turns it into ice cream. (Fall 1997)

Plutocracy
An example of plutocracy is when a woman who deserves to run for a position in government who worked for it, but usually will get less votes by men. (Spring 1998)

Neo-Nazi
A large group (organization) of people who want our government to return the way it originally was when Hitler was in power. (Spring 1998)

James Madison
is one of our four fathers who wrote the Articles of Confederation which is now the Constitution. (Spring 1998)

Primary
in simple term it mean the absence of monarchy (Spring 1998)

Socialist Workers Party
It is one of the biggest party of the United States

1791
When the Declaration of Independence was signed by the first president John Hancock (Spring 1998)

        the US Constitution was taken (Spring 2004)

Oligarchy
Is a type of government that the King and Queen rule. The King is the President. (Spring 1998)

A woman (Queen) rules, but the men really makeall the decisions. (Spring 1999)

Government that is made for the people. (Fall 1999)

Roe vs. Wade (1973)
Roe is simple notice and Wade is complex notice (Spring 1998)

Partisan
Facts that are fact, but untrue. (Spring 1998)

William Rehnquest
He said that firearms shouldn't be in schools because it leads to a bad future. (Spring 1998)

Thomas Jefferson
First black man to be in office
1st President before the Constitution (Fall 2004)

The Bill of Rights

The 24 amendments to the Constitution (Spring 1999)

The first ten amendments of the Declaration of Independence. (Sp. 2000)

1964 laws made to set people straight (Spring 2004)

Double Dipping
people geting two chicks (Spring 1999)

Non-partisan
When you are in court and you plead guilty to get a lesser charge. (Spring 1999)

Gridlock
Was the first person who did free speech in 1921 because of the First amendment (Fall 1999)

Brown vs. Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas
The people need a president selected by the people. (Fall 1999)

Gadfly
Government official who does multi-tasking. (Fall 1999)

ACLU
Associate Christian Legislative Union (Fall 1999)

Writ of Habeas Corpus
Right to pursue happiness. (Fall 1999)

3/5ths Compromise
If you know some vital information and you did a crime, you tell them and get fine or less punishment. (Fall 1999)

Women were allowed to vote. (Sp. 2000)

John Locke
He was President of United States. (Fall 1999)
co-author of the Constitution of the US (Fall 2004)

Athens
ruler of the gods, they are also known as gods (Fall 2004)

Altruism
Not believing in God. (Fall 1999)

Bi-Partisan
A partisan who likes men and women. (Fall 1999)

First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
freedom of speach, religion and purchase of happiness(Sp. 2000)

the rights of yourself (Sp. 2000)

Freedom to try the gov at a federal level (Sp. 2000)

Executive Order 9066

Sent Chinese to internment camps. (Sp. 2000)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

When women were 1st able to vote. (Sp. 2000)

Double Jeopardy

You can't try twice for the same crime. (Sp. 2000)

Franking Privilege
A congressman's privilege to mail letters to his constituents freely. (Sp. 2000)

        Free military for incumbent (Fall 2003)

Cabinet
Employees elected by President (Sp. 2000)

Seniority System
The people in Congress with the longest (Sp. 2000)

Kitchen Cabinet
political party set up by teddy Roosevelt in 1912 (Sp. 2000)

1883
year of the Lousianna Purchase (Sp. 2000)

McCathyism
Named for President McCarthy. In the 1940's McCarthy instituted a executive order banning communism. (Fall 2000)

The political idea that all men are good and need little or no government. (Fall 2000)

Libertarian Party
Was started by black panthers and eventually taken over by feminists. (Fall 2000)

A part of the govt or some people who want to make their own govt and rule the public.(Sp. 2003)


Webster vs. Reproductive Services
A TV show back in the 80's. Webster sued reproductive services because he was so short. (Fall 2000)

Junta
Mexican Government Official (Fall 2000)

Affirmative Action
The proposition which restricts non-US citizens from health care benefits. (Fall 2000)

 

Act on sexual harasment (Spring 2004)

 

When a congressman turns corrupt, immediate action will be taken. (Spring 2004)

one of the actions that can be taken to remove someone from office (Fall 2004)

TheRight to bear arms (Spring 2005)

Ninth Amendment
right to a speed trial (Fall, 2004)

 

Fifth Amendment
This is an important amendment. (Fall 2000)

 

al-Qaida
An Islamic organization to strengthen and maintain the true Islamic way of life.(Fall 2002) (NOTE: I had no choice but to give this Muslim student full credit as I cringed at the answer.)

Federalist Papers
It is a government thing. (So. 2003)

Reactionary

How people react in the group. (Sp. 2003)

Someone who reacts immediately. (Sp. 2003)

The type of reaction that takes place & is accountable during time in office. (Spring 2004)

taking another action. (Spring 2004)
anyone a legislator represents (Fall 2004)

Hyperpluralism
People react very hyper. (Sp. 2003)

Theocracy
The idea that all people have vote in government. (Sp. 2003)

Electoral College
College students who led the government to a better way of handling it. (Sp. 2003)

 when two votes per state are counted for a national election. (Spring 2004)

points are placed upon the state that actually do elect the president. (Spring 2004)

voters go to the electoral college to help achieve what you want. (Spring 2004)

Gadfly
The Seven Gods of the Government. (Sp. 2003)

Bill of Rights
A right that holds a person responsible not the whole generation. (Sp. 2003)

Abbie Hoffman
The first woman in House of Representatives. (Sp. 2003)

Is the first black woman who refused to sit at the back of the bus during slavery. (Sp. 2003)

Social Contract
When an individual signs up to be a part o govt. (Sp. 2003)

1789
The Bill of Rights went into effect and something else was written. (Sp. 2003)

Whips

 

a political party led by Alexander Hamilton (Fall 2003)

 

US vs. Nixon

 

Court case that removed Nixon and made Lyndon Johnson president (Fall 2003)

Federalism

individuals who believe strobly and conservatively for a communist gov't (Spring 2004)

government has control, extreme right (Spring 2004)

Oligarchy
the need to do stupid habits and tenencies (Spring 2004)

Mobocracy 
when there are too many single people to do anything. (Spring 2004)

Socialism
when many groups get together and discuss work that needs to be addressed (Spring 2004)

government run by social order of upper class citizens running and making decisions for all. (spring 2004)

socializing within the government by other countries (Spring 2004)

communication between other nations. (Spring 2004)

being social in politics & being social in political and economic (Spring 2004)

Karen O'Connor 
gave the right for woman to vote (spring 2004)

Pluralism
a two body legislator (Spring 2004)

Selective Incorporation 
Where people have an option in what corporation they want to be involved in. (Spring 2004)
Who we do business with. (Spring 2004)

Rev. Martin Niemueller
helped establish the NAACP (Fall, 2004)

Three-Fifths Compromise
where the compromise ended at three-fifths (Fall 2004)

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2. Students--these are not correct answers

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