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1. Reserved Power Clause

Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.A Law Providing For The Distribution Of A Fixed Amount Or Share Of Federal Tax Revenues To The States For Spending On Almost Any Government Purpose. Distribution Was Intended To Send More Money To Poorer - Heavily Taxed States And Less To Richer - Lightly Taxed Ones. The Program Was Ended In 1986.

2. Hung Jury

Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.A Law Providing For The Distribution Of A Fixed Amount Or Share Of Federal Tax Revenues To The States For Spending On Almost Any Government Purpose. Distribution Was Intended To Send More Money To Poorer - Heavily Taxed States And Less To Richer - Lightly Taxed Ones. The Program Was Ended In 1986. Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.

3. Appellate Jurisdiction

Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.A Law Providing For The Distribution Of A Fixed Amount Or Share Of Federal Tax Revenues To The States For Spending On Almost Any Government Purpose. Distribution Was Intended To Send More Money To Poorer - Heavily Taxed States And Less To Richer - Lightly Taxed Ones. The Program Was Ended In 1986. A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.

4. Revenue Sharing

Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.A Law Providing For The Distribution Of A Fixed Amount Or Share Of Federal Tax Revenues To The States For Spending On Almost Any Government Purpose. Distribution Was Intended To Send More Money To Poorer - Heavily Taxed States And Less To Richer - Lightly Taxed Ones. The Program Was Ended In 1986.

5. Interest Group Politics

Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.The Politics Of Policy-making In Which One Small Group Bears The Costs Of The Policy And Another Small Group Receives The Benefits. Each Group Has An Incentive To Organize And To Press Its Interest. See Also Majoritarian Politics; Client Politics A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.

6. Manslaughter

Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.(Man-slaw-tuhr) The Unlawful Killing Of A Person - Without Malice Or Premeditation. Involuntary Manslaughter Is Accidental - Such As Running Into Someone With A Car. Voluntary Manslaughter Is Committed In The œheat Of Passion - As In A Spontaneous Fight In Which One Person Is Killed By A Strong Blow. Manslaughter Is Usually Considered Less Serious Than Murder. Both Murder And Manslaughter Are Types Of Homicide.

7. Strict Scrutiny

Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.The Standard By Which The Supreme Court Judges Classifications Based On Race. To Be Accepted Such A Classification Must Be Closely Related To A "Compelling" Public Purpose. Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.

8. Term Limits

Restrictions That Exist In Some States About How Long An Individual May Serve In State And/Or Local Elected OfficesFound In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.

9. Smoke-filled Room

A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.A Popular Expression Used To Describe A Place Where The Political Wheeling And Dealing Of Machine Bosses (See Machine Politics) Is Conducted. The Image Originated During The Republican Presidential Nominating Convention Of 1920 - In Which Warren G. Harding Emerged As A Dark Horse Candidate.

10. House Rules Committee

Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.Determines The Rules For Debate Of Each Bill - Including Whether The Bill May Be Amended. This Is The Most Powerful Committee In The House.A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.

11. Marshall Court

A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.John Marshall's Tenure As Chief Justice Of The Supreme Court - Whose Leadership Resulted In The Landmark Decisions Of Marbury V. Madison - Mcculloch V. Maryland - And Gibbons V. Ogden. These Cases Shifted Power To The Judiciary And Federal Government.Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.

12. Descriptive Representation

A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.A Correspondence Between The Demographic Characteristics Of Representatives And Those Of Their Constituents. Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.

13. Home-rule Charter

Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.A Charter That Allows The City Government To Do Anything That Is Not Prohibited By The Charter Or By State Law. A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.

14. Twenty-fifth Amendment

Constitutional Amendment Outlining The Criteria For Presidential Selection And Presidential Disability.Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.

15. Gay Rights

Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.The Movement For Civil Rights For Homosexuals. It Originated After A Police Raid On A Gay Bar In New York City In 1969 - Which Triggered A Riot And Launched The Grassroots Reform Movement Seeking To End Social And Legal Discrimination Against Gays. (See Stonewall Riot.)Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.

16. Realigning Election

A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.An Election During Period Of Expanded Suffrage And Change In The Economy And Society That Proves To Be A Turning Point - Redefining The Agenda Of Politics And The Alignment Of Voters Within Parties

17. Muckraker

Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.A Journalist Who Searches Through The Activities Of Public Officials And Organizations Seeking To Expose Conduct Contrary To The Public Interest. The Term Was First Used By President Theodore Roosevelt In 1906 To Warn That Antibusiness Journalism - While Valuable - Could Be Excessively Negative.

18. Adversarial Press

A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.A National Press That Is Suspicious Of Officialdom And Eager To Break An Embarrassing Story About A Public Official.

19. 2nd Ammendment Of The US Constitution?

20. Nomination Campaign

Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.That Part Of A Political Campaign Aimed At Winning A Primary ElectionCourts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.

21. Department Of Agriculture

Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.A Department Of The Federal Executive Branch That Provides Services For Farmers - Including Agricultural Research - Soil Conservation - And Efforts To Regulate And Stabilize The Farming Economy.Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.

22. Reverse Discrimination

Discrimination Against Whites Or Males - Usually With Regard To Employment Or Education. Those Who Oppose Affirmative Action Programs Often Claim Reverse Discrimination As A Result Of Such Programs. Alan Bakke Is An Example.Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.

23. Name-request Job

Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.A Job To Be Filled By A Person Whom A Government Agency Has Identified By Name. A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.

24. Strict Constructionism

A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.Belief That The Constitution Should Be Read In Such A Way As To Limit As Much As Possible The Powers Of The Federal Government. Strict Constructionists Emphasize The Importance Of The Tenth Amendment - Which Reserves To All States And Powers Not Explicitly Granted The Federal Government.

25. Malapportionment

Courts That Have The Right To Review Cases From Lower Courts On Appeal. The Highest Federal Court - The Supreme Court - Is The Final Court Of Appeal.Drawing The Boundaries Of Political Districts So That Districts Are Very Unequal In Population. A Jury That Is Unable To Reach A Verdict Of Guilty Or Not Guilty. The Result Is A Mistrial - And Legal Proceedings Must Be Reinitiated To Bring The Case To Trial Again. Trying The Case A Second Time Does Not Constitute Double Jeopardy.Found In The Tenth Amendment - It Gives States Powers Not Delegated To The National Government.

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