AP Vocabulary

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What is the structure of the Senate based on? Options: 2 people per state, Population, Equal Representation, Democracy

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Equal Representation

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To draw a district's boundaries to gain an advantage in elections.

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Gerrymandering

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Concurrent powers are those that are

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exercised simultaneously by the National and State governments.

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Which of the following protects people from private (non governmental) acts of discrimination? Options: Due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Equal Rights Amendment, Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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In 1990, Congress passed the ____________________, which guarantees equal employment rights and access to public businesses for the disabled.

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Americans with Disabilities Act

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Considered as a single group, the Small Business Administration, the Small Business committees in the House and Senate, and small business advocacy groups are an example of...

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an iron triangle

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The powers listed specifically in the US Constitution.

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Enumerated

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Powers of only the state governments.

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Reserved

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A writ ordered to bring a party before a judges that means "bring the body".

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Habeas Corpus

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Group that did NOT favor ratification of the US Constitution.

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Anti-Federalists