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Chapter 1 - 1+2/6 - The history and nature of the Constitution
What did james otis declare,
When was the american war of inde...,
When was the declaration of indep...
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Chapter 1 - 3/6 - The key features of the US Constitution
What are the fundamental ideas of...,
What did the french philosopher m...,
What did richard neustadt say abo...
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Chapter 1 - 4/6 - Main features of the US constitution
Where is federalism mentioned in ...,
Where is federalism inferred from,
What does the tenth amendment say
16
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Chapter 1 - 5/6 - Interpretations and debates
In how many states is the death p...,
How many states have 0 tax,
What is the tax rate in california
18
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Chapter 1 - 6/6 - US vs UK constitutions
How did the us and uk constitutio...,
Give an authoritative work that m...,
When was a v dicey s authoritativ...
25
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Chapter 2 - 1/4 - The structure of Congress
Why is congress biacameral,
What did the seventeenth amendmen...,
How many members are there in the...
48
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Chapter 2 - 2/4 - The functions of Congress
What three functions does congres...,
What is the trustee model of repr...,
What is the delegate model of rep...
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Chapter 2 - 3/4 - Interpretations and debates around Congress
What did the sixteenth amendment do,
Wen was the sixteenth amendment p...,
What prompted the increase federa...
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Chapter 2 - 4/4 - Comparing Congress with the UK
Which house has the higher legisl...,
Both houses of congress must agre...,
What did philip norton say of the...
28
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Chapter 3 - 1/5 - Formal sources of presidential power
What did president johnson say ab...,
The executive power shall be vest...,
What did president truman have on...
55
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Chapter 3 - 2/5 - Informal sources of presidential power
What are the informal sources of ...,
Where is the cabinet implied from,
What did presidential scholar ric...
57
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Chapter 3 - 3/5 - The presidency
What recent act shows that cooper...,
When was the cares act,
What is the cares act
25
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Chapter 3 - 4/5 - Interpretations and debates around the US presidency
What did the coronavirus aid reli...,
What did professor arthur schlesi...,
What is the imperial presidency
46
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Chapter 3 - 5/5 - Comparing the US and UK executive
What is the,
What is the uk equivalent of the ...,
If the state of the union address...
20
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Chapter 3 - Theoretical approaches
What is meant by rational,
What influences the rational appr...,
What sort of style did trump adopt
18
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Chapter 4 - 1/7 - The nature and role of the Supreme Court
What is needed to confirm a supre...,
What is the only way a supreme co...,
Who is responsible for bringing i...
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Chapter 4 - 2/7 - The appointment process (NOT FINISHED)
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Chapter 4 - 3/7 - The Supreme Court and public policy
What did the founding fathers do ...,
What is an activist court,
How did professor lino graglia de...
34
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Chapter 4 - 4/7 - The protection of civil liberties and rights
What,
What rights are protected in the ...,
When was the bill of rights ratified
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Chapter 4 - 5/7 - Race and rights
When was the american civil war,
Which constitutional amendment tr...,
What did the twenty fourth amendm...
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Chapter 4 - 6/7 - Interpretations and debates
What does the supreme court s pow...,
What is the supreme court doing w...,
What does the supreme court s pow...
36
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Chapter 4 - 7/7 - Comparing the UK and US Supreme Courts
Who nominates us supreme court ju...,
Who nominates the uk supreme cour...,
Which supreme court appointment p...
42
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Chapter 4 - Theoretical approaches
What is the rational approach of ...,
How does justice clarence thomas ...,
What does constructionism and ori...
16
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Chapter 5 - 1/5 - Electoral systems
How often is a presidential election,
When was the first presidential e...,
Why is a presidential election he...
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Chapter 5 - 2/5 - Democratic and Republican parties
How did professor,
How did professor,
What is the republican party heav...
92
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Chapter 5 - 3/5 - Interest groups
Pluralism,
How do interest groups differ fro...,
What are sectional interest groups
23
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Chapter 5 - 4/5 - Interpretations and debates
What are the advantages of the in...,
What are the disadvantages of the...,
What is the advantage of the prim...
34
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Chapter 5 - 5/5 - Comparing US and UK democracy
What sort of party system is the us,
What sort of party system is the uk,
When did the uk have a two party ...
40
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Presidents
Years in office franklin d roosevelt,
Harry truman,
Dwight eisenhower
15
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