POL 102 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: First Amendment To The United States Constitution

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Judicial review: power of the court to declare the constitutionality of a law. Concurrent powers are shared powers by both state and national government. Gitlow v. n. y. - incorporated the 1st amendment. Plessy v. ferguson established separate but equal is constitutional. Brown v. board of education (1) - separate is inherently unequal. Committees: a legislative sub-organization that handles a specific duty or policy issue. Select committee - a temporary committee appointed to deal with an issue or problem not suited to a standing committee. They are often investigative in nature, collecting data or evidence for a law or problem, and will dissolve immediately after they report their findings to the house or. Filibuster - the practice of unlimited debate in the senate in order to prevent or delay a vote on a bill. Quorum - the minimum number of members that must be present in order to make the legislative proceedings valid.