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		<title>Mid-Term Review Sheet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Intro to Political Science
Mid-Term Study Guide
I. Vocabulary
Power
Politics
Political Science
Nation
Country
3/5 Compromise
Great Compromise
Filibuster
Gerrymandering
Delegate
Trustee
Veto
Pocket veto
Delegate powers
Expressed powers
Implied powers
Court of appeals
Judicial restraint
Original jurisdiction
Precedent
Stare decisis
Habeus Corpus
Double jeopardy
Clear and present danger test
Eminent domain
Lemon test
Libel
Slander
Affirmative action
De facto
De jure
Brown v BOE
II. Short answer:
1) Explain two ways in which a Constitutional Amendment can become effective.
2) Presidents claim three types of powers – name them and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Set to Drop N. Korea From Blacklist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-US-Koreas-Nuclear.html?_r=1&#38;hp&#38;oref=slogin
Washington has decided to drop North Korea from the blacklist. This decision was taken after North Korea agreed all U.S nuclear inspections demands. This important step taken by the Bush administration was highly criticized by conservatives. As Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen says “By rewarding North Korea before the regime has carried out its commitments, we are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Final Months in Office, Bush Is Burdened but Still Confident</title>
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This article discusses President Bush&#8217;s level of confidence despite the obstacles he faced during his presidency. The article talks about how Bush&#8217;s presidency started with the &#8220;worst terrorist attack on American soil&#8221; that shocked the world, and would now end his presidency with the &#8220;worst financial crisis&#8221; since the Great Depression. In between, he faced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palin abused her power, legislative inquiry finds</title>
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This article discusses the accusations against Gov. Palin of abusing her power to fulfill personal interests. It is reported that Sarah Palin played a role in trying to get her former brother-in-law, a state trooper, fired. There are also accusations saying that the Commisioner of Public Safety&#8217;s refusal to fire the trooper played an important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Nations Attempt to Find Solution to Economic Problems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This New York Times article discusses a plan that the US and six foreign governments are considering to rescue the financial industry.  The seven nations involved are the United States, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Japan.  One main part of the plan is for the government to &#8220;infuse American banks directly with cash and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>G.M. and Chrysler Explore Merger</title>
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This article talks about a possible merger between the two major automakers General Motors and Chrysler. The talks between the two started about a month ago as the two continued to struggle with with the weak economy. As the auto industry struggles with high gas prices, G.M.&#8217;s line of vehicles have not been focused on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conn. Ban On Gay Marriage Reversed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to this Washington Post article, the Connecticut Supreme court overturned a ban on same-sex marriages.  This ruling makes Connecticut the third state to legalize same-sex marriages.  In the majority opinion, Justice Richard N. Palmer stated that &#8220;Interpreting our state constitutional provisions in accordance with firmly established equal protection principles leads inevitably to the conclusion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. may take N. Korea off the terrorism list</title>
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US is finally preparing to fulfill its original obligations to DPRK and remove the country from the &#8220;state sponsors of terrorism&#8221; list. Bush originally promised to do so once Pyongyang suspends it nuclear reactor, however once the North Korean atomic reactor was suspended - US made no signs of complying with its promises, which led [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Bush vows action on financial crisis</title>
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Seeing the continuing decline in the stock market, president Bush addressed the nation again this morning in hope to restore confidence and reassure the American people that the government is taking steps to fix the problem. Bush&#8217;s address was made early in the morning, before the markets opened. 
Evidently the businessmen have not listened to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Robert Menendez pushes for immigration raid guidelines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/nj_sen_robert_menendez_pushes.html
This article is about a new bill that is being pushed by a Senator from New Jersey.  The purpose of this bill is to protect citizens of the United States during illegal immigration raids.  What is currently happening during those raids is that legitimate citizens end up being detained with illegal immigrants.  The Immigrations and [...]]]></description>
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