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WOW!!! And to think--it all started because a college professor offered me an opportunity to earn extra credit towards a grade. Thanks, Mrs. Aiken!

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

May 02, 2011

Remarks by the President on Osama Bin Laden

East Room

11:35 P.M. EDT
     THE PRESIDENT:  Good evening.  Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who’s responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children.
It was nearly 10 years ago that a bright September day was darkened by the worst attack on the American people in our history.  The images of 9/11 are seared into our national memory -- hijacked planes cutting through a cloudless September sky; the Twin Towers collapsing to the ground; black smoke billowing up from the Pentagon; the wreckage of Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the actions of heroic citizens saved even more heartbreak and destruction.
And yet we know that the worst images are

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FINAL POLITICAL SCIENCE FINAL EXAM STUDY NOTES (PART 3) !!!

Interest Group Techniques- Persuasion and Access

1. Persuasion
• General public
• Public officials- not simply elected officials, involves bureaucrats and elected officials
2. Judicial techniques- it is against the law to “lobby” a federal judge

1. Amicus Curiae Briefs- (friend of the court)- not a direct party to the case, interested in outcome, write persuasive briefs directed to parties of a case; not required to have legal training; if for free, it’s “pro bono”
2. Litigation- (lawsuit)- the litigants are the plaintiff and the defendant
• Brown v. BOE of Topeka (1954)- ACLU, an outside interest group, wrote an ACB in support of Brown
• NAACP actually litigated the case and paid for it

Writ of Certiorari (costs an average of 6-7 million dollars)- a formal petition seeking the court’s review (A writ of certiorari currently means an order by a higher court directing a lower court, tribunal, or public authority to send the record in a given case for review.)

• Planned Parenthood v. Casey, [Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992)] is an example of interest group litigating.
• In forma pauperis- “as a pauper”; avoid the payment of court fees

3. Lobbying- it is against the law to

Part Two of the Political Science/American National Government Final Exam Study Notes

Mapp v. Ohio(1961)

Dolly Mapp, Cleveland, Ohio; The Police had her house under surveillance reference suspicion of harboring a fugitive and illegal gambling activity. The police knocked on the front door, flashed papers and claimed to have a search warrant. Ms. Mapp snatched the papers, jammed it into her brazier, a scuffle ensued, police subdued Ms. Mapp and performed a CUSTODIAL SEARCH (blanket search). Everything was searched from top to bottom and no evidence of illegal gambling or harboring a fugitive was found…but pornographic material was found in a trunk in the basement. Ohio prosecutors received evidence: “nudey magazines”. A violation of the 4^th Amendment? Search and Seizures! Mapp was convicted in Ohio. Mapp appealed to the USSC with a writ of certiorari (a type of writ seeking judicial review). By “rule of four” the USSC agreed to hear her case. The USSC ruled in favor of Mapp. POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE ? The USSC created a legal concept known as the EXCLUSIONARY RULE. The court said evidence that is seized unconstitutionally under the 4^th Amendment must be excluded from trial. Evidence that has been seized unconstitutionally under the 4^th Amendment is “fruit from a poisoned tree”; therefore it can not be admitted. They declared blanket searches to be unconstitutional. Now judges issue a search warrrant that specifies what they are looking for.

Concurring opinion- agreed with ruling, disagreed with reason. The concurring opinion was that the case should have been argued under the 1^st Amendment (Religion, Speech, Assembly, and Politics). You have a right to possess pornographicn material—with only one exception: if the pornographic material contains minors. Child porn is unconstitutional; Minors do not have consent!

Liberals are big supporters of the EXCLUSIONARY RULE…technicallity where people walk out of court. Rhenquist argued that the exclusionary rule should be overturned. There is an entire law course on the 4^th Amendment. Some lawyers specialize in 4^th Amendment. There are 1000’s of cases every year that involve the 4^th Amendment.

Keynesian Theory (“priming the pump”)- a macroeconomic theory based on

MERCYME LYRICS

"Word Of God Speak"

I'm finding myself at a loss for words
And the funny thing is it's okay
The last thing I need is to be heard
But to hear what You would say

[CHORUS]
Word of God speak
Would You pour down like rain
Washing my eyes to see
Your majesty
To be still and know
That You're in this place
Please let me stay and rest
In Your holiness
Word of God speak

I'm finding myself in the midst of You
Beyond the music, beyond the noise
All that I need is to be with You
And in the quiet hear Your voice

[REPEAT CHORUS 2x]

I'm finding myself at a loss for words
And the funny thing is it's okay