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abolitionism, 3: 430. See also slavery Abraham, Spencer, 1: 8 (ill.) Abrams, Elliot, 1: 153 Ackerman, Gary, 2: 303 Act for Establishing Religious Freedom, 3: 389 Act to Establish the Federal Courts of the United States. See Judiciary Act of 1789 Adams, Abigail, 1: 93 Adams, John, 2: 230 (ill.) appointment power of, 1: 161–63; 3: 475 on class, 2: 210–11, 228–29 on democracy, 2: 206 election of, 1: 93 executive orders of, 1: 76 Library of Congress and, 2: 305 Marbury v. Madison and, 2: 342; 3: 424, 497 Sedition Act of 1798 and, 2: 244 on separation of powers, 2: 220–21 as vice president, 1: 93; 2: 277, 278 White House and, 2: 221 Adams, John Quincy, 1: 69, 69 (ill.), 87; 3: 442 Adams, Samuel, 2: 206, 210–11 Administration for Children and Families, 1: 100 Administration on Aging, 1: 100 administrative law, 1: 124–25, 127–28, 169–71; 3: 481–82. See also executive agencies; executive departments; independent regulatory commissions administrative law judges, 1: 128 Administrative Office of the United States Courts, 3: 440, 469
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admiralty cases concerning, 2: 346; 3: 403, 415, 418, 501 Court of Appeals for, 3: 391–93 federal district courts and, 3: 417 advice and consent agency appointments and, 1: 109, 124, 125 ambassador appointments and, 1: 56 checks and balances and, 1: 143–46, 173; 2: 323– 27, 349–50, 352–53; 3: 485–86, 506 department appointments and, 1: 95; 3: 418 independent regulatory commission appointments and, 1: 109, 127 judicial appointments and, 1: 17, 173; 2: 195; 3: 375–76, 433, 437, 439, 485–86 overview of, 1: 5, 11, 143–46; 2: 184, 190, 277, 323–27; 3: 364, 369 vice president and, 2: 352 African Americans, 3: 500–501. See also discrimination; race Age of Enlightenment, 1: 26; 2: 202–3 agencies. See executive agencies Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 1: 100 Agency for International Development, 1: 105 Agnew, Spiro T., 1: 96; 3: 368 (ill.) Agriculture, Department of, 1: 95–98 agriculture, secretary of, 1: 95–97 Air Force, Department of the, 1: 98 Akerman, Amos Tappan, 3: 419 (ill.) Albert, Carl, 3: 368 (ill.) Albright, Madeleine, 1: 85 alcohol, 2: 258–59 Aldrich, Nelson W., 2: 255 Allen, Richard, 1: 105 (ill.) ambassadors appointment of, 2: 277 cases concerning, 1: 14, 15; 2: 192, 193, 346; 3: 373, 403–4, 415, 417, 501 in Constitution, 1: 55–56 president and, 1: 11; 2: 189; 3: 369 work of, 1: 106
amendments, constitutional. See also specific amendments checks and balances and, 1: 17; 2: 195, 348–49; 3: 375, 500–501, 504–5 executive branch and, 1: 61–62 judicial interpretation and, 3: 500–501 judicial power and, 2: 348–49; 3: 504–5 overview of, 1: 1, 3; 3: 504–5 ratification of, 2: 236, 255, 257–58, 258–59 term limits and, 2: 259–61 time limit for, 2: 257–58 American Association for Retired Persons, 2: 285 (ill.) American Civil War amnesty after, 1: 52–53 taxation during, 2: 254, 350 war powers and, 3: 425 writs of habeas corpus and, 2: 355; 3: 510 American Declaration of Independence, 1: 34 (ill.); 3: 431 (ill.). See also American Revolutionary War Constitution and, 3: 430–31 Fourteenth Amendment and, 3: 431 George III in, 2: 208 government under, 1: 4; 2: 182; 3: 362 grievances in, 1: 30, 32–34 inalienable rights in, 3: 430–31, 500 military in, 2: 234 Parliament in, 2: 208 signing of, 1: 30, 39 American Revolutionary War, 2: 220, 233, 235. See also American Declaration of Independence amnesty, 1: 52–53. See also pardon power Annapolis Convention, 1: 41; 3: 396 Antiballistic Missile Treaty, 1: 57 Anti-federalists Bill of Rights and, 2: 241–43; 3: 418 Constitution and, 2: 240–42; 3: 418 judicial branch and, 3: 416–17 judicial review and, 3: 418 Necessary and Proper Clause and, 2: 246
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