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30 Cards in this Set
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1st |
Freedoms of speech, press, assembly, petition, religions |
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2nd |
Right to bear arms |
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4th |
Search and Seizure |
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5th |
Double Jeapordy |
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6th |
Person has right to speedy, fair, and public trial |
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8th |
No excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishment |
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12th |
Changed electoral college |
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13th |
Abolished slavery |
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Black men have suffrage |
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16 |
Income taxes |
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17 |
Changed election of senators from state legislatures to people |
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18 |
Prohibited alcohol |
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19 |
Woman have suffrage |
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21 |
Repealed 18th |
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22 |
Presidential tenure, no person may serve as president for longer than 10 years |
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23 |
Gave presidential electors to DC |
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24 |
Abolished poll tax |
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25 |
Presidential succesion/disability |
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26 |
18 year olds have suffrage |
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27 |
Congressional salary |
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Executive agreement |
Pact made by president with another foreign leader |
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Treaty |
Agreement between 2 or more nations |
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Electoral college |
Group that makes formal selection of the President |
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Cabinet |
Heads of executive departments that advise president |
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Senatorial courtesy |
Senate will approve only those presidential appointees who are acceptable to the senators of the presidential party from the state involved |
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No third term tradition |
22nd amendment, presidents for 150 years only served 2 terms, broken by Roosevelt |
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Bill of rights |
First 10 amendments and proposed by first session of congress |
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Judicial review |
Power of courts to do determine whether government law is in accord with constitution |
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Method of formal ammendmemts |
2/3 vote in both houses of Congress, 3/4 state legislature to ratify |
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Preamble |
Introduction to Constitution |
