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19 Cards in this Set
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Give four weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
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1There was no national judicial system.
2 Currency was not accepted from state to state. 3There was no national military force to protect the states. 4 The national government did not have enough power. |
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Name 2 individual liberties, is found in the original Constitution? (prior to the addition of the Bill of Rights)
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1.No religious test to hold office
2.Writ of Habeas Corpus |
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Who are the next three people in the line of succesion to the presidency after the vice president
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Speaker of the House of Reps, President Pro Temp of the Senate, Sec of State
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What is a bill of Attainder?
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An order from the court to convict a prisoner without trial
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What is a Writ of Habeas Corpus is:
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An order from the court directing an officer to show cause why person is being held in custody
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The necessary and Proper clause stretches the power of Congress by allowing them to make law they think are need as long as it can be connected to one of the other 17 powers. For this reason it is also called the
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Elastic Clause
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If the wording of the Constitution needs to be changed it is done by adding a (an)
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Amendment to the Constitution
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Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
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to protect the rights to individual liberty and the rights of persons accused of crimes
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When writing the Decalaration of Independence, which political philosopher ideas did Thomas Jefferson rely on?
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John Locke's political writings
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Limiting the power of government and the rights of citizens is accomplished by
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by writing a Constitution and following it as law.
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In the United States we have a system of government that divides powers between the national, state and local government. What is this sytem called?
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A federal system
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What are the 3 qualifications for President?
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35 years of age, natural born citizen and reside in the US for 14 years prior
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The national government was not powerful enough under are first form of government which was called the ?
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Articles of Confederation
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What is it called when the President refuses to sign a bill into law and sends it back to Congress
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veto
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What are the four major politcal theories of government?
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Revolution
Divine Right Force Social Contract |
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Under the Social Contract theory, Locke said people have this right if the government is not protecting the people's individual rights.
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The right to rebel
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What are the 3 fundemantal natural rights that Locke belived everyone was born with?
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All people are born with the natural rights of Life, Liberty and Property
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What kind of government does the United states have?
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A representative Democracy
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Why are supreme court justices appointed for life
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It is part of the Checks and balances, Justice can be unbiased because they don't have to worry about being reappointed to the Court
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