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34 Cards in this Set
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1st Amendment |
The right to free speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion |
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2nd Amendment |
The right to bear arms |
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3rd Amendment |
No quartering of troops in peacetime |
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4th Amendment |
Guards against unreasonable searches and seizures |
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5th Amendment |
The right to due process and no double jeopardy |
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6th Amendment |
The right to a fair and speedy trial |
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7th Amendment |
Right to a jury trial for criminal and some civil cases |
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8th Amendment |
Prohibits excessive bail and no unusual punishment |
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9th Amendment |
Addresses our unenumerated rights |
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10th Amendment |
Federal powers that are not stated in the Constitution are reserved for the states |
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11th Amendment |
Any state can be sued by a US citizen |
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12th Amendment |
Changes in the electoral college procedures |
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13th Amendment |
Abolishes and prohibits slavery |
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14th Amendment |
Citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the US |
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15th Amendment |
US cannot prevent a person from voting because of race, color, creed |
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16th Amendment |
Congress is given the power to implement income taxes |
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17th Amendment |
Direct election of senators |
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18th Amendment |
Prohibition of liquor |
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19th Amendment |
Women's suffrage |
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20th Amendment |
Procedures for outgoing president and the new president coming in |
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21st Amendment |
Repeal of prohibition |
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22nd Amendment |
Limit on presidential terms |
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23rd Amendment |
District of Columbia receives electoral votes |
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24th Amendment |
Prohibits federal and state governments from charging a poll tax |
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25th Amendment |
Presidential succession and presidential disability |
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26th Amendment |
18 year olds gain the right to vote |
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27th Amendment |
Any change in congressional salaries takes place after the general election |
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Article 1 |
Deals with Legislative Branch US congress makes laws for US. Bicameral Congress with upper Senate and lower House of Representatives |
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Article 2 |
Executive Branch President, Vice President, Cabinet, and Departments under the Cabinet Secretaries carry out the laws made by Congress |
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Article 3 |
Judicial Branch The Supreme Court decides court cases according to US Constitution. Courts under the Supreme Court decide criminal and civil court cases according to the correct federal, state, and local laws |
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Article 4 |
States' Powers States have the power to make and carry out their own laws |
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Article 5 |
Amendments Constitution can be changed. New amendments can be added with the approval of a 2/3 vote in each house of congress and a 3/4 vote by the states |
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Article 6 |
Federal Powers Constitution and federal laws are higher than state and local laws. All laws must agree with US constitution |
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Article 7 |
Ratification Constitution was presented to George Washington and the men at the Constitutional Convention September 17, 1787. Representatives from 12/13 states signed the Constitution. From September 1787 to July 1788, states met, talked about, and finally voted to approve the Constitution. |
