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36 Cards in this Set
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Amendment 3
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T not quarter troops in your home
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Amendment 8
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No excessive bail or punishment
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Amendment 13
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Made slavery illegal & freed slaves
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Amendment 4
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No unreasonable searches & seizures. Warrant is needed.
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Amendment 18
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Prohibition. Illegal to sell, manufacture, or transport alcohol.
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Amend. 22
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Limited terms of office for a President. Only two terms allowed.
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A. 14
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Gave citizenship rights to African-Americans and all races
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A. 15
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African-Americans and all other races had right to vote
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A. 21
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Repeal of prohibition
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How many senators does each state get?
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2
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Who has the power of impeachment?
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House of Rep.
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How is it decided how many reps each state will have in House of Reps?
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Based on Population
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Who elects the President?
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Electoral College
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What is the main idea to the Preamble of Con.
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Gives reason for Constitution. States purpose
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Seperation of powers?
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division of powers between the three branches of the government
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Checks and balances?
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each branch of government has the power to check or limit powers of other branches
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federalism?
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division of power between federal, state, and local governments
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Who heads each branch of government?
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Executive- President
Legislative- Congress Judicial- Supreme Court |
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Powers of the U.S. Congress
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collect taxes, borrow money, regulate commerce, set weight and measurements, punish counterfeiting, establish post offices, copyright laws
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Powers Congress does not have
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Can't tax exports, can't create titles of nobility, can't take money from treasury, no bill of attainders or ex post facto laws
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Powers given to the President
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Commander in cheif of armed forces, make foreign treaties, nominate ambassadors, public ministers and consuls, supreme court justices, sign or vet bills, cheif exectutive, cheif of state
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A. 5
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No one can be subjectes to double jeopardy, do not have to speak against oneself in court, private property will not be taken forr public use without due process of law
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Qualifications for Pres.
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35 years
natural born citizen, lived in U.S. for 14 years |
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Qual. for Senators
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30 years
be a U.S. citizen for 9 years live in the state from which elected |
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Qual. for Representatives
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25 years, citizen for 7 years, live in state
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Penalties in impeachment trial
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never hold another public office, can be punished by law
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Bill
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proposed law
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Bill of attainder
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punishing somone without a trial
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Congressional record
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Publication of all business conducted in Congress
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Ex post facto law
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punishing an act that wasn't illegal when it was committed
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Impeach
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bring a federal office to trial for misconduct
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jurisdiction
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the right to hear a court case
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quorum
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the smallest number of members who must be present for Congress to do business
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pardon
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to exempt a convicted person from their punishment
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reprieve
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postpones or cancels the punishment of someone
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revenue
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money raised by the government through taxes
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