Constitutional Law

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Article of the Constitution that defines the Legislative Branch, its powers, members, and workings.

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Article 2

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Article of the Constitution that defines the Executive Branch, its powers, duties, and means of removal.

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Article 3

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Article of the Constitution that sets up the Judicial Branch and defines treason.

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Article 4

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Article of the Constitution that regulates the states' powers, and their interaction with the National government.

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Article 5

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Article of the Constitution that sets up the amendment process.

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Article 6

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Article of the Constitution that sets the status of the Constitution as the supreme law of the land, to which leaders must be loyal.

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Article 7

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Article of the Constitution that addresses ratification and declares that the constitution should take affect if 9 out of 13 states ratify.

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Congress first met in Philadelphia on...

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September 5th, 1776

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Name 3 anti-federalists

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Thomas Jefferson, Luther Martin, George Mason and Patrick Henry

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Name 3 federalists

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George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Marshall and John Hancock

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When did the Constitutional Convention take place

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1787

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Habeas corpus

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Requires a person under arrest to be brought to a judge or into court

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Bill of attainder

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A legislative act that singles out an individual or group for punishment without a trial

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Ex post facto law

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A law making a person criminally liable for an act that was not criminal at the time committed

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Independence was won in...

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1781

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Which amendment abolished slavery? Citizenship?

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13th, 14th

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How many amendments are there today?

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27

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Judicial review

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The authority of the judiciary to review the acts of its coequal branches for constitutionality with the purpose of controlling the government and protecting individual rights

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Alien and Sedition Acts

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4 federal laws enacted in 1798; Naturalization Act, Alien Friends Act, Alien Enemies Act and Sedition Act

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Marbury v Madison

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(1803) a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution.