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61 Cards in this Set
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Article I
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Legislative Branch
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Congress
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Article II
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Executive Branch
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President
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Article III
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Judicial Branch
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Supreme Court
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Article IV
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Relationship between State and Federal Government
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Government relationship
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Article V
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Changing the Constitution
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Change
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Article VI
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"Supremacy Clause"
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Clause of supremacy
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Article VII
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Ratifying the Constitution
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Ratify
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1st Amendment
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4 freedoms (Speech, Religion, Assembly, Press)
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Free
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2nd Amendment
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Right to bear arms
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weapons
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3rd Amendment
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Right to quartering troops
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housing
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4th Amendment
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Search and Seizure
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Searcing
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5th Amendment
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Criminal Rights
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Rights of Criminals
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6th Amendment
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Right to a fair/speedy trail
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fair/speedy
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7th Amendment
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Right to a jury in a civil suit over 20 dollars
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jury
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8th Amendment
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Bail/punishment
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bail
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9th Amendment
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Rights reserved by the people
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rights/people
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10th Amendment
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Rights reserved by the state
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rights/states
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11th Amendment
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Lawsuit against the state
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lawsuit
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12th Amendment
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Election of Pres. and VP
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Pres/VP Election
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13th Amendment
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Outlaw Slavery
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slaves
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14th Amendment
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(Blacks) citizenship
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citizenship
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15th Amendment
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Allowed blacks to vote
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voting
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16th Amendment
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Income Tax
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taxing income
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17th Amendment
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Election of Senators
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Senators
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18th Amendment
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Prohibition
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alcohol
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19th Amendment
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Womens right to vote
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women
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20th Amendment
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President and Congressional terms
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pres and congress
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21st Amendment
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Repeal of Prohibition
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alcohol again
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22nd Amendment
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Presidental terms to 2
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terms of president
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23rd Amendment
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Number of electors for the District of Colombia
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DC Electors
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24th Amendment
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Poll taxes
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25th Amendment
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Presidental Disability and Succession
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26th Amendment
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Voting for 18 year olds
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27th Amendment
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Salary restraint for congress
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List the 4 freedoms of the 1st Amendment
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Religion, Press, Assembly, Speech
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List the 3 amendments that make up the civil war amendments
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13, 14, 15
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Explain the purpose of bail and what happens to the bail
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It excuses the person from jail until conviction, later bail is given back
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The conditions under which the government can require homeowners to house US soldiers
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In times of war, under appropriate conditions
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Number of amendments originally proposed
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12
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Amendments that make up the bill of rights
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1-10
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The dollar amount in the 7th amendment in which a jury can be requested in civil suits
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$20
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Prior to the 20th amendment, the time period of when an outgoing preident was defeated and when he finally left office
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november to march
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Know when terms of congress members ends
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January 3rd
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Know when the term of the president ends
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January 20th
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Know how many terms of office FDR was in office, and what amendment was established to protect this from happening again
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4 terms, 22nd amendment
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The amount of times congress has set for states to ratify an amendment
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7 times
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Know the limits that have been established for freedom of speech
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Slander, Libel
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Know the ways in which the government can place limits on the 2nd amendment
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Brady's Law, Assult gun/rifle law
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Know the limits that have been established for the freedom of assembly
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Own a permit for the assembly
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Know the amendment that resulted in the repeal of the 18th
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21st amendment, for the 18th amendment
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Indirectly responsible for the 22nd amendment
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FDR
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How many electors DC is allowed to have
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3
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Know what group was mainly targeted by the use of poll taxes and why
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Blacks, whites didn't want blacks to vote
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Who is the Spokane Prosecuting Attorney
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Steve Tucker
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Who is the office of superintendent of schools
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Terry Bereson
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Who is the governor of Washington
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Christine Gregoir
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Who are the two women on the supreme court
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Ruth Ginsberg (glasses) and Sandra Day O'Connor
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Who is the supreme court chief of justice
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John Roberts
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List and explain the two ways in which amendments may be proposed and ratified
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Proposed: 2/3 vote in congess or 2/3 of the states
Ratified: 3/4 of the states, or calling of the special ratifying convention (3/4) |
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List 4 important rights given to an accused person
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Grand Jury decides if there is enough evidence, No double jeopardy, No self incrimination, cannot be denied life, liberty or property without due process of law
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List and explain 6 major principles that the US constitution represents
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Popular Sovergnty:The people have the ability to rule, Checks and Balances: Each branch has some control over the other, Judicial Review: Supreme Court can say if laws are constitutional or not, Federalism: division between central and state government, Limited Government: the government is limited by laws and regulations, Separation of powers: The division into 3 branches of government
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