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18 Cards in this Set
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What is amendment 1 about |
Freedom of speech, religion, and press |
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What is amendment 2 about |
Allows citizens to carry guns |
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What is amendment 3 about |
It is that the government can't house soldiers in citizens homes without permission |
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What is amendment 4 about |
It protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure by the police |
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What is amendment 5 about |
It states that no one can be punished without due process of law |
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What is amendment 6 about |
It states that anyone accused of a crime has the right to a speedy and a public trial |
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What is amendment 7 |
It guarantees a trial by jury in civil cases where amount in dispute is more than $20 |
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What is amendment 8 about |
It protects citizens arrested for a crime it forbids the government from using violence during questioning and setting the bail to high |
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What is amendment 9 about |
It explains that people have more rights than those mentioned in the constitution |
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What amendment 10 about |
It explains the division of power in the constitution |
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What is the preamble |
It makes a promise to the people of the United States it says that the government will protect them from other countries |
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What is article 1 talk about |
It outlines the legislative branch it gives all the lawmaking powers to the U.S. Congress |
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What does article 2 talk about |
It outlines the executive branch or the US presidency the president can make treaties with and appoint ambassadors to other countries |
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What does article 3 talk about |
This describes the judicial branch or US Supreme Court the Supreme Court decides if laws are constitutional |
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What does article 4 talk about |
It says that the rights a citizen has in one state will be respected in all states |
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What does article 5 talk about |
It allows congress to amend or change the constitution |
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What does article 6 talk about |
It declares that the constitution is the supreme or highest law of the land |
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What does article 7 talk about |
It tells how the constitution would be ratified or approved which it was in 1788 |
