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20 Cards in this Set
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The 13th amendment changed the US constitution by |
Banning slavery |
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Article 7 of the US constitution is generally about |
Ratification of the constitution |
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The manner or application in which a persons legal rights are respected in a non arbitrary action by a government entity is called |
Procedural due process |
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Article 6 of the us constitution is generally about |
The supremacy of the constitution |
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The ——— case nullified the compromise of 1820 and 1850 |
Dred Scott |
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One of the ways the 14th amendment changed the constitution was by |
Defining national and state citizenship |
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Article 1 of the us constitution grants power to the |
Legislative branch |
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Black codes were passed on some states to |
Limit the newly won freedoms of former slaves |
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The process by which the Supreme Court has used due process to extended the power of the bill of rights on a case by case basis to protect them from state violation is called |
Incorporation |
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Which of the following is an important characteristic of an adversary legal system? |
Two opposing sides present their cases to an impartial judge or jury |
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Article 4 of the US constitution is generally about |
Relations between the states |
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The law that has been created in the legislative process and applied to the citizens must be constitutionally legal this is known as |
Substantive due process |
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The first ten amendments to the us constitution are known as the |
Bill of rights |
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Article 3 of the us constitution grants power to the |
Judicial branch |
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Article 3 of the us constitution grants power to the |
Judicial branch |
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When southern states seceded from the union, the south justified their actions by arguing that the United States is a |
Federation of sovereign states |
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The guarantee of equal protection of the laws in the 14th amendment means that state government |
May not unfairly or unreasonably treat people differently |
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Procedural due process is based on the idea that |
Government officials must follow recognized procedures when making or enforcing the law |
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Article 5 of the us constitution is generally about |
Constitutional amendment process |
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Article 2 of the us constitution grants power to the |
Executive branch |
