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31 Cards in this Set
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Amendment that states you have the right to trial by jury and to a lawyer in all criminal cases. |
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Amendment that was passed in reaction to the Quartering Act. |
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Amendment that states no excessive fines nor cruel and unusual punishment can be imposed. |
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Principle of government that states the Senate must approve all treaties and appointments. |
CHECKS AND BALANCES |
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Who interprets the law, including the Constitution? |
SUPREME COURT |
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Shared, state, or federal?? COIN MONEY |
FEDERAL |
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Shared, state, or federal?? ISSUED DRIVERS' LICENSES |
STATE |
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Shared, state, or federal?? REGULATE TRADE WITHIN A STATE |
STATE |
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Shared, state, or trade?? DECLARE WAR
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FEDERAL |
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Shared, state, or federal?? POWER TO TAX |
SHARED |
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Shared, state, or federal?? MAINTAIN A POSTAL SYSTEM |
FEDERAL |
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Shared, state, or federal?? REGULATE FOREIGN COMMERCE |
FEDERAL |
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Shared, state, or federal?? DECLARE THE RULES FOR MARRIAGE |
STATE |
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Shared, state, or federal?? MAKE TREATIES |
FEDERAL |
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Changes to the Constitution. |
AMENDMENTS |
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Who must propose changes to the Constitution? |
2/3 CONGRESS |
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Who must ratify proposed amendments? |
3/4 STATES |
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The five rights proposed in the 1st amendment. |
RELIGION, ASSEMBLY, PETITION, PRESS, AND SPEECH |
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What guarantees or protects our individual rights/liberties (unalienable rights)? |
BILL OF RIGHTS |
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Why is it important to be able to change the Constitution? |
TO REFLECT CHANGING VALUES IN AMERICA |
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How did the Constitution solve the problem of taxation without representation? |
CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO MAKE TAX LAWS |
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What is the process of changing the Constitution called? |
AMENDMENT PROCESS |
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Why is freedom of speech important in a democratic society? |
TO ALLOW CRITICISM WITHOUT FEAR OF PUNISHMENT |
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Important because it allows citizens to protest government |
FREEDOM OF SPEECH |
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The Right to Bear Arms |
2nd Amendment |
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The John Peter Zenger Trial resulted in this freedom being added to the Bill of Rights |
Freedom of the Press |
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Because the Americans were upset with King George's power to veto laws they wanted, they added this to the Constitution |
Congress can override |
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Why they made it difficult to amend the Constitution |
So only changes most Americans agreed to would occur |
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What TWO ideas did we get from the Magna Carta (1215)? |
Trial by Jury AND Due Process of Law |
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Right to remain silent and due process of law |
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Protection from illegal searches and seizures |
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