Pols 150

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Article I

Back 1

Legislative Branch

Front 2

Article II

Back 2

Executive Branch

Front 3

Article III

Back 3

Judicial Branch

Front 4

Article IV

Back 4

Relationship between State and Federal Government

Front 5

Article V

Back 5

Changing the Constitution

Front 6

Article VI

Back 6

"Supremacy Clause"

Front 7

Article VII

Back 7

Ratifying the Constitution

Front 8

1st Amendment

Back 8

"4 freedoms (Speech, Religion, Assembly, Press)"

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2nd Amendment

Back 9

Right to bear arms

Front 10

3rd Amendment

Back 10

Right to quartering troops

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4th Amendment

Back 11

Search and Seizure

Front 12

5th Amendment

Back 12

Criminal Rights

Front 13

6th Amendment

Back 13

Right to a fair/speedy trail

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7th Amendment

Back 14

Right to a jury in a civil suit over 20 dollars

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8th Amendment

Back 15

Bail/punishment

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9th Amendment

Back 16

Rights reserved by the people

Front 17

10th Amendment

Back 17

Rights reserved by the state

Front 18

11th Amendment

Back 18

Lawsuit against the state

Front 19

12th Amendment

Back 19

Election of Pres. and VP

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13th Amendment

Back 20

Outlaw Slavery

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14th Amendment

Back 21

(Blacks) citizenship

Front 22

15th Amendment

Back 22

Allowed blacks to vote

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16th Amendment

Back 23

Income Tax

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17th Amendment

Back 24

Election of Senators

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18th Amendment

Back 25

Prohibition

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19th Amendment

Back 26

Womens right to vote

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20th Amendment

Back 27

President and Congressional terms

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21st Amendment

Back 28

Repeal of Prohibition

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22nd Amendment

Back 29

Presidental terms to 2

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23rd Amendment

Back 30

Number of electors for the District of Colombia

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24th Amendment

Back 31

Poll taxes

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25th Amendment

Back 32

Presidental Disability and Succession

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26th Amendment

Back 33

Voting for 18 year olds

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27th Amendment

Back 34

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

Back 36

"13, 14, 15"

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Explain the purpose of bail and what happens to the bail

Back 37

"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

Back 38

"In times of war, under appropriate conditions"

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Number of amendments originally proposed

Back 39

12

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Amendments that make up the bill of rights

Back 40

10-Jan

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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

Back 43

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

Front 47

Know the limits that have been established for freedom of speech

Back 47

"Slander, Libel"

Front 48

Know the ways in which the government can place limits on the 2nd amendment

Back 48

"Brady's Law, Assult gun/rifle law"

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Know the limits that have been established for the freedom of assembly

Back 49

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

Back 51

FDR

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How many electors DC is allowed to have

Back 52

3

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Know what group was mainly targeted by the use of poll taxes and why

Back 53

"Blacks, whites didn't want blacks to vote"

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List and explain the two ways in which amendments may be proposed and ratified

Back 54

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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The leglislative branch was created by __________ ?

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Article I. (Article I is the longest of the VII and establishes a bicameral (two-house) legislature.

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The electoral college system was created by __________ ?

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Article II. (Revised after the disputed election of 1800 between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.)

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Provisions for amending the Constitution are contained in __________ ?

Back 59

Article V. (Two different ways of proposing amendments and two different methods of ratification.)

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The judicial branch of government is established by __________ ?

Back 60

Article III. (Short and vague. Modified by the 11th Amendment in 1795.)

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The dual system of government known as federalism, or more specifically vertical federalism is set up by which article?

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Article VI. (Nowhere in the Constitution is the word "democracy" used. We are guaranteed a republican form of government by Article VI. Article VI also establishes "horizontal federalism" --relations between the states.

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The powers of Congress are enumerated in section eight of the first article. Clause 18 of that section is known as what?

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The "elastic clause". (Also known as the "necessary and proper" clause, it has allowed Congress leeway to do things like create an interstate highway system, intervene in the Civil Rights Movement and establish a space program.)

Front 63

Prior to our Constitution, the United States were governed by the Articles of Confederation. Its debts were assumed by the new government in which article?

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Article VI. (Debts were considerable because the Confederation government was allowed to borrow money, but denied the power to tax.)

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The Constitution refers to itself as the "supreme law of the land." Where can this "supremacy clause" be found?

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Article VI. (The supremacy clause is often referred to as the "linchpin" of the Constitution.)

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The only crime defined by the Constitution is treason. Where can its definition be found?

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Article III. (Unlike many state constitutions, the U.S. Constitution is not a "legal" document in the sense that is codifies law. Rather, it is a document that establishes a government, and, therefore, is short on legalese.)

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Where is the basis for impeachment of the President, Vice-President, and civil officers explained?

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Article II. ( Most federal judges are also subject to impeachment and removal.)

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The oath taken by the President of the United States

Back 67

Article II

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The only amendment ever passed to overturn an earlier amendment

Back 68

Amendment XXI

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Reduces the number of members a state had in the House of Representatives if it denied its citizens the right to vote

Back 69

Amendment XIV

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Amendments which protect the rights of the accused

Back 70

Amendments V, VI, VII, VIII

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Protects individuals against "double jeopardy"

Back 71

Amendment V

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Amendments which limit the powers of the federal government

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Amendments I-X, Bill of Rights

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Established that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the United States "shall be the supreme law of the Land"

Back 73

Article VI

Front 74

Placed the Vice President of the United States as President of the Senate

Back 74

Article I

Front 75

Protects individuals from being compelled to be a witness against himself in any criminal case

Back 75

Amendment V

Front 76

Called for the prohibition of intoxicating liquors

Back 76

Amendment XVIII

Front 77

Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures

Back 77

Amendment IV

Front 78

Set procedures for filling a vacancy in the office of the vice-president

Back 78

Amendment XXV

Front 79

Provides for the Electoral College to use separate ballots in voting for president and vice-president

Back 79

Amendment XII

Front 80

Gives Congress power to admit new states and sets basic guidelines for applying for statehood

Back 80

Article IV

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Requires the accused to have the assistance of counsel for his defense

Back 81

Amendment VI

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Allows citizens living in Washington DC to vote for president and vice president

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Amendment XXIII

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Gave Congress power to lay and collect taxes on incomes

Back 83

Amendment XVI

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Guarantees the right of the people to keep and bear arms

Back 84

Amendment II

Front 85

Prohibited the government from denying a person's right to vote on the basis of race (didn't prohibit use of poll taxes and literacy tests)

Back 85

Amendment XV

Front 86

This article set up the legislative branch of the national government

Back 86

Article I

Front 87

Requires probable caue to issue warrants

Back 87

Amendment IV

Front 88

Calls for the terms of President and Vice-President to end at noon on the 20th day of January

Back 88

Amendment XX

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Prevents the government from claiming that the only rights people have are those listed in the Bill of Rights

Back 89

Amendment XIV

Front 90

Established that senators were to be chosen by the legislators of their own states (later changed)

Back 90

Article I

Front 91

Prohibits a state from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law

Back 91

Amendment XIV

Front 92

Established the power of impeachment

Back 92

Article II

Front 93

Guarantees the right to petetion the govbernment for a redress of grievances

Back 93

Amendment I

Front 94

Repealed the eighteth amendment

Back 94

Amendment XXI

Front 95

Makes congressional pay raises effective during the term following their passage

Back 95

Amendment XXVII

Front 96

Explains how the Constitution can be amended or changed

Back 96

Article V

Front 97

Protects the states and the people from the federal government

Back 97

Amendment X

Front 98

Forbid the government from forcing the people to quarter soldiers

Back 98

Amendment III

Front 99

This article set up the executive branch

Back 99

Article II

Front 100

Protects the accused against cruel and unusual punishment

Back 100

Amendment VIII

Front 101

Addresses ratification and states that the Constitution would take effect after it ws ratified by nine states

Back 101

Article VII

Front 102

Guarantees all accused of a crime the right oto a speedy and public trial

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Amendment VI

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Limits presidents to a maximum of two elected terms

Back 103

Amendment XXII

Front 104

Guarantees freedom of speech, press, and the right ot peaceably assemble

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Amendment I

Front 105

Introduces the Constitution and sets forth the general purposes for which the government was established

Back 105

Preamble

Front 106

This article sets up the judicial branch

Back 106

Article III

Front 107

Provides that if the president-elect dies before taking office, the vice president-elect becomes president

Back 107

Amendment XX

Front 108

Makes illegal slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime where the party has been convicted

Back 108

Amendment XIII

Front 109

Established the number of representatives from each state would be based on the size of the state's population

Back 109

Article I

Front 110

Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections

Back 110

Amendment XXIV

Front 111

Lowered the voting age in both federal and state elections to 18

Back 111

Amendment XXVI

Front 112

Guaranteed voting rights could not be denied by any state on account of sex

Back 112

Amendment XIX

Front 113

Established a process for the vice president to take over leadership of the nation when a president is disabled

Back 113

Amendment XXV

Front 114

Allows for two senators from each state to be elected by the people

Back 114

Amendment XVII