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142 Cards in this Set
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Article I
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Legislative Branch
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Article II
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Executive Branch
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Article III
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Judicial Branch
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Article IV
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Relationship between State and Federal Government
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Article V
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Changing the Constitution
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Article VI
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"Supremacy Clause"
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Article VII
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Ratifying the Constitution
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1st Amendment
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"4 freedoms (Speech, Religion, Assembly, Press)"
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2nd Amendment
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Right to bear arms
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3rd Amendment
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Right to quartering troops
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4th Amendment
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Search and Seizure
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5th Amendment
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Criminal Rights
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6th Amendment
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Right to a fair/speedy trail
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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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8th Amendment
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Bail/punishment
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9th Amendment
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Rights reserved by the people
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10th Amendment
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Rights reserved by the state
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11th Amendment
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Lawsuit against the state
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12th Amendment
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Election of Pres. and VP
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13th Amendment
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Outlaw Slavery
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14th Amendment
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(Blacks) citizenship
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15th Amendment
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Allowed blacks to vote
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16th Amendment
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Income Tax
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17th Amendment
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Election of Senators
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18th Amendment
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Prohibition
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19th Amendment
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Womens right to vote
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20th Amendment
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President and Congressional terms
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21st Amendment
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Repeal of Prohibition
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22nd Amendment
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Presidental terms to 2
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23rd Amendment
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Number of electors for the District of Colombia
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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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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
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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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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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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 __________ ?
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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 __________ ?
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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.)
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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
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Article II
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The only amendment ever passed to overturn an earlier amendment
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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
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Amendment XIV
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Amendments which protect the rights of the accused
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Amendments V, VI, VII, VIII
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Protects individuals against "double jeopardy"
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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"
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Article VI
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Placed the Vice President of the United States as President of the Senate
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Article I
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Protects individuals from being compelled to be a witness against himself in any criminal case
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Amendment V
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Called for the prohibition of intoxicating liquors
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Amendment XVIII
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Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures
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Amendment IV
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Set procedures for filling a vacancy in the office of the vice-president
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Amendment XXV
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Provides for the Electoral College to use separate ballots in voting for president and vice-president
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Amendment XII
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Gives Congress power to admit new states and sets basic guidelines for applying for statehood
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Article IV
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Requires the accused to have the assistance of counsel for his defense
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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
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Amendment XVI
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Guarantees the right of the people to keep and bear arms
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Amendment II
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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)
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Amendment XV
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This article set up the legislative branch of the national government
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Article I
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Requires probable caue to issue warrants
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Amendment IV
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Calls for the terms of President and Vice-President to end at noon on the 20th day of January
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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
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Amendment XIV
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Established that senators were to be chosen by the legislators of their own states (later changed)
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Article I
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Prohibits a state from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
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Amendment XIV
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Established the power of impeachment
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Article II
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Guarantees the right to petetion the govbernment for a redress of grievances
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Amendment I
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Repealed the eighteth amendment
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Amendment XXI
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Makes congressional pay raises effective during the term following their passage
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Amendment XXVII
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Explains how the Constitution can be amended or changed
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Article V
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Protects the states and the people from the federal government
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Amendment X
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Forbid the government from forcing the people to quarter soldiers
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Amendment III
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This article set up the executive branch
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Article II
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Protects the accused against cruel and unusual punishment
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Amendment VIII
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Addresses ratification and states that the Constitution would take effect after it ws ratified by nine states
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Article VII
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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
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Amendment XXII
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Guarantees freedom of speech, press, and the right ot peaceably assemble
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Amendment I
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Introduces the Constitution and sets forth the general purposes for which the government was established
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Preamble
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This article sets up the judicial branch
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Article III
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Provides that if the president-elect dies before taking office, the vice president-elect becomes president
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Amendment XX
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Makes illegal slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime where the party has been convicted
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Amendment XIII
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Established the number of representatives from each state would be based on the size of the state's population
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Article I
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Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections
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Amendment XXIV
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Lowered the voting age in both federal and state elections to 18
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Amendment XXVI
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Guaranteed voting rights could not be denied by any state on account of sex
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Amendment XIX
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Established a process for the vice president to take over leadership of the nation when a president is disabled
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Amendment XXV
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Allows for two senators from each state to be elected by the people
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Amendment XVII
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Article 1
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Organizing the Legislative Branch
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Article 1 Section 1
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Legislative branch consists of Senate and House of Representatives
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Article 1 Section 2
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Organization of House of Representatives
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Article 1 Section 3
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Organization of the Senate
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Article 1 Section 4
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Election Regulations and Assembly Requirement (once a year)
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Article 1 Section 5
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Regulations of Assembly
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Article 1 Section 6
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Salary
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Article 1 Section 7
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Passing Bills and Submitting Bills to President
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Article 1 Section 8
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Domestic and Foreign Powers, e.g. taxes, army, commerce, etc.
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Article 1 Section 9
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Slave Importation Clause, habeas corpus, restrictions on taxing,
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Article 1 Section 10
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Restrictions of state power
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Article 2
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Executive Branch
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Article 2 Section 1
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President of United States. electoral college and regulations, e.g. impeachment
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Article 2 Section 2
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Presidential powers
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Article 2 Section 3
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State of the Union and emergency sessions of Congress
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Article 2 Section 4
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removal from office due to impeachment
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Article 3
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Judiciary Branch
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Article 3 Section 1
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Supreme Court
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Article 3 Section 2
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Extension of Judicial Power, trial by jury
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Article 3 Section 3
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treason
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Article 4
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States' Powers
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Article 4 Section 1
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Full credit to laws of other states
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Article 4 Section 2
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Cooperation of States
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Article 4 Section 3
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New States
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Article 4 Section 4
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Protection of States by Federal Govt
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Article 5
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Right to make ammendments
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Article 6
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debts occured prior to constitution still in force, Supreme Law of the Land, government officials bound by oath
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Article 7
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Ratification
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