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25 Cards in this Set
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What is the purpose of article V of the constitution?
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To propose new amendments to the constitution
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What must congress do to propose an amendment?
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2/3 Senate and 2/3 House
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What do the states have to do to propose an an amendment?
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2/3 state legislatures apply to form a constitutional convention
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What must congress do to ratify an amendment?
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3/4 state legislatures or 3/4 state conventions
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What is article VI section 1 of the constitution?
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Debts before the constitution are valid after the constitution
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What is article VI section 2 of the constitution?
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The Supremecy Clause, means US constitution and US statutory laws and treaties are supreme to all states and local government.
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What is article VI secftion 3 of the constitution?
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All goverment employees must take an oath to support the constitution and no religious test can be required.
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What is article VII of the constitution?
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established method to ratify original 7 articles
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What was needed to ratify the original 7 articles?
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9 or 13 states must ratify (approve) them
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When was the "Bill of Rights" ratified and became rights?
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1791
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When was the beginning of the US and George Washington inaugurated?
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April 30, 1789
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What is the Bill of Rights?
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Amendments 1-10 guaranteeing rights
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What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
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To limit the power of the federal government
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What is preferred position doctrine?
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1st amendment rights are higher that any others, any law that regulates the 1st amendment is unconstitutional
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What is the Establishment Clause of the first amendment?
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guarantees that the government will not create and/or support an official state religion
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What is the Free Exercise Clause?
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Congress shall make no law.....prohibiting the free exercise of religion.
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What is the difference between the establishment clause and the free exercise clause?
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Establishment (no gov. sponsored religion) free will (gov. can't interfer with a citizen exercising religion)
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What was the Wall of Separation?
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the separation of church and state, freedom to practice religion (wall) no state sponsored religion
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What is the 14th Amendment?
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...nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process by law
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What is the US Militia Act 1903?
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Set up the National Guard as a US Militia which could be drafted
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What is the Uniform Militia Act 1792?
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"Because the current army was not fighting well, Washington urged gov. to set up the Uniformed Militia enrolling every white male citizen 18-45."
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What is the 2nd Amendment
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right to have a militia and bear arms
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What was the McCain - Feingold Act 2002?
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prevents interest groups financed by corporate or union donations from airing TV/radio ads 2 months prior to election, news groups exempt
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When was the US constitution ratified?
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June 21, 1788
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What is the Lemon Test?
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gov. funds given to church school was constitutional if 1)had a secular (non religion) pupose 2)didn't advance religion 3)didn't entangle the gov. which the church
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