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35 Cards in this Set
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1st Amendment |
Freedom of speech |
Freedom of ___ |
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2nd Amendment |
Right to bear arms |
Weapons m8 |
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3rd Amendment |
Quartering ammendment |
British troops kept going into Colonist's homes |
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4th Amendment |
No seizures or searches of property without probable reason |
Drugs bust for no reason |
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5th Amendment |
The right to not speak during a trial |
"I plead the fifth!" |
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6th Amendment |
Right to a fair and speedy trial |
Trials are fast and equal to all sides |
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7th Amendment |
Right to a jury |
You have to have others besides a judge |
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8th Amendment |
No cruel and unusal punishment |
A dunce hat is a ___ and ______ punishment |
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9th Amendment |
You have rights other than those documented |
You have lots of rights |
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10th Amendment |
States can do their own thing seperate from the federal government |
States have some power, too! |
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Define: Seperation of powers |
The separation of power within 3 branches of government, which are all equal |
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Define:Articles of Confederation |
The first plan of U.S government, consisting of no strong federal government or leader, but instead states almost completely ruling themselves. It failed |
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Define: Popular Sovereignty |
The belief that people can, and should, govern or rule themselves |
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Define:Checks and balances |
Where the 3 branches of government can check on one another, making sure no one gains too much power |
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When, where, what?:Constitutional Convention |
When:1787 Where:Philadelphia What:Made the constitution, and picked between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan (picked VP) |
Virginia and New Jersey plan |
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Define: Federalist |
Someone who believe there should be a strong federal government, and support the constitution |
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Anti-Federalist |
Someone who doesn't want a strong federal government, and doesn't support the constitution |
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Define: Political Parties |
Groups of people with different beliefs about how the government should run |
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Define:Impeachment |
The process to, "Fire," the president |
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Define: Veto |
When the president says no o a bill becoming a law |
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Main job of the Legislative branch |
Make laws |
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Main job of executive branch |
Carry out the laws |
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Main job of the judicial branch |
Make sure laws are consitutional |
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Number of People in the legislative branch |
535 HOR: 435 Senate:100 |
535 in all |
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People in executive branch |
The president |
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People in the judicial branch |
The 9 justices |
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Define: Republicanism |
When people vote for others to represent their viewpoints in a government. |
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Define: Limited Government |
Everyone, including government officials, must follow the same laws |
What the Magna Carta tried to accomplish |
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Define: Personal Liberties/Unalienable Rights |
Rights that can't be taken away |
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Define: National Convention |
When people get together to support someone for president: one for democrats, one for republicans |
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Define: Delegates |
People who pledge to vote for their candidates, whether it be from the democratic party or republican |
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2 presidents who were impeached and why: |
Bill Clinton:Lied to congress Andrew Johnson:Fired someone without permission from congress |
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Qualifications to Vote |
1) 18+ 2) US citizen 3) Registered to vote 4) Resident of the state you vote in |
There are 4 |
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Describe Electoral College |
Each state has a certain number of electors. If you win the majority of the electors votes from the state, you get all of the electors votes from the state, even those who didn't vote for you. # of electors based on # of congress representatives |
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Describe the process of a bill becoming a law: |
1) Someone comes up with the idea for a law 2) The idea is introduced by someone in congress 3) The bill is sent to a standing committee that seems qualified to handle it 4) It's sent to a subcommittee to research both sides of the argument 5) The subcommittee reports back to the standing committee who decide what to do with the bill 6) If the bill is passed, it goes to congress (HOR or Senate) who argue pros and cons 7) The congressmen vote on the bill 8) If the bill is aporoved, of goes to the president to veto it, sign it, or stall until the bill dies 9) If its signed, the bill offically becomes a law |
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