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25 Cards in this Set
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Article __ of the Constitution gives structure for the legislature and divided it into the House of Representatives, in which membership is determined by proportional representation of the population, and the Senate, in which two members from each state are elected.
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Article of the Constitution states that the president must be at least 35 years of age and is elected for a four-year term electable without limit. |
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Article ____ of the Constitution describes the Supreme Court.
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Article of the Constitution describes interstate relations and guarantees that court decisions, extradition of criminals, and the exchange of citizenship are all valid from state to state.
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Article ____ of the Constitution, the Supremacy Clause described the hierarchy of laws in the U.S. with the Constitution being the “supreme law of the land.”
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Article ___ of the Constitution describes the process of ratifying the Constitution.
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The ___ Amendment (1791) guarantees the right of the people to keep and bear arms.
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Second |
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The ____ Amendment (1791) states that troops will not be housed in homes of private citizens.
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Third |
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The ______ Amendment (1791) protects people against unreasonable search and seizure (describes the need for search warrants).
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The ____ Amendment (1791) protects the rights of those accused, including required indictments, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, due process, and just compensation.
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The ____ Amendment (1791) guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial, the confrontation by witnesses, and the right to call one’s own witnesses on one’s behalf.
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Sixth |
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The __ amendment guarantees a trial by jury |
Seventh |
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The _____ Amendment (1791) protects against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.
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Eighth |
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The ___ Amendment (1791) addresses people's rights that are not specifically enumerated in the Constitution.
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Ninth |
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The ___ Amendment (1791) states that all powers not delegated specifically to the federal government are retained by the states.
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The ___ Amendment (1798) expresses that individual states may not be sued by citizens of another state.
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The ____ Amendment (1804) states the electors will cast separate ballots for president and vice-president; if there is not a clear winner, then the House will select the president and the Senate the vice-president.
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Twelfth |
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The ____ Amendment (1865) abolished slavery.
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Thirteenth |
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The ____ Amendment (1868) includes due process and equal protection clauses, defines citizenship, prohibits states from denying various rights to citizens, prohibits the paying of Confederate debt, and prohibits former Confederates from holding public office.
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The ______ Amendment (1870) gave voting rights to blacks.
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Fifteenth |
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The ___ Amendment changed the inauguration date from March 4 to January 20.
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The __ Amendment limited presidents to two terms (1951).
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Twenty-second |
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The ____ Amendment gave presidential electoral votes to the District of Columbia (1961).
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The ____ Amendment prohibited poll taxes (1964).
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The ____ Amendment restricted the practice of congressional salary adjustment (1992).
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