Us Constitution Test

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This amendment sets out each citizen's basic civil rights.
They include freedom of speech, religion,press,the right to assemble and to Petition

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Amendment 1

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This amendment was passed in order for private citizens to be armed when called up for militia duty.

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Amendment 2

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No soldier shall be quartered or housed in a private citizens house without the owner's consent.

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Amendment 3

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This guarantees that a person will be secure in their persons,houses, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures. Law enforcement must also have probable cause and a search warrant.

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Amendment 4

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The rights of an accused Person is entitled to a grand jury, due process, and cannot be held for double jeopardy under this amendment

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Amendment 5

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Right to a Fair and Speedy
Trial. The accused gets to know the exact charges against them. Accused can question the witnesses.

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Amendment 6

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Trial by jury in a civil suit. In a common suit where the amount exceeds $20.00, the person has a right to trial by jury.

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Amendment 7

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Excessive Bail
Cruel and unusual punishment

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Amendment 8

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Powers Reserved to the People-this admentment was included to make it clear that the listed rights were not the peoples only rights

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Amendment 9

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Powers Reserved to the States
Powers not specifically given to the federal government or forbidden to the states are guaranteed to the states or the people

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Amendment 10

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Lawsuits Against States
Federal Courts no longer try
cases in which a state is being sued by citizens of another state or foreign country

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Amendment 11

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Electing the President and Vice President. Each shall be voted for on seperate ballots

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Amendment 12

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Slavery and involuntary
servitude abolished except for as a punishment for a crime and was convicted by an impartial jury of their peers.

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Amendment 13

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Civil Rights in the States
Anyone born or naturalized in the US is a citizen of both the United States and the state where they live. No state can pass laws that deprive citizens of rights guranteed by the Constitution with out due process.

*Brown v Topeka Board of Education

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Amendment 14

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Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote or abridged on account of race, color, or previous conditions of servitude. *Literacy Tests
*Voting Act 1965

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Amendment 15

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Income Taxes

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Amendment 16

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Election of Senators-
senators are now to be directly elected by the people and not the House of Representatives.

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Amendment 17

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Prohibition -illegal to sell, consume, transport
alcohol.
*Carry Nation-

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Amendment 18

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Women's Right to Vote

Suffragist movement

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Amendment 19

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Presidential and Congressional Terms: "Lame Duck Amendment" Presidential succession,beginnig of the Congressional Sessions

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Amendment 20

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Repeal of Prohibition or 18th Amendment

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Amendment 21

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Limit on Presidential Terms
2-4year terms

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Amendment 22

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Electors for the District of
Columbia. Gave them the right to vote for president

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Amendment 23

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Poll Taxes: used t restrict the rights of the poor and African-American voters.

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Amendment 24

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Presidential Disability
and Succesion. If the President dies, then VP takes over, and speaker of house.

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Amendment 25

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Voting Rights for 18 years old.

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Amendment 26

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Restraint on Congressional
Salary. Can raise salary once a year at beginning of each new session

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Amendment 27

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Process wish allows the federal government to make laws.

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Article 1

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If President vetos a bill,
___________is needed in each house to override the veto

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2/3rds

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When a bill is not signed or vetoed and Congress adjourns during a 10 day period the bill automatically does not become a bill

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pocket veto

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A bill can become a law when the president receives a bill and takes no action on it after ten days it automatically becomes a_______

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law

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powers specifically listed in the Constitution

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enumerated powers

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Article I.8(Section)
List the ______________to
congress

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Powers

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Article 1.9 Lists the powers
____________to Congress

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denied

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____________is a written orderto bring a prisoner before a judge to determine if the person is being held legally.

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writ of habeas corpus

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___________declares someone
guilty with out a court trial

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bill of attainder

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_________makes someone guilty of a crime before the act was made illegal

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ex post facto law

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Article 2.1 outlines the duty of the ___________and ________

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president and vice
president

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Qualifications for the president can be found_________________________

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Article 2.5

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Article 2.3 Describes the
___________of the president

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duties

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A president,vice president and all civil servants shall be removed from office on ____________if convicted of treason,bribery,or other high crimes and misdemeanors

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impeachment

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Article 3.1 Pertains to the ___________branch of government

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judicial

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Congress has the right to estabish_________courts

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inferior

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List of federal courts

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US District Court
US Courts of Appeals

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The authority of the Judicial branch is granted in ________of the Consitution

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3.2.1

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If a case as _______________
the Supreme Court hears the trial first

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original jursdicition

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________lets federal courts decide whether court decisions and laws are in keeping with the basic intent of the Constitution

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judicial review

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Article 4.4 gurantees that the federal government will allow every state and has a_________________government

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federal

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_____________Explains how to
amend the Constitution

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Article v

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States this document is the Supreme law of the land

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Article vi

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How to ratify the Constution

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Article vii