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All but one of the 27 amendments were ________ by a 2/3rds vote of __________.

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Proposed
Both houses of Congress
(House and senate)

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There are currently only 27 ________________ to the Constitution, and its practical application has changed because of _______, _______, ________, and ________.

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Formal amendments
Practices
Agencies
Procedures
Organizations
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All but one of the 27 amendments were ________ by a 3/4ths vote of _____________.

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Ratified

State legislatures

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After an amendment is ratified, it is ________.

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Reported to Congress and declared a part of the Constitution.

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Because constitutional amendments are not _________, they are not subject to __________.

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Legislative acts

Presidential veto

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Amendments must be ratified within a ___________, but they may remain before the states ________ if no time limit is set.

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Reasonable time

Indefinitely

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If a state ratifies am amendment, it _____________, if a state rejects an amendment, it _________

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May not reverse it’s decision

May ratify it later

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The bill of rights, the first 10 amendments of the Constitution, guarantees __________ and was designed to _______________.

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Civil liberties

Limit the power of the federal government

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A _________ session of Congress was the period of time between an election of new members of Congress and the date those members are seated.

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Lame duck

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A congressional term now begins on _______ rather than on ________.

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January 3rd

March 4th

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The _____________ would have guaranteed equal rights to women

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Equal Rights Amendment

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Opponents of the ERA believed that _______________.

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It was unnecessary.
It would’ve been detrimental to marriage and to the family.
Differences between man and woman were instilled by God.

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______________ is the most significant and controversial of the methods listed above.

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Judicial interpretation

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The government of the U.S. Has expanded because of _____________

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Legislation by Congress
Interpretation by the Supreme Court
Actions by the President
Customs
Party practices
Organizations, agencies, and procedures
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Because the Supreme Court must determine the ________ of constitutional clauses pertinent to the constitutionality of a law, it has assumed power to make those clauses mean something _____________ or ____________ what was originally intended.

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Meaning
Different from
More than

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Because of the ____________ of the Constitution, the Supreme Court has ____________ the federal government’s control over the ________, _______, and ________ lives of our nation.

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Loose interpretation
Expanded
Economic
Social
Political
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The _______________ is a system of practices, procedures, and organizations that play a significant role in the operation of our government.

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Unwritten constitution

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The _______ is the document that makes the United States a federal government.

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Constitution

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Several ________ entities united in a federal government because of ___________ (x7)

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Independent
Their desire for economic advantage
Their history of political association
Their common political and/or cultural institutions
Their necessity of union to secure independence
Their desire for freedom from foreign domination
Their military insecurity
Their need for common defense

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The tyrannies of ________ government and of the ________ are avoided by federalism.

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Unlimited

People

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The division of _______ helps keep a government from becoming too _________.

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Powers

Powerful

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22
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A __________ defines the rights of government and the people but it subject to neither

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constitution

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23
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The only federal laws and treaties superior to, or above, _______________ are those made with the goal of carrying out the _______________

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state and local laws

Constitution

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Federal power has steadily ________ through the doctrine of _______________ powers.

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increased

implied

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The national ___________ has been chiefly responsible for this trend. (increasing power through the doctrine of implied powers)

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judiciary

26
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As a result of the doctrine of social Darwinism, government was given responsibility and power to create a/an _______________ to make it possible for man to reach perfection

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environment

27
Q

This led to government programs and laws aimed at social and economic _________________

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equality

28
Q

__________ has become the dominant characteristic of our government.

A

Welfare

29
Q

The federal government must guarantee the states a _____________ form of government, protect them against foreign invasion, guarantee their protection ________________, and respect their ____________.

A

republican
against domestic violence
territorial integrity

30
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The term “_________” refers to the fact that every state must recognize the validity of the ___________________________________ of every other state

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full faith and credit

public acts, records, and judicial proceedings

31
Q

Persons moving form one state to another are protected from ________________ by the Constitution

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unreasonable discrimination

32
Q

A request for ___________________ is made by the ______________ of one state to that of another state.

A

extradition

governor

33
Q

Two things financed by grant-in-aid

A

welfare

education

34
Q

A state failing to meet one of the four conditions on grants-in-aid

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forfeits the grant

35
Q

The federal government does ___________________ to issue grants-in-aid

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not have constitutional authority

36
Q

____________ is one area that is the responsibility of ______________________, although Congress has appropriated money to provide grants-in-aid for that purpose.

A

Public education

state or local governments

37
Q

The Constitution does not _________________ to an ___________.

A

guarantee the right

education

38
Q

Supporters of _____________ believe they help _______ fill ___________.

A

grants-in-aid
state
social responsibilities

39
Q

The strength of the _______________ is completely dependent on the ___________________, although both increased ______________ and _________________ of _______________ have strengthened both.

A 
state governments
federal government
centralization
expansion
grants-in-aid
40
Q

A citizen’s most basic obligation is allegiance and loyalty to his _______; his most basic privileges are claiming its protection of his _______ and ____________ and participating fully in its _______________.

A

nation
life
property
political life

41
Q

Common loyalty was the basis for membership in the _________________; prior to their development, the basis of human relationships was _____________

A

Greek city-states

kinship

42
Q

The _______________, which gives a definition of national citizenship, was written as a result of the issue of ____________ and the ____________________.

A

Fourteenth Amendment
slavery
War Between the States

43
Q

A person may acquire citizenship either by _____________ or by _____________.

A

naturalization

birth

44
Q

In the U.S., citizenship by birth is based on _______ a person is born rather than on ____________

A

where

to whom he is born

45
Q

Naturalization is a _______________usually granted to one who has entered the U.S. as a ____________.

A

legal process

legal immigrant

46
Q

Today _______________ is the only reason for termination of ____________ of a _______________.

A

voluntary renunciation
citizenship
native-born U.S. citizen

47
Q

Our government derives its authority from ____.

A

God

48
Q

The _________ was part of God’s plan for man even before he sinned.

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family

49
Q

The Believer’s __________ toward government is to _____ it and to promote _______ in every area of life.

A

responsibility
obey
justice

50
Q

Our _______ and our ___________ should not be combined into one creed because they are not totally compatible

A

faith

nationalism

51
Q

Civil rights include _____________ government and ______________ government.

A

limitations on

obligations of

52
Q

The _____________________ is based on the premise that the _________________ is the reason that government exists.

A

Declaration of Independence

protection of civil rights

53
Q

Government must also limit man’s __________ because of his sin.

A

freedom

54
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Civil rights are _________, which means one may not infringe on the rights of others exercising them.

A

relative

55
Q

The ____________ should protect our civil rights by interpreting and applying constitutional guarantees.

A

court system

56
Q

____________ due process requires the government to act fairly with the people, and __________ due process deals with the fairness of the laws themselves.

A

Procedural

substantive

57
Q

One of the basic weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was that

A

it required that amendments be ratified by every state

58
Q

Constitutional amendments are not subject to ______

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presidential veto

59
Q

Both ____ and _____ have equal force, but of these, only ______ require Senate approval.

A

executive agreements
treaties
treaties

60
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The right to vote is a ______, and not a ________, right.

A

political

civil

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