Amendments And Constitution Flashcards
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Right to bear arms
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Freedom of religion, press, speech, assembly, petition
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Quartering of soldiers
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Searches and seizures
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Life, liberty, and property
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Rights of the accused
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Right to trial by jury
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Bail and punishment
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Rights of the people
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Rights of the states
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Suits against states
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Election of the president
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Abolition of slavery
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Civil rights in the states
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Black suffrage
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Income tax
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Direct election of senators
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Prohibition
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Women’s suffrage
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“Lame duck” period
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Repeal of prohibition
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Presidential term of office
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Voting in the District of Columbia
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Abolition of poll taxes
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Presidential disability and succession
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18 year old vote
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Congressional pay raises
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Six goals of the constitution:
1. Form a more perfect union
2. Right to bear arms
3. Ensure domestic tranquility
4. Provide for a common defense
5. Promote the general welfare
6. Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity
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How many articles are in the U.S. Constitution?
7
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When was the constitution ratified?
June 21, 1788
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Bicameral:
Two houses
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Unicameral:
One house
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Describe the Great Compromise
Combines the VA plan and the NJ plan
| Includes a House of Representatives and Senate
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House of Representatives:
Elected by the people
Two year term
Based on population
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Senate:
Elected by state legislatures
Six year term
Each state has two representatives
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VA plan:
Supported by larger states
| Based on population
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NJ plan:
Supported by small states
| Equal representation
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What is a settlement in which both sides give up something in order to reach an agreement
Compromise
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How old is the constitution?
Over 200 years old
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How many delegates were at the Constitutional convention
65 official
| 55 actually came
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When and where did the Constitutional convention take place?
May 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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What was the first National constitution an when did become ratified?
Articles of Confederation
| March 1781
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How many states had to vote to ratify a law.
9/13
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What could the congress under the Articles of Confederation not do?
Tax
| Interfere with state trade
