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What is the first amendment of the bill of rights?

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Freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion

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What are parts of freedom of religion?

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Establishment clause and free exercise clause

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What does the establishment clause say?

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Government can’t create an official religion

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What does the free exercise clause say?

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People can practice any religion (no human sacrifice though)

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What is the second amendment of the Bill of Rights?

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Right to keep and bear arms

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What is the third amendment of the Bill of Rights?

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No quartering of soldiers during peacetime

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What is the fourth amendment of the Bill of Rights?

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No unreasonable search and seizure

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What is the fifth amendment of the Bill of Rights?

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Right to an indictment (formal charge) by a grand jury

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What is under the fifth amendment of the Bill of Rights?

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Right against self incrimination and double jeopardy, can’t be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, and eminent domain

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What is eminent domain?

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Government can take away properly for public use if they pay

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What is the sixth amendment of the Bill of Rights?

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Right to a fair and speedy trial, impartial jury, and lawyer in criminal case

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What is the seventh amendment in the Bill of Rights?

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Right to a jury in a civil case over $20

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What is the eighth amendment of the Bill of Rights?

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Right against cruel and unusual punishment

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What is the ninth amendment of the Bill of Rights?

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Other rights retained by the people

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What is the tenth amendment of the Bill of Rights?

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Other rights reserved to the states

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16
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How many chambers is Congress divided into?

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2 chambers

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17
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How does voting work in the Senate?

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Each state gets two votes no matter the size

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18
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How does voting in the House of Representatives work?

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The more people a state has, the more votes it gets

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The constitution can be changed if…

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3/4 of the states agree

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20
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What is introducing a new amendment known as?

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Proposing

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What is approving/passing an amendment known as?

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Ratifying

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22
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How many senators are in the U.S. Senate?

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100

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How long is the term for members of the House of Representatives?

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2 years

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24
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Who makes bills that become laws?

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Legislative branch

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Who carries out and enforced laws?

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Executive branch

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Who hears cases about laws and decides what they mean?

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Judicial branch

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27
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What do Articles 1-3 of the Constitution cover?

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Creating the three branches

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What does Article 1 cover?

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Legislative branch

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29
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What does Article 2 cover?

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Executive branch

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30
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What does Article 3 cover?

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Judicial branch

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What does Article 4 of the Constitution cover?

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How states should interact with one another

32
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What are amendments?

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Additions to the Constitution

33
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What does Article 6 of the Constitution cover?

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Supreme Law of the Land (supremacy clause) that says federal laws are superior

34
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What does Article 7 of the Constitution cover?

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How to ratify the Constitution

35
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What does Article 5 of the Constitution cover?

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How to amend the Constitution

36
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What is the Constitution about?

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The purpose of the government

37
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What does the Preamble do?

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Introduce the Constitution, explain what it’s meant to do, and describe the purpose of the new government

38
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How old do you have to be to be a senator?

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30 years okd

39
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How long is a term for members of the Senate?

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6 years

40
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How old do you have to be to be in the House of Representatives?

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25 years old

41
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What fraction of vote does an amendment need from Congress to be proposed?

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2/3

42
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What fraction does an amendment need from state legislatures to ratify it?

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3/4

43
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What is the Virginia Plan?

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Proposal that representation in government would be bicameral and consisting of population and money contributions

44
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What is the New Jersey Plan?

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Proposal that representation in government would be unicameral and consist of equal representation

45
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What did the Connecticut Compromise result in?

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Creation of bicameral legislature where representation was based on population and equal representation

46
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What are expressed/enumerated powers?

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Powers specifically given to Congress by the Constitution

47
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What are exclusive/delegated powers?

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Powers the Constitution gives to the federal government only

48
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What are concurrent powers?

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Constitutional shared powers

49
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What are reserved powers?

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Powers that the Constitution doesn’t give to the national government and are kept by states

50
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What are implied powers?

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Powers of Congress that are not specifically stated, but assumed

51
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What is the necessary and proper clause?

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Clause that says Congress is given the authority to create laws that are necessary and proper to running the country (aka elastic clause)

52
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What is the commerce clause?

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Clause that gives Congress the right to regulate trade between states and with other countries

53
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What were Anti-Federalists?

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Those who opposed the Constitution and feared tyranny

54
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Who were Federalists?

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Americans who favored the Constitution. (wrote the federalist papers)

55
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How many sections is the power given to states divided into?

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3

56
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What is tyranny?

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A concentration of power

57
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Who was the leader of the Constitutional Convention?

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George Washington

58
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Which state did not attend the convention?

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Rhode Island

59
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List 4 reasons why the Articles of Confederation did not work:

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No taxes, no president, no judicial system, needed all 13 states to make a change

60
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Enumerated powers are powers given to the…

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National government

61
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Reserved powers are powers set aside for the

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States

62
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What are 4 powers granted to the national government?

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Coin money, declare war, regulate foreign and interstate commerce, make peace

63
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What clause says that when conflict arises between the national constitution state constitutions, the national constitutions always wins

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Supremacy clause

64
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How many states were needed to ratify the constitution?

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9 out of 13

65
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Who were Anti-Federalists?

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John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Patrick Henry

66
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How many amendments are there today?

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27

67
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What are the powers reserved for the state governments called?

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Police powers for the health, safety, and overall welfare

68
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Who has the power to declare war?

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Congress

69
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Which two compromises attempted to keep southern delegates happy?

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3/5 compromise and slave trade compromise

70
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What is the 13th amendment?

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Ban on slavery

71
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What is the 14th amendment?

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Defines citizenship & equal treatment under the law for all citizens

72
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What is the 15th amendment?

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Gave former slaves the right to vote

73
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What is the 16th amendment?

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Allows for income tax

74
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What is the 17th amendment?

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Direct election of senators

75
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What is the 19th amendment?

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Women’s suffrage

76
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What is the 26th amendment?

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18 year olds given the right to vote

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