Chapter 6 Flashcards

1
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Freedom of expressions

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Amendment 1

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2
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The right to bear arms

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Amendment 2

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3
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No quartering of troops

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Amendment 3

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4
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No unreasonable searches or seizures

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Amendment 4

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4
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Rights of the accused

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Amendment 5

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5
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Rights of the accused in criminal trials

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Amendment 6

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7
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Rights of citizens in civil trials

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Amendment 7

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8
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No cruel, unusual , and unjust punishment

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Amendment 8

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9
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Unspecified rights of the people

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Amendment 9

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10
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Reserved rights of the state

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Amendment 10

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11
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Suing rights

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Amendment 11

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12
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Separate ballots for president and Vice President

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Amendment 12

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13
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Slavery abolished

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Amendment 13

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14
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Citizenship defined

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Amendment 14

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15
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Black voting rights

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Amendment 15

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16
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Income tax

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Amendment 16

17
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Direct election of senators

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Amendment 17

18
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National prohibition

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Amendment 18

19
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Lame duck amendment

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Amendment 20

20
Q

Women’s suffrage

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Amendment 19

21
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Presidential terms limited

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Amendment 22

22
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Repeal of prohibition

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Amendment 21

23
Q

Voting for Washington DC

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Amendment 23

24
Q

Poll tax abolished

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Amendment 24

25
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Presidential succession and disability

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Amendment 25

26
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Eighteen - year old vote

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Amendment 26

27
Q

Restriction on congressional pay raises

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Amendment 27

28
Q

What characteristics of the constitution permit it to “change with the times”

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It’s brief general guidelines , it’s necessary and proper cause , and provisions to adding amendments

29
Q

Name the two major phases in the amendments process and describe them

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1) in the proposal phase wither 2/3 of both houses of Congress’s or 2/3 of the states propose the amendment
2) then in the ratification phase 3/4 of state legislature of special, state ratification conventions approve the amendment

30
Q

How may articles does the constitution contain , name them

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7 articles

1) legislature branch
2) executive branch
3) judicial branch
4) covers interstate relationship
5) amendment process itself
6) constitutional and nation supremacy
7) ratification

31
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What factors have rented the tenth amendments ineffective

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The rise of the United States to political and economic power caused a steady decline of state sovereignty . The Supreme Court reinterpreted amendment 10 in such a way to render it ineffective