Constitution Flashcards

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1st Amendment

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Freedom of speech and religion

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2nd Amendment

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Trial by Jury

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3rd Amendment

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Freedom from arrest without warrent

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4th Amendment

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Right to posses arms

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5th Amendment

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Right to public and speedy trial

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6th Amendment

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No cruel and unusual punishment

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7th Amendment

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No quartering of soldiers during peacetime

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8th Amendment

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Recognition of rights that are possessed but not listed in constitution

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9th Amendment

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Powers of the state that are not constitutional

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10th Amendment

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No punishments without legal procedures

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Popular sovereignty

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that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people

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limited government

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a political system in which legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated powers.

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separation of powers

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vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies

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federalism

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combines a general government with regional governments in a single political system

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checks and balances

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a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch

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republicanism

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a political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic.

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Article 1

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Legislative branch

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Article 2

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Executive branch

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Article 3

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Judicial branch