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Constitution Flashcards

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Article 1: 3 characteristics

ARTICLE

DEFINITION

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  1. Establishes Senate and House of Representatives
  2. Census occurs every 10 years
  3. Congress can impeach the president

CONGRESS

congress, legislative power, house of representatives, senate, electrions and meetings of congress, rules and procedures of the two houses, members’ privleges and restrictions, lawmaking procedures, powers of congress, powers denied to the federal government, powers denied to the states

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Article 2: 3 characteristics

ARTICLE

DEFINITION

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  1. President can veto bills
  2. President = commander in chief of armed forces
  3. Presidents = minimum age of 35

THE PRESIDENCY

Executive power, powers of the presidents, duties and responsibilities of the president, impeachment

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Article 3: 3 characteristics

ARTICLE

DEFINITION

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  1. Consists of Supreme and inferior courts
  2. Judges hold lifetime terms
  3. Trial of all crimes except impeachment

THE SUPREME COURT AND OTHER COURTS

Federal courts, Jurisdiction of Federal court, Treason

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through what methods can the constitution be amended

Article 4: 2 characteristics

ARTICLE

DEFINITION

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  1. 2/3 Congress
  2. 3/4 of all state legislators

AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION

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1st Amendment definition

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

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2nd Amendment definition

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Right to bear arms

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4th Amendment definition

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Searches and seizures

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5th Amendment definition

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Right of the accused, property rights

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6th Amendment definition

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Fair and speedy trial, attorney, local trial, aware of accusation

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8th Amendment definition

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Bails, fines, punishments

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10th Amendment definition

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Powers reserved to the states and the people

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13th Amendment definition

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Abolition of slavery

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14th Amendment definition

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  1. Citizenship for black men
  2. Equal protection clause
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15th Amendment definition

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Right of sufferage

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18th Amendment definition

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Prohibition

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19th Amendment definition

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Women’s sufferage

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21st Amendment definition

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Repeal of Prohibition

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24th Amendment definition

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Poll tax

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26th Amendment definition

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Vote for 18-year-olds

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