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Popular sovereignty

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government ruled by the people

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Republicanism

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people have the right to vote for representatives

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Federalism

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Power is shared b/w federal and state governments

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Separation of Powers

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Government separated into 3 different branches

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Legislative

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Makes laws

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Executive

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carries out laws

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Judicial

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explains & interprets laws

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Checks and Balances

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each branch has the ability to check and balance the other branches

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Limited Government

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Constitution is the supreme law of the land in the US

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Individual Rights

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personal freedoms are guaranteed under the Bill of Rights

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What are the requirements for the election to the House

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  • 25 yrs old
  • 7 yrs of citizens
  • must be a residents of the state
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What is the term of service for the house

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2 yrs

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What is an enumeration

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means to count the population

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Why is enumeration carried out

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to determine how much representation each state gets in the house of representatives

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What happens if a member resigns, removed, or dies in office

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executive authority will have an election to fill the vacancy

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What is the House role in Impeachment

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  • to remove someone from office
  • two part process (house find evidence, senate has a trail)
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What are the requirements for election to the Senate

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  • 30 yrs old
  • 9 yrs citizens
  • live in the state that you are running office for
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What is the term of service for the Senate

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6 yrs

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Who serves as President of the Senate

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vice president

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What is the Senate’s role in the Impeachment process

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  • hold trial and Senate acts as jury
  • need 2/3rds majority to impeach
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When are elections held

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state can decide but congress can alter date

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What are specific duties of each house

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  • each house determines is own rules
  • can punish their own members
  • each house is the judge of elections
  • they must keep records of their proceedings
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Expressed powers of congress

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  • power to create money, collect taxes, and control commerce
  • raise and support armies
  • declare war
  • provide and maintain navy
  • makes all laws to execute and maintain the orders above
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Powers prohibited of Congress

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  • cannot just arrest you for unlawful cause
  • cannot tax article exported from any sate
  • cannot grant titles of nobility
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Powers prohibited by the states
- making treaties - issuing currency - cannot invade country or state w/out congressional approval - cannot tax imports - cannot grant titles of nobility - cannot issue letters of mark
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What are the requirements for Presidency
- 35 yrs old - natural born citizen - resident of the US for 14 yrs
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How is the president elected
- indirectly through electoral college - need 270+ electoral votes
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How long can a President serve
10 yrs
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Powers granted to the president
- command the army - pardon or commute people - negotiate treaties w/ other countries - appoints heads of cabinets, judges, officials
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What check does Congress have over the president
- impeachment - reject presidential appointments
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When can a President be impeached
conviction of treason, bribery, felony, and misdemeanors
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Which presidents have faced impeachment
Donald J. Trump Andrew Johnson Richard Nixon William J. Clinton
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Which courts are create by Article III or section I
Supreme and Inferior courts
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What is the powers of Judiciary
- interpret laws - apply laws to real solutions - determine whether laws violate the constitution - acts a check on legislative and executive branches by ensuring laws align w/ Constitution
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What is full faith and credit? how is it applied
- state courts respect laws and judgment of courts from other states - someone is married in California they are married in any state
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Identify the key elements of section three
- a new state can join the US, but cannot be formed inside another state - a new state cannot be formed by joining of two+ states/parts of states w/out permission of the Legislature and Congress - Congress still has the power to remove and make rule and regulations respecting the areas belonging to US
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What are two methods of calling of an amendment
- may be proposed either by the Congress w/ two-thirds majority in both the house of rep and the Senate - constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the state legislatures
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What are the requirements of ratifying an amendment
- ratified by three-fourths of state - time limit for state action - legislatures must return specific materials to show proof of ratification
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Paraphrase the three sections of Article VI
- all debts and engagements create before the adoption of the constitution, will be valid - all laws and treaties shall be supreme law of the land and every judge shall be bound by this - officials will be bound by oath to support the constitution but no religious test shall be required as qualification to office
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How is the Constitution ratified
- by a special convection in each state - ratification by 9 of the 13 states will be enacted
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First Amendment
freedom of religion, speed, press, and assembly
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Second Amendment
right of people to keep and bear arms
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Third Amendment
restricts housing soldiers in private homes
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Fourth Amendment
protects against unreasonable search and seizure
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Fifth Amendment
protects against self-testimony, being tried twice for the same crime, and seizure of property under eminent domain
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Sixth amendment
Rights to speedy trial, trial by jury, and services to a lawyer
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Seventh Amendment
guarantees trial by jury in cases involving a certain dollar amount
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Eighth Amendment
prohibits excessive bail or fines + cruel and unusual punishments for crimes
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Ninth Amendments
listing of rights does not mean that other rights are non in effect
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