Constitution

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Article 2?

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executive branch. president

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Article 1?

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legislative branch. senate and house of representative

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Article 3?

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judicial branch. Supreme Court. inferior courts

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impeach

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to formally change a public official with misconduct in office

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ratify

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to give approval

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amendment

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an addition to a formal government

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electoral college

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a special group of voters selected by their states voters to vote for the president and Vice President

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what is the preamble of constitution?

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intro

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article 4?

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relationship of the states to one anothe and to national government. citizens of other states have the same rights as citizens of that state. guarantees that national government will protect states

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article 5?

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how an amendment happens

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article 6?

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supremacy clause. constitution laws passed by congress and treaties of the us shall be supreme law of the land

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article 7?

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ratification. constitution would take affect after 9 states ratified

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Difference between bill of right and 7 articles?

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bill of rights is the first 10 amendments

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requirements of being in house of rep?

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25 years old. citizen of us for 7 years. Be at the time of election and inhabitant of the state they represent. term is 2 years

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house of senate requirements?

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30 years old. citizen of us for 9 years. be and inhabitant of the state they represent. term is 6 years

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president requirements?

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35 years old. natural born citizen for 14 years. 2 4 year term if elected

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how does one become a Supreme Court justice?

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president nominates a candidate. house of senate votes

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How does a bill become a law?

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bill has to be passed in house of rep and senate. president approves.

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electoral college process?

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If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the house of rep elect the president from the 3 presidential candidates who received the mot electoral votes

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process of amendment?

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proposed by congress with a 2/3 majority vote in house of rep and house of senate. or by constitutional convention called for by 2/3 of state legislatures

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extradition?

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the act of extraditing a person accused or convicted of a crime

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supremacy of the national government?

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if laws violate the constitution they can be disregarded

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checks and balances?

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make sure no branch of government has too much power

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role of the house of senate when a president gets impeached

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the senate chamber serves as a court. 2/3 of the senate to convict the president

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amendment 1

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freedom of religion, speech, press. right to peacefully assemble and to petition government

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amendment 2

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the right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed

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amendment 3

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no soldier shall in time of peace be quartered in and house, without the consent of the owner

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amendment 4

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the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable seizures shall not be violated. warrants can only be done with permission

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amendment 5

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right to a grand jury. forbids double jeopardy. requires government to compensate citizens when it takes private property for public use

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amendment 6

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in criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by a jury of the state where the crime was committed.

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amendment 7

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common law. where the value in controversy shall exceed 20 dollars the right if trial by jury shall be preserved and no fact tried by a jury shall be reexamined in any court of the United States

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amendment 8

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no excessive bail, or fines. no cruel or unusual punishments

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amendment 9

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the enumeration in the constitution shall no be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people

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amendment 10

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the powers not delegated to the us by the constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people

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natualization

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is the legal act or process by which a non citizen in a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country

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bill

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a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion