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Constitution Flashcards

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Who is the source of power for the U.S.?

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The people

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How is the power divided for the different branches of government?

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  • Congress declares war and makes laws
  • Judicial Branch is what the Supreme court in is
  • Revenue Bills start in the House
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What are the Articles? How many are there?

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  • What make up the Constitution
  • There are seven of them:Legislative, Executive, Judicial, Relations among the states, Amending, Supremacy, Ratification
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What are the Amendments? How many are there?

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  • The Amendments are laws of the constitution

- There are 27 Amendments

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What are the qualifications for senate?

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  • 30 years old
  • 9 year citizen
  • live in state that you represent
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What are the qualifications for the House of Representatives?

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  • 25 years old
  • 7 year citizen
  • live in state that you represent
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What are the qualifications for president

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  • 35 years old
  • Natural born citizen
  • lived in U.S. for 14 years
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How many are in the House of Representatives? How many from Illinois

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  • 435

- 18

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How many are in the Senate? How many from Illinois?

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  • 100

- 2

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Who begins the charges of impeachment?

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House of Representatives begins the charges of impeachment and the Senate is the jury and tries for impeachment.

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Who has been impeached? Who has resigned?

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  • Andrew Johnson
  • Bill Clinton
  • Nixon resigned before he was impeached
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What is the elastic clause?

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Also known as clause 18, it says that congress has power to make laws necessary and proper, it’s the basic of implied powers.

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What is Unicameral? Bicameral mean?

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  • Unicameral–one house making laws

- Bicameral–two houses making laws

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What are the Articles of Confederation, Constitution, and Declaration of Independence in chronological order.

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  • Declaration of Independence–1776
  • Article of Confederation–1781
  • Constitution–1787
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What is the Great Compromise?

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Also known as the Connecticut Plan, That created a bicameral congress. One house made of representation based on population(Virginia plan), and another house with equal representation (New Jersey plan).

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What is the 3/5 comprise?

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Compromise that stated that 5 black slaves would be counted as 3 white men.

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How is the government under the Articles of Confederation contrast the a government under the constitution?

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The Articles of Confederation were weak, while the Constitution was stronger.

18
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Year?

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Thomas Jefferson(main writer), John Adams, Ben Franklin, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston. Was signed by 56 men on July 4, 1776

19
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Who wrote Common Sense? Why? What Year?

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Thomas Pane wrote it in January of 1776, and it urged colonist to break away from England

20
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What was the Magna Carta? Year? Country?

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Gave basic rights to people. Signed by King John of England in 1215.

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What is Shays Rebellion?

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Revolutionary War vet, Daniel Shay, a farmer in MA, led armed mobs to demand relief from those in debt. The state militia was able to put the rebellion down, but showed that a stronger government was needed.

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Where was the Constitutional Convention Held? Who Presided?

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It was held in Philadelphia in 1787, and George Washington was president. 12 states were represented, Rhode Island wasn’t.

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Ratification?

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For the Constitution to go into effect, 9 of the 13 states needed to ratify it. All 13 states ratified it. Delaware was the first and Rhode Island was the last one.

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Presidential Cabinet.

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  • Secretary of State–John Kerry
  • Secretary of Defense–Chuck Hagel
  • Secretary of Treasury–Jack Lew
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Justices of the Supreme Court?

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There are 9 justices of the Supreme Court and their term is life. The Chief Justice is John Roberts. The first African American was Thurgood Marshall. The first female justice was Sandra Day O’Connor

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What is the Original Jurisdiction?

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Heard before the Supreme Court for the first time.

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What is the Appellate Jurisdiction?

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Has been heard by a lower court prior to the Supreme Court.

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