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Constitution Review Flashcards

1
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Requirements for representatives

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  • must be 25

- must have been a US citizen for 7 years

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2
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How many years are senators elected

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6

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3
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Requirements to be a senator

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  • must be 30

- must have been a US citizen for 9 years

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4
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What does Congress have the power to do

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  • revenue
  • borrowing
  • commerce
  • naturalization and bankruptcy
  • currency
  • counterfeiting
  • post office
  • piracy
  • declare war
  • army
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5
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How many years is the president elected

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4

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6
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Minimum requirements to be president

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  • must be 35 years old
  • must live in the US for 14 years
  • must have been born in the US
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7
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Powers of chief executive

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  • military, cabinet, pardons
  • treaties
  • appointments
  • fill up all vacancies
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8
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What fraction of congress must agree on an amendment

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2/3

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9
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What fraction of state legislatures must agree on a new amendment

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3/4

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10
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Article 1

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Legislative

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11
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Article 2

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Executive

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12
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Article 3

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Judicial

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13
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Article 4

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State relations

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14
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Article 5

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Amending

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15
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Article 6

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Supremacy

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16
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Article 7

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Ratification

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17
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Two parts of legislative branch

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House of representatives and senate

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18
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What date did the constitutional convention begin

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May 25, 1787

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19
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Agreement that slavery was legal everywhere except Massachussets

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3/5 compromise

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20
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Six principles in the Constitution

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  • popular sovereignty
  • limited gov’t
  • separation of powers
  • checks and balances
  • federalism
  • judicial review
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21
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Legal process of returning a person accused of a crime from one state to another

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Extradition

22
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How many justices on the Supreme court

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9

23
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How many members in senate

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100

24
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How many members in congress

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535

25
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What state was 9th to ratify

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New Hampshire

26
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When did NC ratify the Constitution

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November 21, 1789

27
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Regulate trade w/other countries and among states

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Enumerated powers

28
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Pass all laws necessary and proper to carry out its power

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Enumerated

29
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Govern US territories and admit new states

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Enumerated

30
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Conduct foreign affairs

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Enumerated

31
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Establish a post office

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Enumerated

32
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Coin and print money

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Enumerated

33
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Borrow money

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Concurrent

34
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Enforce all laws

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Concurrent

35
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Collect taxes

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Concurrent

36
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Establish courts

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Concurrent

37
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Provide for the general welfare

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Concurrent

38
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Establish loval gov’ts

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Reserved powers

39
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Establish public school systems

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Reserved powers

40
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Conduct elections

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Reserved powers

41
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Provide for public safety, health and welfare within the states

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Reserved

42
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Regulate trade w/the state

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Reserved

43
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  • proposed by edmund randolph
  • written by james madison on may 29th
  • upper house chosen by lower house
  • lower house chosen bu the people
  • representation based on population
  • favored by big states
A

Virginia plan

44
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  • proposed by Roger Sherman on july 5th
  • approved on july 16th
  • executive chosen by electoral college
  • executive chooses scotus
  • bicameral
A

Great compromise

45
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  • introduced by william patterson (june 15th)
  • unicameral
  • equal representation; lej chooses executive
  • executive chooses supreme court; NJ, CT, MD, DE
  • no delegates from RI
A

New jersey plan

46
Q

-slavery legal in US everywhere except Mass
-southern states want to include slaves in population
1/3 southerners were slaves
-550,000 slaves
-3/5 of a person
-used for representation and property tax
-13th amendment abolished slavery

A

3/5 compromise

47
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When was the constitution signed

A

September 17, 1787

48
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  • feared strong central gov’t
  • needed a bill of rights (1791)
  • thomas jefferson
  • patrick henry
  • sam adams
  • george mason
  • richard henry lee
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Anti federalists

49
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  • supports the ratification of the constitution
  • favored a strong central govt
  • george washington
  • john jay: 1st scotus chief justice
  • alexander hamilton: secretary of treasury
  • james madison
  • ben franklin
  • federalist papers: series of essays published in newspapers
  • it convinced people to support constitution
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Federalists

50
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  • delaware: first to ratify december 17, 1787
  • nc: november 21, 1789 vote twice
  • new hampshire: #9 june 21, 1788
  • rhode island: last to ratify; may 29, 1790
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Ratification

51
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  • 55 delegates but only 39 signed constitution
  • whealthy white guys, educated experience in politics
  • 8 signed D of I
  • 13 members of house of representatives
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Delegates

52
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How many years are representatives elected

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2

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