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constitution vocabulary list Flashcards

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what is articles of confederation?

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the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.

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what is the declaration of independence

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states the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based.

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what is Treason

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the crime of betraying one’s country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.

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what is Checks and balances

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provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.

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what is Separation of powers

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an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.

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what is Great Compromise

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proposed a bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the lower house and equal representation of the states in the upper house.

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what is Tariff

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a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.

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what is Repeal

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revoke or annul (a law or congressional act).

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what is Civil Discourse

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being able to show respect for others.

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what is 3/5ths Compromise

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determined that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state’s total population for legislative representation and taxation.

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what is Constitution

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a set of rules that guides how a country, state, or other political organization works.

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what is Preamble

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a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction

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what is Bill of Rights

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It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual—like freedom of speech, press, and religion.

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what is Legislative Branch

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made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress.

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what is Executive Branch

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The executive branch consists of the President, his or her advisors and various departments and agencies.

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what is Judicial Branch

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includes the Supreme Court and other federal courts.

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what is Congress

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The legislative branch, which makes our laws, is the Congress.

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what is Senate

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The Senate takes action on bills, resolutions, amendments, motions, nominations, and treaties by voting.

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what is House of Representatives

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As per the Constitution, the U.S. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws.

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what is Equal representation

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Apportionment (politics), the way that representatives are assigned to voting groups, with equal representation meaning that all groups are fairly represented.

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what is Proportional representation

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an electoral system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them.

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what is President

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the elected head of a republic.

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what is Supreme Court

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to interpret the meaning of a law, to decide whether a law is relevant to a particular set of facts, or to rule on how a law should be applied.

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what is Fugitive Slave Clause

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gives enslavers the right to seize enslaved people who escaped to free states

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what is Ratify

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sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.

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what is Amendment

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a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.

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what is 1st Amendment

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Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise.

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what is 2nd Amendment

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A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State.

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what is 4th Amendment

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protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.

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what is 5th amendments

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protection against self-incrimination.

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what is 6th Amendment

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The Sixth Amendment guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay.

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what is 13th Amendment

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The United States Constitution provides that “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.

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what is 14th Amendment

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The amendment authorized the government to punish states that abridged citizens’ right to vote by proportionally reducing their representation in Congress.

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what is 15th Amendment

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Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote.

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what is 19th Amendment

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