Constiution Flashcards

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What’s the first amendment

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Freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, assembly

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What’s the second amendment?

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Right to bare arm

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What’s the third amendment?

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Quartering soldiers. Spillers aren’t allowed to live in your house without consent.

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What’s the fourth amendment?

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Search and seizure. Police need a warrant to enter your home and look for evidence.

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What’s the firth amendment?

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Due process. Can’t be tried for the same crime twice.

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What’s the 6th amendment?

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Speedy trial. Don’t have to wait 5 years for a trial.

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what’s the 7th amendment?

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Trial by jury.

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what’s the 8th amendment?

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Cruel and unusual punishment.

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what’s the 9th amendment?

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All other rights. Life, liberty, and property.

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what’s the 10th amendment?

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Rights reserved for the states.

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what’s the 11th amendment?

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Limiting federal courts. People cannot sue the state without their consent.

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what’s the 12th amendment?

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The president and vice president have to be voted on the same ballot.

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what’s the 13th amendment?

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abolition of slavery.

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What’s the 14th amendment?

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Civil rights guaranteed. States can’t restrict rights at the federal level.

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What’s the 15th amendment?

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Vote for freedom. Can’t stop people from voting due to race.

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What’s the 16th amendment?

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income tax. Congress compose an income tax.

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what’s the 17th amendment?

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Popular elections of senators. Senators elected on the more popular vote.

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What’s the 18th amendment?

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Ban of alcohol.

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What’s the 19th amendment?

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Women have the right to vote.

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what’s the 20th amendment?

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Terms of the president and congress. Specific start and end dates for president, vice president, and congress.

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what’s the 21st amendment?

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repeal of prohibition.

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what’s the 22nd amendment?

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Presidential terms. President can only serve two 4 year terms.

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what’s the 23rd amendment?

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voting in the district of Columbia.

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what’s the 24th amendment?

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poll tax. government can’t stop you from voting if you haven’t paid your taxes.

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what’s the 25th amendment?
Disability of the president.
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what’s the 26th amendment?
lowering the voting age. 21-18
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what’s the 27th amendment?
congressional pay raises.
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when was the constitution signed?
September 17th, 1787.
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What’s limited government.
the political system which legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated powers. Power is specifically given to the government. THE POWER GIVEN TO THE GOVERNMENT IS LIMITED.
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what is separation of power.
Power is divided between the three branches of government. Executive, legislative, and judicial.
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what’s checks and balances?
Each branch is able to restrain by amending or vetoing the acts of the other two branches.
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what’s republicanism?
A form of government where leaders are elected for a specific group of people for a specific amount of time, laws pass befit all not just some.
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What’s federalism?
Power divided between a central government and smaller local governments.
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What’s popular sovereignty?
The government is created at the will of the people. What is given can be taken away.
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what are national government powers?
Make treaties. Establish and regulate postal system. Regulate foreign and interstate commerce. Tax imports/exports. Declare War. Maintain military. Coin money. Protect copyright/patents. Make all laws necessary and proper to meet responsibilities per the U.S. constitution.
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What are state government powers?
establish local governments. regulate interstate commerce. public education. conduct elections. regulations for marriage. professional licensure.
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what are shared powers for state and national governments.
collect taxes. regulate banks. borrow money. make and enforce laws. provide for common good. establish and administer a judiciary.
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Judicial to legislative branch?
The court can declare laws unconstitutional.
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Executive to judicial branch?
The president nominates judges.
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executive to legislative branch?
President can veto congressional legislation.
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legislative to judicial branch?
Senate confirms presidents nominations. Congress can remove judges from office.
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judicial to executive branch?
Court can declare president acts unconstitutional.
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a legislative to executive branch?
Congress approves presidential nomination and controls the budget. Can pass laws over the presidents veto and can remove the president from office.