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Repealed Prohibition

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Freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, assembly

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Right to bear arms

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No forced peacetime quartering of troops

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No illegal searches and seizures

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No double jeopardy, right to not self incriminate, eminent domain

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Right to speedy and fair trial, court appointed lawyer

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Right to a trial by jury in civil cases with amounts of money larger than $20

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No cruel and unusual punishment

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Individuals rights, unenumerated rights

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States rights

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Suits against states

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Changed voting procedure of EC to separate ballots for president and VP

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Abolished slavery

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Defines citizenship, due process

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Right to vote not limited by race or previous servitude

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Income tax

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Established direct elections of senators

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Prohibition

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Women’s right to vote

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Set end date of Congress, Lame Duck

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President gets 2 terms

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DC gets 3 EC votes

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Abolished poll tax

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Presidential disability and succession

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Voting age to 18

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Set guidelines for Congressional pay

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T/F The US Constitution is flexible which has enabled the country to last so long

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Limited Government is not a factor in the long lasting nature of the US T/F

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F, it is a factor

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T/F Fascism is often fueled by a strong national pride and typically has one leader that stands as the nation’s symbol

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T

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T/F The utopian theory of communism has been put into practice many times (ex. Lenin)

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False, utopian communism doesn’t exist

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Rule by one whos will is supreme

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Autocracy

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Government does not own or determine businesses or ways of making a living

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Free Enterprise

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Wrote the national anthem

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Francis Scott Key

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Rule by God

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Theocracy

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Rule by the people, directly or by reps

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Democracy

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Wrote Pledge of Allegiance

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Francis Bellamy

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The American flag represents ____

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the original 13 colonies, 50 states, loyalty, purity, and courage

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Type of government that is limited by a document but is ruled by one whose will is supreme, like a sultan

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Constitutional Monarchy

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System of gov in which the ruler acquires power by some means other than inheritance and rules with absolute authority

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Totalitarian Dictatorship

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Who is credited with writing the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

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What date was Independence Day declared

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July 4, 1776

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6 principles of the Constitution

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  1. Federalism- power divided between nation and state
  2. Limited Gov- government must obey the law/Constitution
  3. Checks and Balances- each section of gov has power over others to keep one from being too powerful
  4. Popular Sovereignty- gov by the people
  5. Judicial Review-court decides if laws are constitutional
  6. Separation of Power- divides gov into 3 separate branches
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5 freedoms listed in the 1st amendment

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Press, Speech, Religion, Assembly, Petition

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T/F One way an amendment can be proposed is 2/3 of both houses in Congress vote in favor of the amendment

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T

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At first, the Constitutional Convention was called to revise the Articles of Confederation T/F

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T

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The Articles of Confederation provided a strong central gov and flourishing economy T/F

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False, weak central government and more based on the states

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Under the Articles, money for the national gov could be raised through taxing T/F

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False

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Alexander Hamilton was a federalist and wrote the famous Federalist Papers T/F

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T

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Montesquieu supported the concentration of powers in a single branch, group, or person T/F

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F

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Surrendering of an accused or convicted felon to the state from which he fled

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Extradition

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Special rights and protections guaranteed to the citizens of a state

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Privileges and Immunities

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Alleviated fears that the national government would not have too much control of commerce and that the federal gov couldnt regulate slave trade until 1808

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Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise

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Act of one state honoring the civil laws and court decisions of other states

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Full Faith and Credit

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Est. Judicial Review

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Marbury v. Madison

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Supports implied powers, allows Congress to stretch ability to be further reaching when necessary

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Necessary and Proper Clause

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Est. national governments laws, the Constitution, above and more powerful than states laws,

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Supremacy Clause

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Powers given to national gov that are directly stated in Constitution

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Expressed Powers

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Case that created basis of implied powers that also upheld the supremacy clause of constitution

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McCulloch v. Maryland

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Powers shared by national and state gov

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Concurrent Powers

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Powers not directly stated but allowed when deemed necessary

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Implied Powers

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First Battle of the American Revolution

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Lexington and Concord

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British General Cornwallis surrendered

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Yorktown

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“Father of the Constitution”

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James Madison

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Powers are divided between central and local gov in these 3 ways

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Unitary, Confederate, Federal

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*Ch. 5

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*

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3 qualifications for House of Reps

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at least 25, citizen for at least 7 years, must live in the state they represent

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3 qualifications for senators

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At least 30, citizen for at least 9 years, must live in state they represent

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3 qualifications for Pres

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at least 35, natural born citizen, Us resident for 14+ years

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Presidential Succession

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VP, Speaker of House, President pro tempore, Secretary of State

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Enforces laws

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Executive Branch

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Directive, rule, or regulation that has the effect of law

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Executive Order

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Formal agreement between two or more sovereign states

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Treaty

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Pact between the Pres and head of a foreign state that does not need approval

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Executive Agreement

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Who has the sole power to declare war

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Congress

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The EC was created to protect the leadership of the US from the “ignorance” of the general public T/F

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True

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Number of Electors per state is determined by population

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True

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Article II of Constitution outlines Executive Branch

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True

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Who must the Pres have approval from to make treaties

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The Senate

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T/F 1st amendment has no limitation

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False, it is limited in some ways

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T/F US Constitutions B of R is very similar to English B of R

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True

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Every right includes specific responsibilities and duties T/F

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T

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Untruths that are written that cause the ruin of ones reputation

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Libel

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Something that could harm the country or would advocate violent overthrow the government

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Treason

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Supreme court held that polygamy was not constitutional right

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Reynolds v. US

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Est. 3 pronged test to determine court cases dealing with religion

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Lemon v. Kurtzman

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Untruths that are spoken that can ruin ones reputation

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Slander

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Gov may not give preference to one religion or create church/state religion

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Establishment Clause

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Right to practice ones religion freely

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Free Exercise Clause

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Who appoints Federal judges

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President

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How long can a judge serve on the Supreme Court?

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life

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What article of the Constitution deals with the Judicial Branch

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3

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Federal cases follow this path of courts

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District –> Appellate –> Supreme Court

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Main job of Judicial Branch

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Interpret laws

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Which court’s precedent is superior to all others

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Supreme Court

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What 2 types of jurisdiction does the Supreme Court hold

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original and appellate (use appellate the most)

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How many district courts in each state at least

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1

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What types of courts make up the dual court system found in America

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state and federal

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Who hears more court cases state or federal

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state

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Who sets Judge salary

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Congress

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When is the SC in session

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October-June

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