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1
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five foundational freedoms:
-speech
-religion
-press
-assembly
-petition

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1st amendment

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2
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the right to bear and keep arms

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2nd amendment

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3
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no quartering of troops

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3rd amendment

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4
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no unreasonable searches and seizures

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4th amendment

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rights of those accused of a crime:
-right to a grand jury

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5th amendment

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rights during a criminal trial:
-right to a speedy and public trial
-right to trial by an impartial judge

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6th amendment

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7
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right to trial by an impartial jury in civil cases

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7th amendment

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8
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no excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment

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8th amendment

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9
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citizens have other rights that are not listed

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9th amendment

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10
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the federal government has only the rights listed in the constitution

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10th amendment

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The Legislative Branch

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Article 1

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The Executive Branch

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Article 2

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13
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The Judicial Branch

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Article 3

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14
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relations between states

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Article 4

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15
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amending the constitution

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Article 5

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16
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national supremacy

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Article 6

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17
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ratification

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Article 7

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18
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what is trade between the states?

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interstate commerce

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19
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what compromise settled the dispute over how to count slaves?

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3/5 Comprimise

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20
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what was the delegate’s proposal to allow voters to select electors who would then choose the president?

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Electoral College

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21
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what legislature has two bodies?

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bicameral

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22
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what is a tax on imported goods?

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tariff

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23
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what legislature has only one legislative chamber?

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unicameral

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24
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what was the first written plan for governing the U.S.?

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articles of confederation

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25
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what is an agreement prohibiting trade?

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embargo

26
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what is an agreement not to buy particular goods?

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boycott

27
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what was America’s first formal constitution?

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fundamental orders of connecticut

28
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what was the first colonial plan for self gov?

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mayflower compact

29
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who wrote the spirit of the laws?

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montesquieu

30
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who wrote commentaries on the laws of England?

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blackstone

31
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what is to charge or impose?

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levy

32
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what is the purpose of gov according to the declaration?

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to secure the right of the citizens

33
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what was Israel’s attitude toward monarchy?

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ambivalent

34
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who was the primary author of the Magna Carta?

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Stephen Langton

35
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what is a rule or procedure that has the force of law?

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regulation

36
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what is the study of how people and nations use their limited resources to attempt to satisfy wants and needs?

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economics

37
Q

what is a system of gov in which voters hold sovereign power, but elected representatives exercise that power?

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republic

38
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what is a system of gov in which the people rule?

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democracy

39
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what is a system of gov in which a king inherits the throne and exercises supreme powers of gov?

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monarchy

40
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what is a system of gov in which a small group holds power?

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oligarchy

41
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what is a system of gov in which power is in the hands of one person who has total control?

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dictatorship

42
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what is a plan that provides structure and rules for gov?

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constitution

43
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what gives all key powers to the central gov?

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unitary system

44
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what is the theory that people surrender to the state the power needed to maintain order and the state, in turn, agrees to protect citizens?

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social contract

45
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what is the idea that God chooses people to rule?

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divine right

46
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what are a state’s Supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries?

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sovereignty

47
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what is a sizable group of people who believe themselves united by common bonds of race, language, custom, or religion?

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a nation

48
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what is a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized gov?

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a state

49
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what is a state without gov and laws?

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anarchy

50
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what was the purpose of the bill of rights?

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to protect civil liberties and limit the power of the federal government over the states

51
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what did the national gov lack?

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no national court system
no chief executive
no power to levy taxes

52
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what are the 6 sections of the declaration?

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preamble
philosophy
grievances
colonist responses
declaring independence
signatures

53
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what two events changed the relationship between the colonies and Britain?

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French and Indian War
the crowning of king George the third

54
Q

what was the first government influenced by?

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mosaic law

55
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what is Judeo?

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christian values and ideas

56
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using specific pieces of info to prove a point, and ignoring counterevidence

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cherry picking

57
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the introduction of an irrelevant point into an argument

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red herring

58
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changing or exaggerating an opponent’s position or argument to make it easier to refute

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straw man

59
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an argument directed against a person

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ad hominem

60
Q

what are the three spheres of authority and what are their primary functions?

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family-to nurture
state-to punish evil
church-reconciliation/restore

61
Q

what are humans granted in Genesis 1?

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authority

62
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in Genesis 2 ______ is a gift from God

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work

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