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Social Studies 8 Test 1 Flashcards

1
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What are the first 10 amendments called?

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The Bill of Rights

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2
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What are amendments 13-15 called

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The Reconstruction Amendments, or the Civil War Amendments

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3
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Which amenment abloished slavery and what does it say

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13th. forbids chattel slavery across the United States and in every territory under its control, except as a criminal punishment.

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4
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14th amendment

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No state could deny Ameriucna citizens of thir civil rights

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5
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popular sovereignty,

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Politicla pwoer is held by the people. people have the pwoieer in the country

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6
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separation of powers

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SPLITTITNG OF POWERS BETWEEN BRANCHES OF GOV

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7
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judicial review,

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the courts can decide laws /govt actions are unconstiutolanl or constitutional

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8
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limited government

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The government ahs rules that stop it from doing wtvr it wastes.

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9
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Check and balances

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The 3 branches can check up on each other to make sure they aren’t exceeding their pwoer. Hence Checks and Balances each other (stop branches from doing things

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Federalism

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a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government. (State and National government DIVISON OF GOV

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11
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How old does a president have to be to serve

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35 years old

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12
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What government job says you need to be a naturally born U.S citizen

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President

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13
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How many years does a representitive of the house serve

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2 years ter,s then can get reelected

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14
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how mamy years does a senator serve

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6 years

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15
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how long does a prez serve

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4 years

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16
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how hold do representatives need to be in the house

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25 years old

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17
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how old do senantors need to be

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30 years old

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18
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How old does prez need to be

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35 years old

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19
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How often is the congressional districts changed

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every 10 years

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20
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Who fills vacancies in the house

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Govenors of states

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21
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Who fills vacancies in the senate

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vice pres

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22
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who fills vacancies in the presidency

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vice pres

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23
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Which branch has sole power of impeachment

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The House Of Reps

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24
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Which branch conducts trials for removement after impeachment

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Legaslative branch (Senate)

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25
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What is the only crime defined in the constitutuion

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treason

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26
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When can the pres introduce or ratidy a constitutional amendment

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THEY CANT AHAHAJAJGGDJKSAGDKASH

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27
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How many senators per state

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2

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28
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Totao sneat0rs

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100

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29
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How many total Representatives

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435

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30
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Who pays members of congress

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The Treasury of the United States

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31
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How and WHy can a Congress expel a member

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DIsorderly behavior

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32
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What qualifications msut a SUPRME ECOURT JUGDE SMEET

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NONE

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33
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HOW LONG DO SUPREME COURT JUSICES SERVE

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LIFE BEHAVIOR

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34
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NAME 3 POWERS GRANTED TO CONGRESS

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PROHIBIT FEDERAL CRIME, DECLARE WAR AND DELIVER MAIL, and tax

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35
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NAME 3 POWERS DENIED TO CONGRESS

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NO EXPOST FACTO LAW CAN BE PASSED (A law which punishes people for a crime that was not a crime when it was committed), CANNOT EXTRACT MONEY FROK THE NATIONAL TREASURY, CONGRESS CANNOT SUSPEND THE WRIT OF HABEUS CORPUS. No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed. No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken. No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.

36
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WHO SGINS TREATIES?

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PRES

37
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HOW MANY STATES WERE NEEDED TO RATIFY THE CONSTITUOIN?

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9 STATES

38
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HOW MANY STATE LEGASLATURES ARE NEEDED TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT

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2/3 OF THEM

39
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HOW MANY STATE LEGASLUTIRES ARE NEEDED TO PORPOSE AND AMEDNEMNT

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38

40
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WHO BREAKS TIES IN ELETORAL COLLEGE

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HOUSE= PRES SENATE= VP

41
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WHO ADMITS NEW STATES INTO UNION

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CONGREESSSS

42
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CAN A RELIGOUS TET BE ADMISMISTERED AS AN OATH OF OFFICE?

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NO

43
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BASIC LEGASLATION (INFORMAL AMENDMENT

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(A LAW THAT CONGRESS PASSESMTO SPECIFICALLY FILL IN GAPS IN THE CONSTITUTION (DECORATES HOUSE OF CONST.

44
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EXECUTIVE ACTION (INFROMAL AMENDMENT

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PRES DOING SMTG NOT CLEARLY PERMITTED BY CONSTITUOUN BUT CAN GET AWAY W9TH OT. the president’s Cabinet is an example of informal amendment because it has the power to make changes to the Constitution without causing changes in the written Constitution. Another example of informal amendment is a decision by the Supreme Court that has the same effect on the Constitution.

45
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CUSTOM AND USAGE (INFROMAL AMENDMENT

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THE GOV DOES STUFF IN CERTAIN WAYS BC THATD THE WAY ITS BEEN DONE

46
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COURT DECISIONS (INF0RMAL AMENFMENT

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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS THAT REALLY CHNAGE HOW GOV WORKS. (

47
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PARTY PRACACTIES (INFORMAL AMENDMENT

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NOTHING ABT POLITICLA APRTIES IN CONSTUITUOIN BUT GOV PROCESSES ARE BUILT AROUND THEM. (VOTING PREDURCES, LEADERSHIP IN CONGRESS

48
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How many different paths can a FORMAL amendment to the US Constitution take?

A

4

49
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The idea that courts should be able to decide whether laws or government actions are legal is:

A

Judicial review

50
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Which type of powers does taxing exports belong to?

A

COnrgess

51
Q

he last clause (Art 1, Sc8, Cl18) of the Expressed Powers is called the…

A

Elastic or Necessary and Proper Clause

52
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Inherent Powers come from an expressed power combined with the elastic clause.

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false

53
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How many Articles are there in the Constitution?

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7

54
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Which Article of the Constitution sets up the Legislative branch?

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1

55
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__ is one of the basic principles of the Constitution. It means that the power to govern lies within the people.

A

pop sovereignty

56
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The _____________________ is the supreme law of the land. Everyone has to obey it/him/her.

A

COnstitioputn

57
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A President making war without a Congressional declaration would be an example of informal amendment by…

A

executive action

58
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There are five methods of informal amendment, which one of these is NOT one of those methods.
Executive actions, states ratifcations, basic legaslation,court decisions,party practices, and custom and suage

A

States ratification

59
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Reserved power is for whom and what is it

A

State and power not giving to naitontol gov are given to states

60
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The Judiciary Act of 1789 was an example of informal amendment of the Constitution by basic legislation.

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true

60
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Concurrent Powers are powers that both the state and national governments have.

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true They are powers that are not exclusive to the state or federal government, but are held by both. The first concurrent power held by both the federal government and state governments is the right to levy taxes.

61
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For which of these jobs do you need to have been a US citizen for seven years?

A

House of rep

62
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The fifth amendment means that we can’t be forced to incriminate ourselves in court.

A

true

63
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Reserved Powers for the states come from which amendment?

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10th

64
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Checks and Balances means that one part of the government can stop another part from doing something.

A

true

65
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4th amendment

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no unreasonale searches amd serisures (take ur stuff

66
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5ht amendment

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protects rights for people accuses of crimes gov has to have a warrant

67
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7th amendment

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jury for 20$ civil trial (is dumb lots aof money at time

68
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9th amendment

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we have mroe righd tham written in ocnstituoton

69
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10 amendment

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power sfor the state makes clear tjat dtates have lots of powers

70
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14th amendment

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nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

71
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15th amendment

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made it illgeal to deny someone vote bc of their race or ethnicity (had loopholes tho)

72
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16 ammednment

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makes it legal for congress to crate imcome tax

73
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17 amenment

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senators elect by epople instead 0of by legislators

74
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18 amnemnt

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prophibition- amde alcohol illgeal (mad emroe problems

75
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19 amenment

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woemn can vote

76
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21

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mad ealcolhol legal again

77
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26

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18 year olds can vote

78
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implied powers

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aren;t listed in consitution but are implied )public schools)

79
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exoresse dpowers

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powers listed in constituotium

80
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porcess of how constutuoin is amended

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The amendment process is very difficult and time consuming: A proposed amendment must be passed by two-thirds of both houses of Congress, then ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.

81
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concurrent powers

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Concurrent powers are powers shared by both states and the federal government.

82
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which job do you need to have been a US citizen for seven years?

A

House of rep

83
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Informal amenment

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does not change the constitution but acts like it and it is easier to change and gives the gov flexiblity

84
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A

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