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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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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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Treason

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the crime of betraying ones country especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government

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Checks and Balances

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principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power

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Separation of Powers

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an act of vesting the legislative executive and judicial powers of government in seperate bodies

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Great Compromise

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established the United States legislature as a bicameral or two house law making body

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Tariff

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

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Repeal

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revoke or annul

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Civil Dicourse

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a willingness to respectfully listen to someone elses opinion

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3/5ths Compromise

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three out of every five slaves were counted when determining a states total population for legislative representation and taxation

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Constitution

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

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Preamble

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an introduction to the highest law of the land it is not the law

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Bill of Rights

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the first ten amendments to the constitution

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Legislative Branch

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made up of the house and Senate known collectively as the congress

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Executive Branch

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consists of the president his or her advisors and various departments and agencies

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Judicial Branch

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decides the constitutionality of federal laws and resolves other disputes about federal laws

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Congress

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a national legislative body especially that of the US the US congress which meets at the Capitol in Washington D.C was established by the contitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and house of representatives

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Senate

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the smaller upper assembly in the US congress most US state France and other countries

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House of Representatives

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As per the constitution the US house of representatives makes and passes federal laws

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Equal Representation

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providing for each state to be represented in the Senate by two senators

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Proportional representation

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corresponding In size or amount to something else

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President

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the elected head of a republic

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Supreme Court

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the highest federal court in the U.S consisting of nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation

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Fugitive Slave Clause

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under the supreme courts interpretation of the fugitive Slave Clause the owner of a enslaved person had the same right tot seize and repossess him in another state as the local laws of his own state granted to him

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Ratify

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sign or give formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement making git officially valid

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Amendment

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

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1st Amendment

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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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2nd Amendment

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A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

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4th Amendment

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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

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5th Amendment

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No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

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6th Amendment

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In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

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13th Amendment

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Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

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14th Amendment

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All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; 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

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15th Amendment

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The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude

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19th Amendment

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The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation

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