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The Constitution Flashcards

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What is the first amendment?

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The Congress shall make no law respecting

  1. Establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof or abridging the freedom to
    • speech
    • press
    • assembly
    • petition
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Establishment clause

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The government cannot establish a religion, and it can’t prevent you from establishing one (1st amendment)

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Separation of church and state

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The specific language of a wall is not there, but the supreme court has ruled that there is one (1st amendment)

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2nd amendment

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  • Establish a militia

- Keep and bear arms

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3rd amendment

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  • No soldier shall in time of peace be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war unless prescribed by law
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4th amendment

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  • Prohibits unlawful search and seizure

- Must have a probable cause or a warrant

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Exclusionary rule

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  • Prevents someone from just opening your door (4th amendment)
  • Evidence cannot be used in court if illegally obtained
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Reasonable person standard

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4th amendment

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5th amendment

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  • Must be indicted by a grand jury
  • No personal shall be subjected to:
      • double jeopardy (can’t be charged with same crime twice)
      • testifying against oneself
      • being deprived on life, liberty or property without due process of law
      • private property cannot be taken away without just compensation
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6th ammendment

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The accused has the right to the following:

  • a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury
  • be informed of the crime they committed
  • confront witnesses that are against them
  • obtain their own witnesses
  • the right to an attorney
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7th amendment

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In federal court cases where lawsuits involve more than $20, a jury is guarenteed

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8th amendement

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  • No excessive bail or fines can be required

- No cruel and unusual punishment

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9th amendement

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The rights listed in the Constitution are not the only rights retained by the law

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Unenumerated rights

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  • privacy
  • marriage
  • travel
  • trial by jury of your peers (9th amendment)
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10th amendement

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If it isn’t a federal power than those powers are reserved to the states or the people

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11th amendement

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You cannot sue your state or someone else’s state in federal court. You have to sue that state.

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12th amendement

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Electors get two votes, one for the President, and one for the VP

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13th amendement

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Banned involuntary servitude, except for punishment for crime

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14th amendement

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Citizenship clause, privileges and immunities clause, due process clause, and equal protection clause

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Citizenship

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Born in the US or become naturalized (14)

21
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Privileges and immunities

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  • states have to recognize federal laws of people from other states
  • people have to still win those rights in court (14)
22
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Due process

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5th amendment echoed (14)

23
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Equal protection clause

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Law must treat everyone equally (14)

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Population count

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  • slaves count
  • made sure that the South did not gain too much power
  • if you don’t let blacks vote then they don’t count in your census
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Offices

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Anyone who was an official part of the confederacy cannot hold an office

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Confederate debt

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Wiped away

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15th amendment

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Right to vote for all races

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16th amendment

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Right to tax your income

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17th amendment

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Direct election of senator

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18th amendment

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Prohibition

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19th amendment

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The right for women to vote

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20th amendment

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  • The President takes office on January 20th

- Congress takes office on Jan. 3rd

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21st amendment

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Repeal prohibition

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22nd amendment

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If you are the vice president, you can finish their two years and then run for two more terms

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23rd amendment

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Allows DC 3 electors for president

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24th amedment

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Banned poll taxes

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25th amendement

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  • The VP actually becomes President if the President dies

- The new President gets to pick a new VP

38
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Disability

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  • President can sign power over
  • If majority of cabinet and VP sign, they can strip the power
    (25)
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26th amendment

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18 is voting age

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27th amendment

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Congress can make their own pay raises, but they won’t take affect until the next term

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