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Please state the preamble.

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We the people of the United States of America in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice insure domestic tranquility provide for the common defense promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity do ordain and establish this constitution for the United States of America.

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Is the constitution very vague or very specific and why?

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The constitution is very vague and simple because of new ideas possibly coming. Also they kept it vague because people might want to change it.

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What is the first article of the constitution?

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The first article is the legislative branch.

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What is the second article of the constitution?

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The second article is the Executive branch.

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What is the third article of the constitution?

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The third article is the Judicial branch.

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What is the fifth article?

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It tells how to amend the constitution.

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What is the sixth article?

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It explains the National supremacy of the federal government.

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What is the seventh article?

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Tells how to ratify the constitution.

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Amendment 1

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The freedom of speech, religion, press, assemble and petition of government

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Amendment 2

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The right to bear arms and to have a militia

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Amendment 3

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The government can not put soldiers in ones house except in times of war and then according to the law.

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What is the fourth article?

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The fourth article is the relations between the states.

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Amendment 4

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No unreasonable searches and seizures of a citizen’s property

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Amendment 5

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  • one accused of crime does not have to testify against himself
  • A person found not guilty of a crime can not be tried again for the same offense
  • there has to be enough evidence to have a trial
  • People cannot be deprived of life property of liberty without due process
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Amendment 6

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The right to a fair and speedy trail

Right to a lawyer

Right to hear the charges against you and see the accusers

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Amendment 7

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You have the right to a jury if the money in dispute is $20 or more

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Amendment 8

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No cruel or unusual punishment allowed or excessive fines or bail

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Amendment 9

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People have more rights than just what is spelled out in the constitution

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Amendment 10

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The federal government does not have more power than what is written out in the constitution

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Amendment 11

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This is your break card. You do not need to know this one. Yay

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Amendment 12

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This amendment corrects the voting problem where the runner up for president in the Vice President. Now the vp is chosen separately

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Amendment 13

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NO SLAVERY ALLOWED

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Amendment 14

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  • defines citizenship
  • enforces due process
  • prohibits state law makers from making laws that can limit ones rights
  • equal protection under the law
  • eliminates the 3/5 compromise
  • limits the ability of some confederacy citizens to hold government again
  • the U.S. Gov will pay her own debts
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Amendment 15

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Race does not matter while voting

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Amendment 16

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The gov can tax people’s incomes

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Amendment 17

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Voters can now elect senators

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Amendment 18

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This is the prohibition of alcohol

Selling transporting or making

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Amendment 19

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Women can vote

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Amendment 20

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Moves the inauguration date for a president up to January 20th
This shortens the lame duck period of an outgoing president

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Amendment 21

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Alcohol is brought back

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Amendment 22

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Limits a presidents reign to 2 terms of office

Exception: can serve up to 10 years if vp who takes over

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Amendment 23

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Citizens of Washington D.C. Vote for president

Adds three electoral votes to the electoral college

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Amendment 24

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No poll tax allowed meaning you do not have to pay to vote

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Amendment 25

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  • if the president dies the vp is the new president
  • if there is a vacancy in the vp then the president with chose a new one with Congress’s approval
  • allows the president to turn the power to the vp temporarily
  • lets others tell if the president is fit to work
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Amendment 26

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18 year olds can vote.

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Amendment 27

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If the salaries of senators or reps are increased then the increase will not take action until the next election

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How old do you need to be to be a member of the House of Representatives?

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25

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Where do the representatives for the House of Representatives need to live?

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They need to live in the state they represent.

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How long do the House of Representatives need to be a citizen?

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They need to be a citizen for 7 years

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How old do you have to be to be a senator?

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30 years

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Where do the senators need to live?

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In the state they want to be senator of.

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How long do senators need to be a citizen?

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9 years

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How old do you need to be to be the president?

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35 years

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Where do you need to live to be a president?

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You need to have 14 years in the us.

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How long do you need to be a citizen to be a president?

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You need to be born in the us.

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What does posterity mean?

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It means the generations below us.

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What did Hilary c. Do to become a senator

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She moved to Ny and ran for senate

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what does popular sovereignty mean?

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it means power comes from the people.

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what are some examples of popular sovereignty?

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people vote
people can run for office
people can serve on the jury

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what is federalism and what does it do?

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splits the power between national and state governments
examples
the state is run by a governor and states can make their own laws as long as they don’t interfere with the laws in the constitution.

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what is separation of power?

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divides power into three groups that do different things:
Legislative- makes laws
judicial- interprets laws and runs court system
executive- enforces laws

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who is the chief justice and what does he do?

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He is John Roberts

leader of the supreme court

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what is checks and balances?

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they are a way to make sure the branches dont get too powerful.
each branch controls power over other branches
examples- congress can impeach a president
president checks congress by vetoing bills
Congress can check the president with an override of a veto with 2/3 vote of both houses
Congress can impeach a judge

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What can the judicial branch do in checks and balances

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Can check congress by declaring laws passed unconstitutional

Can check the president by declaring laws passed unconstitutional

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Who were the presidents who were impeached

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Andrew Johnson

Bill Clinton

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What does impeach mean?

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It means you accuse a president or a judge of a crime and try them in court.

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What is the judicial review

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Courts have the ability to declare laws or actions of the president unconstitutional.

Came about through the famous case Marbury vs Madison

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What is limited government

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Limited government is the power of the gov would be limited and not all powerful

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How powerful is the constitution

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The constitution is very powerful because it is the top law of the land.

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What does it mean to form a more perfect union

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It means to make our union better to improve from the ordinary and to make our country great

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What does establish justice mean?

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It means to get people who have done a crime to a punishment and to let people who did nothing free.
So mainly saying make things more fair

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What does insure domestic tranquility mean

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Keep people safe within a family or small community.

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What does provide for the common defense

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This means giving to our country’s defend mechanisms

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What does promote the general welfare mean

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This means giving to the poor. Giving to people in need

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What does it mean to secure the blessings of liberty

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It means keep people free

History- Mrs. Marsceill (5 decks)

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