US CONSTITUTION Flashcards

Learn the key parts of the US constitution

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ARticle I / 1(basic)

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‘all legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in congress of the United States, which shall consist of a senate and house of representatives

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Article II / 2 (basic)

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‘The executive power shall be vested in a president of the United states of America

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Article III / 3 (basic)

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‘The judicial power of the United states shall be vested in one supreme court and in such inferior courts as the congress may form time to time ordain and establish

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Article IV / 4 (basic)

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Federal-state and state-federal relationships

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Article V / 5

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Amendment Procedures

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Article VI / 6

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Miscellaneous provisions, including the ‘supremacy clause’

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Article VII / 7 (Basic)

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Ratification Procedure

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When was the constitution ratified and completed

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1788

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Amendment I / 1 (Bill of rights(basic))

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Freedom of religion, speech, the press and assembly

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Amendment II / 2 (Bill of rights(basic))

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Right to keep and bear arms

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Amendment III / 3 (Bill of rights(basic))

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No quartering of troops in private homes

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Amendment IV / 4 (Bill of rights(basic))

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Unresonable serches and seizures prohibited

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Amendment V / 5 (Bill of Rights(basic))

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Rights of accused persons

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Amendment VI / 6 (Bill of Rights(basic))

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Rights of Trial

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Amendment VII / 7 (Bill of RIghts(basic))

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Common-Law Suits

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Amendment VIII / 8 (Bill of rights(basic))

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Excessive Bail. cruel and unusual punishments prohibited

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Amendment IX / 9 (Bill of Rights(basic))

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Un-enumerated (not codified) rights protected

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Amendment X / 10 (Bill of Rights(basic))

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Un-delegated powers reserved to the states or to the people

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Amendment XIII / 13 (basic)

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Slavery Prohibited (1865)

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Amendment XIV / 14 (basic)

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Ex-slaves made citizens — including ‘equal protection’ and ‘due process’ clauses (1868)

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Amendment XVI / 16 (Basic)

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Federal govenrmnt granted power to impose income tax (1913)

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Amendment XVII / 17 (basic)

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Direct election of the senate (1913)

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Amendment XXII / 22 (basic)

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Two term limit for the president (1951)

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Amendment XXV / 25 (basic)

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Presidential succession and disability proceduers

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Amendment XXVI / 26 (basic)

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voting age lowerd to 18 (1971)