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US Constitution Flashcards

1
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Essays that wanted constitution

A

Federalist

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2
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Authors of the essays (3)

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Hamilton, madison, jay

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3
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Stated needed to ratify the constitution

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9/13

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4
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Power of impeachment

A

HOR

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5
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Try officials that have been impeached

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Senate

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6
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Rule of law

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Gov officials are never above the law

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7
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Congress

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HOR senate

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8
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Declaration of Independence

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Independent from britian

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9
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Wrote Declaration of Independence

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Jefferson

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10
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Date of Declaration of Independence

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July 4 1776

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11
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Constitution date

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1787

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12
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Congress represent

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People

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13
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Job of 3 branches

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Executive-administers laws, legislative- write laws, judical-interpret laws

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14
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4 spots in order of succession

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VP-Speaker of House-Pro Tempore-Sec. of State

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15
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Fed powers

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Declare war, coin money, make treaties, army, navy

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16
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State powers

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Elections, schools, local gov

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17
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What powers are given to the state + # of amendment

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Any non-federal, 10

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18
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Min age for senator, rep, prez

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Sen-30, Rep-25, Prez-35

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19
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Prez in ww1

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Wilson

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20
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Prezs in WW2

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Roosevelt + Truman

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21
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Amendment?

A

Change to the constitution

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22
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Two cabinet positions

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Sec of agriculture + Sec of defense

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23
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How many justices

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9

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24
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How many senators

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100

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25
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How many rep

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435

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26
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Name of prez + VP

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Obama, Biden

27
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Name of Speaker of H

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Boehner

28
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Name of attorney general

A

Lynch

29
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Missouri senators

A

McCaskell and Blunt

30
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Our rep

A

Long

31
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Chief justice

A

Roberts

32
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Our gov

A

Nixon

33
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13 colonies

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New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virgina, N/S Carolina, Georgia

34
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Emancipation proclamation

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Free slaves

35
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Movement to end racial discrimination

A

Civil rights

36
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Why flags have 50 stars and 13 stripes

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States, colonies

37
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Signs bills

A

President

38
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Highest court

A

Supreme

39
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Us territories

A

Puerto Rico, Cuba, Guam

40
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Statue of liberty location

A

New York

41
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Our economic system

A

Capitalism

42
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Purpose of cabinet

A

Advise

43
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Reps based on

A

Pop

44
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Commander and chief of military

A

President

45
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Pledge of allegiance is to

A

US

46
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Why fight british

A

Tax without rep

47
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National anthem

A

Star spangled banner

48
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Prevents branches from becoming more powerful

A

Checks and balances

49
Q

Father of the constitution

A

Madison

50
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Amendments

A

Study for them

51
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States that border mexico

A

California, arizona, new mexico, texas

52
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States that border canada

A

Washington, idaho, Montana, north dakota, Minnesota, new york, vermont, new hampshire, maine, alaska

53
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Century of wars- revolutionary, civil, ww1, ww2, Korea/vietnam, Afghanistan/iraq

A

Rev-18, civ-19, ww1-20, ww2-20, K/V- 20, A/I- 21

54
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Supreme law of the land comes from

A

Constitution

55
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Head of executive

A

President

56
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Senators represent

A

People in there state

57
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Last major attack

A

9/11

58
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First line of the constitution

A

We the people

59
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Term length rep, senator

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Rep-2, Sen-6

60
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Two political parties

A

Democrat, Republican

61
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Two longest rivers

A

Missouri, Mississippi

62
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Issue of the civil war

A

Slavery

63
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Constitution convention

A

Constitution

64
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Term length of president

A

4 years

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