U.S. Government Flashcards

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Government & Politics

Article I of the U.S. Constitution mainly addresses what?

Article II of the U.S. Constitution mainly addresses what?

Article III of the U.S. Constitution mainly addresses what?

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  1. The legislative branch (Congress)
  2. The executive branch (POTUS)
  3. The judicial branch (SCOTUS)
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Government & Politics

List the main purpose(s) of each of the following Constitutional amendments:

Amendment I:

Amendment II:

Amendment III:

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List the main purpose(s) of each of the following Constitutional amendments:

Amendment I: speech, press, assembly, religion, government petition

Amendment II: well-regulated militia; to bear arms

Amendment III: no quartering of troops

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List the main purpose(s) of each of the following Constitutional amendments:

Amendment IV:

Amendment V:

Amendment VI:

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List the main purpose(s) of each of the following Constitutional amendments:

Amendment IV: no unreasonable search or seizure (warrants issued if probable cause)

Amendment V: no witness against oneself; no double jeopardy; private property respected

Amendment VI: speedy and public trial; to see witnesses against oneself

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List the main purpose(s) of each of the following Constitutional amendments:

Amendment XIII:

Amendment XIV:

Amendment XV:

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List the main purpose(s) of each of the following Constitutional amendments:

Amendment XIII: no slavery

Amendment XIV: those born in the U.S. are citizens; equal protection under the law; house representatives determined by population size

Amendment XV: voting rights not determined by skin color

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List the main purpose(s) of each of the following Constitutional amendments:

Amendment XVI:

Amendment XVII:

Amendment XVIII:

Amendment XIX:

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List the main purpose(s) of each of the following Constitutional amendments:

Amendment XVI: income tax

Amendment XVII: two Senators per state

Amendment XVIII: prohibition

Amendment XIX: women can vote

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Government & Politics

List U.S. Presidents 1-4:

  1. _______________ (1789 → )
  2. _______________
  3. _______________
  4. _______________ ( → 1817)
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List U.S. Presidents 1-4:

  1. George Washington (1789 → )
  2. John Adams
  3. Thomas Jefferson
  4. James Madison ( → 1817)
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Government & Politics

List U.S. Presidents 5-8:

  1. George Washington (1789 → )
  2. John Adams
  3. Thomas Jefferson
  4. James Madison ( → 1817)
  5. _______________ (1817 →)
  6. _______________
  7. _______________
  8. _______________ ( → 1841)
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List U.S. Presidents 5-8:

  1. George Washington (1789 → )
  2. John Adams
  3. Thomas Jefferson
  4. James Madison ( → 1817)
  5. James Monroe (1817 →)
  6. John Quincy Adams
  7. Andrew Jackson
  8. Martin Van Buren ( → 1841)
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Government & Politics

List U.S. Presidents 9-12:

  1. George Washington (1789 → )
  2. John Adams
  3. Thomas Jefferson
  4. James Madison ( → 1817)
  5. James Monroe (1817 →)
  6. John Quincy Adams
  7. Andrew Jackson
  8. Martin Van Buren ( → 1841)
  9. _______________ (1817 →)
  10. _______________
  11. _______________
  12. _______________ ( → 1841)
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List U.S. Presidents 9-12:

  1. George Washington (1789 → )
  2. John Adams
  3. Thomas Jefferson
  4. James Madison ( → 1817)
  5. James Monroe (1817 →)
  6. John Quincy Adams
  7. Andrew Jackson
  8. Martin Van Buren ( → 1841)
  9. William Henry Harrison (1841 →)
  10. John Tyler
  11. James K. Polk
  12. Zachary Taylor ( → 1850)
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Government & Politics

List U.S. Presidents 13-16:

  1. George Washington (1789 → )
  2. John Adams
  3. Thomas Jefferson
  4. James Madison ( → 1817)
  5. James Monroe (1817 →)
  6. John Quincy Adams
  7. Andrew Jackson
  8. Martin Van Buren ( → 1841)
  9. William Henry Harrison (1841 →)
  10. John Tyler
  11. James K. Polk
  12. Zachary Taylor ( → 1850)
  13. _______________ (1850 →)
  14. _______________
  15. _______________
  16. _______________ ( → 1865)
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List U.S. Presidents 13-16:

  1. George Washington (1789 → )
  2. John Adams
  3. Thomas Jefferson
  4. James Madison ( → 1817)
  5. James Monroe (1817 →)
  6. John Quincy Adams
  7. Andrew Jackson
  8. Martin Van Buren ( → 1841)
  9. William Henry Harrison (1841 →)
  10. John Tyler
  11. James K. Polk
  12. Zachary Taylor ( → 1850)
  13. Millard Fillmore (1850 →)
  14. Franklin Pierce
  15. James Buchanan
  16. Abraham Lincoln ( → 1865)
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Government & Politics

List U.S. Presidents 17-20:

  1. George Washington (1789 → )
  2. John Adams
  3. Thomas Jefferson
  4. James Madison ( → 1817)
  5. James Monroe (1817 →)
  6. John Quincy Adams
  7. Andrew Jackson
  8. Martin Van Buren ( → 1841)
  9. William Henry Harrison (1841 →)
  10. John Tyler
  11. James K. Polk
  12. Zachary Taylor ( → 1850)
  13. Millard Fillmore (1850 →)
  14. Franklin Pierce
  15. James Buchanan
  16. Abraham Lincoln ( → 1865)
  17. _______________ (1865 →)
  18. _______________
  19. _______________
  20. _______________ ( → 1881)
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List U.S. Presidents 17-20:

  1. George Washington (1789 → )
  2. John Adams
  3. Thomas Jefferson
  4. James Madison ( → 1817)
  5. James Monroe (1817 →)
  6. John Quincy Adams
  7. Andrew Jackson
  8. Martin Van Buren ( → 1841)
  9. William Henry Harrison (1841 →)
  10. John Tyler
  11. James K. Polk
  12. Zachary Taylor ( → 1850)
  13. Millard Fillmore (1850 →)
  14. Franklin Pierce
  15. James Buchanan
  16. Abraham Lincoln ( → 1865)
  17. Andrew Johnson (1865 →)
  18. Ulysses S. Grant
  19. Rutherford B. Hayes
  20. James A. Garfield ( → 1881)
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Government & Politics

List U.S. Presidents 21-24:

  1. George Washington (1789 → )
  2. John Adams
  3. Thomas Jefferson
  4. James Madison ( → 1817)
  5. James Monroe (1817 →)
  6. John Quincy Adams
  7. Andrew Jackson
  8. Martin Van Buren ( → 1841)
  9. William Henry Harrison (1841 →)
  10. John Tyler
  11. James K. Polk
  12. Zachary Taylor ( → 1850)
  13. Millard Fillmore (1850 →)
  14. Franklin Pierce
  15. James Buchanan
  16. Abraham Lincoln ( → 1865)
  17. Andrew Johnson (1865 →)
  18. Ulysses S. Grant
  19. Rutherford B. Hayes
  20. James A. Garfield ( → 1881)
  21. _______________ (1881 →)
  22. _______________
  23. _______________
  24. _______________ ( → 1897)
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List U.S. Presidents 21-24:

  1. George Washington (1789 → )
  2. John Adams
  3. Thomas Jefferson
  4. James Madison ( → 1817)
  5. James Monroe (1817 →)
  6. John Quincy Adams
  7. Andrew Jackson
  8. Martin Van Buren ( → 1841)
  9. William Henry Harrison (1841 →)
  10. John Tyler
  11. James K. Polk
  12. Zachary Taylor ( → 1850)
  13. Millard Fillmore (1850 →)
  14. Franklin Pierce
  15. James Buchanan
  16. Abraham Lincoln ( → 1865)
  17. Andrew Johnson (1865 →)
  18. Ulysses S. Grant
  19. Rutherford B. Hayes
  20. James A. Garfield ( → 1881)
  21. Chester A. Arthur (1881 →)
  22. Grover Cleveland
  23. Benjamin Harrison
  24. Grover Cleveland ( → 1897)
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Government & Politics

List the first four U.S. Presidents who served during the 1900s:

  1. _______________ (25th) (1897 →)
  2. _______________ (26th)
  3. _______________ (27th)
  4. _______________ (28th) ( → 1921)
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List the first four U.S. Presidents who served during the 1900s:

  1. William McKinley (25th) (1897 →)
  2. Theodore Roosevelt (26th)
  3. William Howard Taft (27th)
  4. Woodrow Wilson (28th) ( → 1921)
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Government & Politics

List the second four U.S. Presidents who served during the 1900s:

  1. William McKinley (25th) (1897 →)
  2. Theodore Roosevelt (26th)
  3. William Howard Taft (27th)
  4. Woodrow Wilson (28th) ( → 1921)
  5. _______________ (29th) (1921 →)
  6. _______________ (30th)
  7. _______________ (31st)
  8. _______________ (32nd) ( → 1945)
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List the second four U.S. Presidents who served during the 1900s:

  1. William McKinley (25th) (1897 →)
  2. Theodore Roosevelt (26th)
  3. William Howard Taft (27th)
  4. Woodrow Wilson (28th) ( → 1921)
  5. Warren G. Harding (29th) (1921 →)
  6. Calvin Coolidge (30th)
  7. Herbert Hoover (31st)
  8. Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd) ( → 1945)
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