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| Declaration of Independence |
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| What document broke our ties with England? |
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| The Articles of Confederation were weak because power lied with the... |
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| Under the Articles there was no _____ branch to enforce the laws. |
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| AMEND the articles of Confederation |
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| The original purpose of the Philadelphia Convention was to... |
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| Settled the problem of representation. |
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| What did the Great Compromise do? |
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| Virginia plan favored large states whereas New Jersey favored the small states because it wanted equal representation. |
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| What was the Virginia plan? New Jersey plan? |
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| The Constitution was difficult to ratify because it lacked... |
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| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? |
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| Was the Constitution stronger or weaker than the Articles? |
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| What is giving aid and comfort to an enemy? |
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| Form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility |
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| What are the constitutional goals stated in the preamble? |
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| Reserved powers are left to... |
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| elastic/necessary and proper |
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| Implied powers came from the _____ clause. |
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| dividing power between the states and national government |
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| court order to see a judge - prevents you from being kept in jail without a trial |
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| What is a writ of habeas corpus? What does it prevent from happening? |
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| it allows some laws to vary but yet keeps us unified with other laws too |
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| Federalism is a flexible system because _________ |
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| It affects relations amongst the states and says that states must recognize the legal documents of other states. |
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| What is the full faith and credit clause? |
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| The Bill of Rights now applies to all governments because of which amendment? |
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| The Surpreme law of the land is found in the _____. |
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| Shared by the states and national government. |
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| What are concurrent powers? |
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| ex post facto laws, coining money, making treaties, declaring war, etc. |
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| What powers are denied to the states? |
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| How many amendments are there to the Constitution? |
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| 2/3 of Congress to propose. 3/4 of states to adopt. |
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| How do you propose and adopt an amendment? |
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| What are the first ten amendments called? |
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| Why has the constitution been able to last over 200+ years? It can be _________. |
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| attorney, fair trial, no dbl. jeopardy, speed trial, remain silent, etc. |
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| Due process includes the right to.... |
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| What amendment contains the equal protection clause? |
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| The president can only serve __ terms because of 22nd amendment. |
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| What did the 19th amendment say? |
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| Speech, religion, bear arms, no illegal searches, fair trial, attorney, etc. |
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| What are the rights found in the Bill of Rights? |
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| What are the 3 branches of government? |
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| What does the legislative branch do? |
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| What does the judicial branch do? |
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| What does the executive branch do? |
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| To override a veto it takes ___ vote of Congress |
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| How does Congress check both the executive and judicial branches? |
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| Who is commander in chief? |
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| Pres, VP, Speaker, Pres. Pro Tempore, Cabinet |
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| What is the order of succession (presidency)? |
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| Who approves the President's treaties? |
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| Who calls Congress into special session? |
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| What branch does the power to raise the army and navy lie in? |
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| Who makes and presents the budget? |
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| ways each branch can keep the other branches in line/restrained |
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| What are checks and balances? |
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| The power to begin revenue (tax) bills lies in which chamber? |
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| tax, coin money, patents, copyrights, declare war, raise/train military, etc |
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| What are some of the expressed powers of Congress? |
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| Our Surpreme Court can declare laws _____. |
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| calling special session, veto |
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| Name 2 things that the president can check the legislature by. |
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| burn it and carefully bury ashes |
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| How do you deal with a worn flag? |
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| How do you fly the flag to show respect in times of death? |
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| 18 year old registered citizen |
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| What makes one eligible to vote in the US? |
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