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american heritage midterm 2
covers chapter 2- 9
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Undergraduate 1
03/08/2008

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Amendment 12
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prez and vice prez separate
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amendment 17

 

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direct eletions

 

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amendment 19
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women's suffrage
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amendment 22

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limit 2 terms
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amendment 23
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include D.C. in electoral college
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amendment 24
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prohibit poll taxes
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amendment 26
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suffrage for 18 and older
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article I
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legistature, how house and senators elected, section 8= list of congress power
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article II
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exec. branch
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article III
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judicial branch (sup court only)
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article IV
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states, full faith in credit
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article V
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amdnemdents, how passed etc.; 2/3 vote in both houses OR 2/3 of states
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article VI
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details, nat'l assumes debt, supremacy clause
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article VII
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ratifiction of constitution; state supermajority 9 out of 13 states

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authors of federalist papers
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John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
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Federalist #10
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Fations; can destroy gov't, need to just control effects not cause
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Federalist #51
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separation of powers, federalism, balance of power; auxiliary precautions
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Brutus 5
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anti-fed response to Fed papers

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basis of Bill of Rights?

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process based, not rights based
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Amendment 1
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freedom of speech, print, expression
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amendment 2
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right to bear arms
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amendment 3
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no quartering of soldiers

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amendment 4
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no unreasonable searches/seizures
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amendment 5
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no double jeopardy
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amendment 6
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speedy and public trial by jury
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amendment 7

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right of trial by jury, common law
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amendment 8
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no cruel or unusual punishment
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amendment 9 and 10
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reserved states rights, all rights aren't written down

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washinton farewell address

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don't screw up founder's system, parties bad and dont help community of gov't, against promoting world democracy
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gibbons v. ogden
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interp of comerce clause, how broad? what is commerce? increase nat'l power
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McCullough v Maryland

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interp by judiciary; increase nat'l power
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father of const
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james madison
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author of NJ plan
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william patterson
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great compromise idea

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Roger Sherman

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defended slavery at convention
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John Rutledge
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principle draftsman
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governor Morris
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refused to sign const w/o bill of rights
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George Mason
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proposed election of Prez by ppl
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James Wilson
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incentives against 3rd parties
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single Rep districts= little chance, Indep election of Prez=no role in picking exec, no opport for coalition, one of major parties will try to induce
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5 M's of Marbury v Madison
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Marbury, Madison, Midnight appts, Marshall, Mandamus
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