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- to maintain social order
- provide pubic service
- provide national security and public defense
- provide for an economic system
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- democracy
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- totalitarianism
- monarchy
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| the US has been what type of governing nation? |
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when a single person is head of the state
exists in Spain, Thailand, and UK |
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| a political group maintains complete control under a dictatorship; example would be Adolph Hitler's government of Germany |
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| few powerful individuals hold all the power; example would be countries like China |
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-political control is exercised by all people
-the American form of this is called federalism
-power is shared by state and national government |
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| a strong central government |
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| Congress denied powers such as taxation, trade regulation, and tariffs because citizens feared... |
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| power that is shared by state and national government is known as... |
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| the fundamental rightrs of US citizens are guaranteed in the... |
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| preamble, articles, and amendments |
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| name the 3 parts to the constitution |
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| this part of the constitution explains why the constitution was written; to create a better government |
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| this part of the constitution consists of general topics and how laws are passed |
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| this is the method of changing the constitution and there are currently 27 |
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| full faith and credit clause |
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| under this clause, states must recognize the laws and judicial decisions of other states |
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| this clause refers to the buying and selling of products and services |
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if state or local laws are in conflict with federal law, the federal law is supreme
the 'supreme law of the land' |
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| the 1st 10 amendments that describes the freedoms that government cannot take away from citizens of the US |
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| guarantees protection of individuals against the power of the government |
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| this amendment guarantees the freedom of speech and press, and freedom of association and assembly |
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| this amendment protects you from self-incrimination; gives you the "right to remain silent" |
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| this amendment guarantees you the right to a speedy trial |
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1865, forbids slavery; freed slaves, abolished slavery
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1868, states that all born in the US are citizens with equal rights
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| both the us constituion and the texas constitution can... |
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1870, black men are allowed to vote
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1920, guarantees women rights to vote
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direct taxation known as the federal income tax
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| after an amendment pass through Congress on a 2/3 vote, how many votes of the state must be passed for the amendment to be ratified? |
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| Principles of the Constitution |
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| majority rule, minority rights, consent of the government, popular sovereignty, due process, and limited government are all principles of what? |
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| a state to declare federal laws unconstitutional |
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| Legislative, Executive, and Judicial are 3 branches of the... |
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| this branch makes the law and consists of the House of Representative and the Senate |
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| this branch consists of the President and carries out the laws |
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| this branch consists of federal courts and settles differences about the laws |
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- It contains a House of Representative and a Senate.
- In the House of Representative, membership is placed on population of each state
- In the Senate, membership is the same for every state regardless of population; each state has 2 Senators
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"checks" or limit the power of each branches
checking each other to ensure no one has full control |
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- established the Judicial Review
- courts may oversee and nullify the action of another branch
- helped to define the checks and balance system
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- decision by the Supreme Court in 1857 that slaves were property and not a citizen
- He lived in a free territory of Wisconsin but this does not make him a free man
- He is still a part of his owner's peroperty
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| federalists, anti-federalists, republicans, and democrats are all... |
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| formation of political parties |
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| disagreements such as banking, agriculture, and manufacturing led to the... |
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| this political party favors the power to the states |
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| an elephant symbolizes this political party |
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| this political party favors a strong national government |
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Written by Francis Bellamy in 1892
The Official declaration of patriotism in the US |
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Written by Francis Scott Key during War of 1812
Our national anthem |
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| transistion from capitalism to socialism by democratic means is known as... |
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