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| 5 Basic Concepts of Democracy |
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I- Individual Rights
M- Majority Rule, Minority Rights
N- Necessity of Compromise
E- Equality of all Persons
W- Worth of the Individual |
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| Freedom of Speech, Religion, Assembly, Petition, and Press |
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| Right to Bear Arms & Right for a State Militia (Nat'l Guard) |
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| Not Having to Quarter Soldiers |
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| No Illegal Search & Seizure |
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Rights of the Accused
- No self Incrimination
- Protect against Double Jeopardy
- Protects against Eminent Domain |
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Criminal Proceedings
- Right to an Attourney
- Confront Witnesses
- Speedy & Public Trial |
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Civil Trials
- Jury Trial if amount exceeds $20 |
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| Excessive Bail/Cruel & Unusual Punishment |
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| People have additional rights not listed in the Constitution |
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Reserved Powers for States
- Anything not expressly given to federal gov't, but not denied to state |
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| Lawsuits Against State only allowed in Home State |
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| Electing President & VP in Separate Ballots in electoral college |
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Redefinition of Citizenship & Nationalization of Bill of Rights
- Natural Born & Foreign Born have same rights
- All States Have to Follow Bill of Rights |
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| Suffrage not denied by Race |
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| Direct Election of Senators |
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| Suffrage not denied by Sex |
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Lame Duck
- President & Congress take office in January, not March |
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| Repeal of 18th (Prohibition) |
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| President limited to 2 Terms |
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| Washington D.C. gets 538 Electoral votes |
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| Congress can vote to raise their pay |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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- First governing document (before constitution)
- Weaknesses (States had too much power, No branches) |
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- First 10 Amendments
- Protects the Peoples Basic Rights |
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| Makes sure 1 branch is not more powerful than another |
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- Fixed Articles of Confederation
- Governing Document of USA
- Articles 1-7 (Legislative, Executive, Judicial) |
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Bicameral Legislature- 2 Houses
100 in Senate
435 in HoR |
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- 2 Years, Unlimited Terms
- 25, Live in St & District, Citizen 7 years |
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- 6 Years, Unlimited Terms
- 30, Live in St, Citizen 9 years |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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- July 4, 1776
- Separated us from England, to establish USA |
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- Group of Electors that represent us in Presidential Elections
- #S + #HoR + 3( D.C.) = Electoral Members
- Majority wins whole state |
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| Expressed Powers of Congress |
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| Taxation, Currency, Naturalization, Postal, Eminent Domain, Foreign Relations |
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- Different Levels of Gov't Sharing Authority
- Easier to Address all issues
- Divided Gov't
- Didn't want BoR, Liked constitution |
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- 2/3 Vote in HoR & S
- 2/3 of State legislatures call a Constitutional Convention |
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Virginia- Population
New Jersey- Equal |
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| Intro- Committees- Floor- Committee again- Lives or Dies |
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- Accusing Gov't official of breaking law
- HoR- Power to Impeach
- Senate- Jury |
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| Judicial Branch has power to Judge Executive & Legislative Branch on actions made |
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HoR- Speaker of The House- Boehner
Senate- VP- Biden |
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| Authority of Gov't is created & sustained by the people |
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- Establish Justice
- Insure Domestic Tranquility
- Provide for Common Defense
- Promote General Welfare
- Secure Blessings of Liberty |
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- 2, 4 Year Terms
- 35, Natural Born, Live Here 14 years |
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| - Qualifications are same as President |
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- VP
- Speaker of House
- Pro Temp
- Secretary of State |
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- 1 in USA
- 80-100 Cases per Year |
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- 9 of Them ( No Qualifications)
- Life Term
- 4/9 have to agree to hear a case
- Majority, Minority, Concurring Decisions |
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| Established Judicial Review |
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| Reinforced Supremacy Clause (Constitution is Law of Land) |
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| Brown v. Board of Education |
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| Schools are now Integrated |
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