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| to give evidence against others or oneself |
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| to complete the legal process for citizenship |
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| to bring charges of serious wrongdoing by an elected official |
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| to check the power of a presidential veto |
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| willingness to sacrifice for the common good |
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| the right of the people to alter their government |
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| constitutional initiative |
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| process by which citizens act directly to cause change |
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| complex system for choosing a United States President |
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| responsibility, respect, patriotism |
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| basic principles of government |
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| are reflected in the Articles of the Constitution: federalism, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, individual rights, republicanism, popular sovereignty, |
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| obeying laws, serving on a jury, being informed |
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| goals of the Constitution |
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| form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, secure the blessings of Liberty |
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| organization of federal courts |
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| District, Appeals, Supreme |
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| local government responsibilities |
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| include hospitals, sanitation, libraries, police and fire protection |
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| state government responsibilities |
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| include public education, roads, welfare |
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| President's responsibilities |
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| include carrying out the nation's laws |
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| freedom of religion, speech, assembly, press, right to bear arms, trial by jury, and rights of the accused, |
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| consists of a Chief Justice and eight associate justices; the "court of last resort" |
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| the main body of the Constitution, which is divided into seven parts |
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| description of the three branches of the national government: legislative, executive, and judicial |
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| description of process to amend the Constitution |
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| description of relations between the states |
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| description for the 1787 ratification requirement |
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| description of Constitution as the supreme law of the land |
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| Amendments to the Constitution |
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| only seventeen plus the ten in the Bill of Rights |
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| abolished slavery - known as one of the Civil War Amendments |
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| guaranteed citizenship to former slaves - know as one of the Civil War Amendments |
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| guaranteed African Americans the right to vote - known as one of the Civil War Amendments |
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| gave women the right to vote |
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| lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 |
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| deal with the rights of the accused: protection against self-incrimination and cruel/unusual punishment, right to know charges, trial by jury, |
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| safeguards basic individual liberties: religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition |
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| no quartering of troops in citizens' homes |
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| protects against unlawful searches of home or property |
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