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| CONGRESSIONAL PAY (DELAYING INCREASE OF SALARIES UNTILL REGULAR ELCTION |
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| no cruel on unusual punishment |
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| enumerated rights the right to privacy |
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gave blacks the right to vote |
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| changes in electing president |
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| imunity of states from certain suits |
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| rights of the accused (grand jury,no slef incrimination) |
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| date congress starts is changed to January 20th for president and up to start new position |
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| income tax (congress can levy tax not dependent on state size) |
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| 5 freedoms (press,religion,speech,assembly,petition) |
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| d.c.electoral votes(3 electoral votes for presidential election) |
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| you have the right to vote at age 18 |
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| women have equal suffrage |
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| you were born on american soil |
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| you are a citizen by blood |
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| Weakness of Articles of Confederation |
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| it had a weak central government |
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| poll tax (you can no longer tax people to vote) |
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| Presedential Succession (Vice President fills the spot if the President dies or is removed, he then gets to choose a new Vice President) |
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| the right of the people to rule themselves and the government |
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| Presidential term (serves two terms for 8 years) |
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| programs for the poor, elderly, mentally and physically disabled |
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| highways, roads, police, building permits |
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| each state determines what is to be judged as obscene |
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| parks,museums, mass transportation |
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| sets guidelines 4 schools accredidation, graduation requirements |
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| members would be based on popular vote (virgina plan) |
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| small states favored because it alloted a certain number of representatives for each state that way just because they were smaller in size or population they wouldn't recieve less representatives to speak and vote for them. |
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| favored large states because it was based on the amount of people that lived in the state. Slaves were counted as well. |
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| 6 categories of reserved powers to the state |
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| public health,safety,welfare, morals,conveniences, and education |
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| equal number of members from every state (derived from New Jersey Plan) |
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| allows the state to be ruled through the citizens |
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| problem with social and political order (how humans live togethor in peace avoiding the danger and fear of civil conflict) |
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| government is dominated by capitalist, struggle betweent eh business owners and the labors |
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| seperation and or shared powers between the federal and national government |
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| Individuals that aquire the power to decide by means of a competitive struggle for people vote, Office holders who follow closely the prefrences of the citizens |
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| the government is dominated by a few top leaders. |
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| dominated by appointed officers |
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| Pluralistic View (power elite) |
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| competition among all affected interests,shapes public policy |
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| no elctoral college, no congress, no president, works well for small groups |
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| implied powers (not written in constitution) |
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| elastic clause, necessary and proper, and implied powers |
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| inspections of restaurants, hotels, and vaccinations |
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| were designed to keep no one branch from gaining to much power (unique to U.S. constitution) |
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| executive branch (Checks and Balances) |
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| veto bills, and can appoint judges |
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| Judicial Branch (Checks and Balances) |
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| declare laws unconstitutional, in supream court judges hold seat for life or upon retirement |
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| Legislative Branch (Checks and Balances) |
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| can override decisions with 2/3 vote and senate must condirm appointed judges, and pass laws. |
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| Triangle of Democracy (essay question) |
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| it has three parts power authority and legitimacy. |
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| Power (Triangle of Democracy) |
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| the ability of one person to get others to act within accordance of their wishes |
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| Authority (Triangle of Democracy) |
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| the right to use power and the ability to enforce public policy |
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| Legitimacy (Triangle of Democracy) |
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| political authority conferred by law, by state or national constitution. |
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| powers written into the constitution. (ex. raising and maintaining an army) |
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