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Constitution and Articles of Confederation
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History
11th Grade
11/03/2011
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7 Articles
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How many articles in the Main body?
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27 Amendments
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How many amendments
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2/3
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What portion of both houses of congress is necessary to propose an Amendment
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Congressional Statute
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The number of judges that shall be seated on the u.s supreme court is esablished by...
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270
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How many votes at a minimum to win presidency?
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25
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Age to be in H.O.R
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30
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Age to be Senator
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538
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How many electoral votes
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7 years
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H.O.R Residency
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9
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Number of states needed to ratify constitution
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President Pro-Temp
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Senator who presides over the Senate with the absence of the V.P
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Judicial Branch
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Writes the Laws?
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Executive Branch
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Applies Laws
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Constitution
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Law of the land
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Pocket Veto
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Court adjourns without president signing bill
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Law
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Court in session for 10+ days, but president doesnt sign bill
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Judicial Review
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Power of the Supreme courts of the U.S to decide on the constiutionality of laws
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Senate
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Approves treaties
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Delegated Power
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Power of Congress to declare war to tax and to coin money
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Denied Power
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Titles of nobility cannot be granted
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Concurrent Powers
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The U.S can tax citizens, so can the states.
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10th Amendment
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Powers of the states
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Reserve Powers
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State Powers
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Eminent Domain
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taking a persons property.
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Article 1
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Legislative Branch
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Article 2
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Executive Branch
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Article 3
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Judicial Branch
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Article 4
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The States
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Article 5
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Amendments
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!st Amendment
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Freedom of Speech, Assembly, Press
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2nd Amendment
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Right to Bear Arms
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3rd Amendment
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Quartering of Soldiers
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13th Amendment
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Slavery Abolishment
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14th Amendment
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Citizenship Rights
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15th Amendment
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Race no Bar to Vote
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19th Amendment
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Womens Suffrage
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