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ELPS COMPS Constitutional Law
Clauses and Amendments
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Graduate
05/26/2013

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Term
Supremacy Clause (Article VI)
Definition
Constitution is the supreme law of the land
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General Welfare clause
Definition
federal government may enact laws to promote the general welfare of the people
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Obligation of Contracts clause
Definition
states are prohibited from enacting any law that retroactively impairs contract rights. (to prevent legislatures from passing laws relieving powerful people of their debts)
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First amendment
Definition
Freedom of religion: establishment clause government cannot establish a religion; government cannot enforce belief or non-belief
freedom of speech
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Fourth amendment
Definition
no unreasonable search and seizure
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Fifth amendment
Definition
due process: notice and hearing
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Eighth amendment
Definition
no cruel and unusual punishment
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Tenth amendment
Definition
states rights; state controls matters not addressed in constitution
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fourteenth amendment
Definition
equal protection; due process
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