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| RASPP(religion, assembly, speach, press, petition) |
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| No to Searches and Seizures |
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| Due process, Double jeopardy, eminent Domain, Don't have to testify against yourself |
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| Right to an Attorney and a fair speedy trial |
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| Right to a Trail by jury; for any law suit over $20 |
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| No to Excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment |
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| Any law suit against a state MUST be tried in that state |
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| The Electoral College chooses who the President & Vice President are; The presidental Candidate chooses his Vice President |
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| Abolished Slavory (freed the slaves) |
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| All citizens are given the equal right to vote; all citizens have equal protection under the law |
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| African Americans are given the right to vote |
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| (16 to drive, 16 to work, 16 to get an income tax) Congress has the power to levy income tax |
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| Election of senators comes directly from the people |
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| (18 you can't drink 21 you can) Made alcohol illegal |
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| Woman are given the right to vote |
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| (amendment 20- January 20) Lame Duck Amendment; sets the inauguration date to Jan. 20 |
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| (18 you can't drink 21 you can) Makes Alcohol Legal |
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| (2-2; 2 terms) Makes it so the president can only serve for a total of 2 terms or 10 years |
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| (23- 3 votes for DC) Gave Washington DC the right to vote in presidental elections and given 3 electoral votes |
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| Presidental Succession- If the president dies; preident, vice president, speaker of house) |
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| Moved the voting age to 18 |
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| Deals with congressional pay raises |
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| LEGISLATIVE; Congress is composed of the SENATE and the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE; Their mains job is to: MAKE LAWS |
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| EXECUTIVE branch which is made up of the US PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT; Their main job is to INFORCE THE LAW |
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| JUDICIAL branch which is made of of the SUPREME COURT & ALL THE OTHER LOWER COURTS; Their main job is to INTERPRET THE LAWS |
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| RELATIONS of the STATES and the RIGHTS of THE PEOPLE |
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| ADMENDMENTS the constitution. This means to CHANGE. the are currently 27 and the first 10 make up the BILL of RIGHTS |
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| SUPREMACY of the constitution. it is the highest law of the u.s |
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| RATIFICATION PROCESS. this means to APPROVE. it took NINE(9) out of the THIRTEEN(13) states before the constitution would go into effect |
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| A ruling the is used as the basis for a judical decision in a later, simular case. |
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| a system of law based on precedent and customs |
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| An agreement that ius latin for 'great charter'; thia document protected the nobles' privleges & upheld their authority |
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| The written plan for the government stated that the government would make 'just and equal laws' for the general good of the colony |
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| the theory that a country should sell more goods, then they buy from other countries |
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| The peaceful transfer of power that changeds the idea of government in England |
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| Gave the britiah East India Company the right to ship tea to the colonies w|out having to pay most of the taxes usually placed on the tea |
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| a set of passed laws that were passed by parliament |
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| a set of passed laws that were passed by parliament |
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| The laws that parliament passed that restricted the colonists rights , including the right to trial by jury |
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| The laws that parliament passed that restricted the colonists rights , including the right to trial by jury |
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| to refuse to buy certain goods |
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| a detailed written plan for the government |
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| a legislature consisting of 2 parts, or houses |
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| A group of individuals or state governments |
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| The study of the rights & duties of citizens |
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| community members who owe loyalty to the government & are entitled to protection from it |
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| the ruling authority for a community |
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| a government controlled by 1 person or small group of people |
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| a form of democracy in which the people vote 1st hand |
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| a government in which citizens choose a smaller group of people to govern on their behalf |
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| political principle providing that a majority of the members of a community has the power to make laws binding upon all the people |
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| a legal process to obtain citizenship |
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| a person who moves permanetly to a new counrty |
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| the love for one's country |
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| the use of violence by groups against civilians to achieve a political goal |
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| by contrast, called for a government w| 3 branches (LEJ) |
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| was a presented alternative proposal, as it is known, is also called for 3 branches of government |
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| is a compromise that Hisorians call sherman's great compromise |
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| powers shared by the state and federal courts to hear and decide cases |
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| powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution |
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| principle that the law applied to everyone, even those who govern |
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| Those who opposed ratification of the constitution |
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| Those who opposed ratification of the constitution |
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| Those who opposed ratification of the constitution |
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| The 1st ten(10) amendments of the constitution |
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| a form of government in which power is divided b|ween the federal, or national, government and the states |
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