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| FREEDOM OF RELIGION, SPEECH, PRESS, ASSEMBLY. (civil liberties) |
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| RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS (The right to local militias and individual weapons) |
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| QUARTERING TROOPS (the right to privacy within one's home, with respect to the stationing of troops therein) |
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| SEARCHES AND SEIZURES (The right to an individual's privacy, unless reasonable cause is provided) |
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| RIGHTS OF ACCUSED PERSONS (the rights related to accused persons, including that of remaining silent, etc.) |
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| RIGHT TO SPEEDY, FAIR TRIAL (ensures a speedy trial for an accused person; fair implementation) |
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| CIVIL SUITS (rights pertaining to civil court cases, such as the stipulation that civil cases involving more than $20 dollars require a jury) |
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| BAIL AND PUNISHMENT (ensures that neither bail nor punishment for a crime shall be unreasonably severe) |
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| POWERS RESERVED TO PEOPLE (powers, granted to the people, not explicitly stated in the Constitution) |
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| POWERS RESERVED TO STATES (powers, granted to the states, not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution) |
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| Structure of the Constitution |
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PREAMBLE (sets the country's goals)
ARTICLES (seven general outlines)
AMENDMENTS (first 10 of which titled the Bill of Rights) |
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| Major principles of the Constitution |
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POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY (the people rule)
FEDERALISM (where power is divided between state and national government)
SEPARATION OF POWERS (three branches)
CHECKS AND BALANCES (ensures protection from too much power)
JUDICIAL REVIEW (court overturning laws or actions)
LIMITED GOVERNMENT |
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| LEVY TAXES, COIN MONEY, REGULATE COMMERCE |
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| economic powers of the legislative branch |
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| DECLARE WAR, REGULATE ARMED FORCES |
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| military powers of the legislature |
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| COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF ARMED FORCES, MAKES TREATIES, PARDONS CONVICTS |
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| military powers of the executive branch |
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| AGREEMENTS WITH FOREIGN NATIONS, APPOINTS AMBASSADORS |
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| international powers of the executive branch |
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