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| A political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant. |
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| Legislative Branch (Congress) |
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| Consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. |
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| Executive Branch (President) |
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| Part of government that has sole authority and responsibility for the daily administration. |
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| Judicial Branch (Federal Courts) |
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| Appointed by President. Hears and evenually making decisions on various legal cases. |
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| Father of US Supreme Court |
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| Government is created by and subject to the will of the people. |
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| National law takes precedent over state law. |
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| Protects the freedom of religion, speech, and the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition the government |
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| Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers out of war time. |
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| Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause. |
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| Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy. |
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| Protects the right to have a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel. |
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| Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law. |
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| Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment. |
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| Asserts the existence of unenumerated rights retained by the people. |
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| Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution. |
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| Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity. |
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| Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. |
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| Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. |
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| Allows the federal government to collect income tax. |
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| Requires senators to be directly elected. |
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| Establishes women's suffrage. |
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| Fixes the dates of term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20); known as the "lame duck amendment". |
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| Limits the president to two terms, or a maximum of 10 years (i.e., if a Vice President serves not more than one half of a President's term, he can be elected to a further two terms). |
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| Provides for representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College. |
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| Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes. |
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| Codifies the Tyler Precedent; defines the process of presidential succession. |
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| National Voting age set at 18 years old. |
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| Prevents laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until the beginning of the next session of Congress. |
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| Treaties, Protecting America overseas, issue passports |
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| Pay Federal Bills, Borrow Money, Savings Bonds, Collect Taxes, Print Money, Supervise Banks, Secret Service |
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| Manage Arm Forces, Operate Bases, Civil Defense, Military Schools. |
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| Justice Department aka Attorney General |
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| Legal Advice to President, Enforce Federal Laws: FBI & Federal Attorneys, Supervise Federal Prisons, Summit a list of Judges to President |
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| Supervise National Land & Federal Parks, Indian Reservations, Damns & Electric Power |
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| Help Farmers, Pay Parity ( min wage), Food Stamps |
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| Trademarks & Patten, Census, Weather |
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| person who takes part in an armed conflict |
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| Who follows the President |
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| Shared by state and federal |
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| may be exercised by the head of state without the approval |
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| summons with the force of a court order |
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| retroactive law is a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences |
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| ct of a legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty |
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| Ability of one group to control the other |
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| A cancellation or postponement of a punishment |
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| association of sovereign member states |
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| sovereign state governed as one single unit |
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