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| What is the 18th Amendment |
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| Bans the making, selling, and shipping of alcoholic beverages. |
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| What is the 14th Amendment |
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| Rights of Citizens defined |
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| What is the 15th Amendment |
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| The right to vote for black men |
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| What is the 16th Amendment |
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Institution of Income Tax
Allows Congress to levy income taxes on citizens |
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| What is the 17th Amendment |
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| Senators will be directly elected by the people |
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| What is the 19th Amendment |
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| What is the 11th Amendment |
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| Protects the states from lawsuits filed by citizens of other states or countries |
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| What is the 12th Amendment |
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| Requires separate ballots for the offices of president and vice president |
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| What is the 13th Amendment |
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| Bans slavery in the United States |
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| What is the 20th Amendment |
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| Changes the date for starting a new congressional term and inaugurating a new president to January |
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| What is the 21st Amendment |
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| Repeals Amendment 18, the only time in history this has been done |
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| What is the 22nd Amendment |
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| Limits the term of presidents to only two |
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| What is the 23rd Amendment |
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| Allows citizens of the District of Columbia to vote for a president and vice president and gave them electors |
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| What is the 24th Amendment |
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| What is the 25th Amendment |
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| Established procedures for presidential succession |
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| What is the 26th Amendment |
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| Changed the voting age to 18 |
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| What is the 27th Amendment |
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| Limits the ability of Senators to give themselves pay raises |
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| What are the first 10 amendments of the constitution called |
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| What is the 1st Amendment |
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| The right of free speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and the right of peaceful assembly |
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| What is the 2nd Amendment |
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| The right of citizens to bear arms |
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| What is the 3rd Amendment |
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| No soldier shall be housed in any house without the consent of the owner of the house |
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| What is the 4th Amendment |
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| There shall be no search and seizures without a warrant based on reasonable cause |
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| What is the 5th Amendment |
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| An indictment of any person shall be passed down by the Grand Jury |
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| What is the 6th Amendment |
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| Every person shall have the right of a speedy trial, the right to questions witnesses and the right to counsel |
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| What is the 7th Amendment |
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| If the suit is over $20.00 the right of trial by jury shall be obtained |
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| What is the 8th Amendment |
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| Excessive bail shall not be required, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments |
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| What is the 9th Amendment |
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| Lists every right of the people of the United States |
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| What is the 10th Amendment |
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| Powers not specifically given to the Federal government shall begong to the State, or to the people |
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| When was the U. S. Constituion signed |
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| September 17, 1787, in Philadelphis, Pennsylvania |
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| How many branches of government does the constitution establish |
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| What are the three (3) branches of the government |
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| Executive, Judicial, Legislative |
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| The term used when all voters vote in the same manner |
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| Term for the approving of the Constitution |
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| In what year were the first ten (10) amendments ratified |
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| What is the copyright law |
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| The law gives protection to authors and playwrites to publish their works |
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| The law gives legal protection to inventors to produce and sell their inventions |
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| The law gives legal protection for logos, symbols, and insignias |
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| What is the term for a system that keeps one branch of the government from becoming more powerful than any others |
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| What is EX Post Facts Law |
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| The law guarantees that no person can be punished for a deed that was not a crime by law when the deed was committed |
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| What do we call a law that is opposed to the constitution |
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| What is meant by the term quorum |
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| The number of members required to be present to conduct business. 50% in the House of Representatives |
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| When are the congressional elections held |
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| The Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even numbered years |
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| Any citizen residing in a district represented by a member of congress |
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| What is a Writ of Habeau Corpus |
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| a document that requires a person accused of a crime to appear before a Judge to deterine if there is enough evidence to hold him in jail |
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| What is the name for the official count of the population |
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| to "talk a bill to death" means to |
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| a system in which the power to govern is divided between the central government and the states |
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| What is the Department of Justice responsible for |
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| investigating crime and enforcing federal law |
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| What is the Department of State responsible for |
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| relations with foreign countries |
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| What is the President's yearly salary |
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| What are the qualifications to be Vice President |
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| 35 years of age; a natural born citizen; lived in the United States for 14 years |
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| How are Supreme Court Justices chosen |
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| they are appointed by the President and approved by the Senate |
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| What is meant by the term precedent |
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| records of past cases where decisions were made relating to the same Constitution issues |
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| How many circuit courts of Appeal are there |
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| How many U. S. District Courts are there |
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| One or more per state depending on population |
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| What are the inferior Federal courts and what does the term appeal mean? |
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The U. S. District Courts and the Circuit Courts of Appeal
Appeal means to review decisions made by lower courts |
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| What court was set up by the Constitution |
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| If the President were to die in office, who are the first four (4) people in the line of succession to become the new president |
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| 1 Vice President 2 Speaker of the House 3 President Pro-Tem of the Senate 4 Secretary of State |
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| Can members of the Senate & House of Representatives be members of the electoral college |
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| NO! Different people are chosen by the voters of each state |
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| How many members are there in the electoral college |
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| 535 equal to the numbers of members in the House of Representatives (435) the Senate (100) + 3 (For the District of Columbia) Total 538 |
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| How is the President elected |
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| Is the president directly elected by the people |
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| How many terms may a President serve |
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| What is the President's term in office |
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| Who has the power to set up courts inferior to the Supreme Court |
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| How are Supreme Court decisions made |
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| What is the meaning of the term appelate |
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| Appelate Jurisdiction is the power of the Supreme Court to review decisions and change decisions and change outcomes of decisions in the lower courts |
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| What jurisdiction belongs to the Supreme Court |
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| What is meant by the term jurisdiction |
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| The types of cases a court can hear or has the power to hear |
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| Can a Supreme Court justice be removed from office |
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| What is the term of office for a Supreme Court Justice |
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| forever, or their entire life |
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| How many Justices are there on the Supreme Court |
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| nine (9) One (1) Chief Justice and eight (8) associative justice |
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| What are members of the Supreme Court called |
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| How many Supreme Courts are there |
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| What do we call the Presidents group of advisors |
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| Who appoints the Executive Branch Leads |
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| Who makes up the President's Cabinet |
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| The heads of the Executive Branch Departments (15) total members |
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| What are the heads of the Executive Branch called |
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Secretary's
Justice Department: Attorney General |
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| How is the Executive Branch organized |
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| What is the residence requirement to be President |
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| Must have been a resident in the United States for 14 years |
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| What is the citizenship requirements for the Presidency |
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| You must be a natural born citizen |
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