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Constitution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Popular Sovereignty | The government owes all its powers to the governed. |
| Limited Government | The government is not omnipotent. |
| Separation of Powers | The powers of government are divvied to separate entities. |
| Checks and Balances | Different sections of government monitor and limit the powers of each other. |
| Preamble | We the people, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and... |
| Article 1 | About the legislative branch |
| Article 2 | About the executive branch |
| Article 3 | About the judicial branch |
| Article 4 | About the states and their relations |
| Article 5 | How to amend the Constitution |
| Article 6 | Relationship between state and the United States |
| Article 7 | How to ratify the Constitution |
| 1st Amendment | Freedom of speech, press, assembly, and petition and freedom from an establishment of religion |
| 2nd Amendment | Right to bear arms and responsibility to maintain a militia |
| 3rd Amendment | No quartering in private hones during peacetime |
| 4th Amendment | No unreasonable, unwarranted searches and seizures |
| 5th Amendment | No self-incrimination and double jeopardy |
| 6th Amendment | Right to a speedy and public trial and a lawyer |
| 7th Amendment | Right to a civil trial by jury |
| 8th Amendment | No excessive bail or fines or cruel and unusual punishment |
| 9th Amendment | These rights aren't the only ones protected |
| 10th Amendment | Unspecified laws are up to the states and the people to decide. |
| 13th Amendment | No slavery |
| 14th Amendment | Birthright or acquired citizenship for all races |
| 15th Amendment | No racial discrimination of voters |
| 18th Amendment | Prohibition of manufacture, sale, and possession of alcohol |
| 19th Amendment | No sexual discrimination of voters |
| 20th Amendment | President now inaugurated on January 20th. Vice president now inaugurated on January 3rd. |
| 21st Amendment | Repeal the 18th amendment |
| 22nd Amendment | President limited to a maximum of two terms |
| 23rd Amendment | DC has electors in the Electoral College |
| 24th Amendment | Prohibition of poll taxes |
| 25th Amendment | Procedures in case a president can't serve |
| 26th Amendment | Voting age lowered to 18 years old |
| 27th Amendment | Congress salary decisions are delayed to the next election. |
| 11th Amendment | No lawsuits from foreigners |
| 12th Amendment | President and Vice President elected separately |
| 16th Amendment | National income tax |
| 17th Amendment | Senators elected directly by people |
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