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Constitution Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What are the six big ideas | Federalism, Checks and Balances, Popular Sovreignty, Judicial Review, Seperation of Powers, and Limited Government |
| Federalism | A system of government where smaller entities like states share power with the national government |
| Checks and Balances | Limits imposed on all branches of government by vesting in each branch the right to amend or void acts by another |
| Popular Sovreignty | The authority of a State and its government is created and sustained by the consent of the people |
| Judicial Review | Review by the US Supreme Court of the Constitutional validity of a legislative act |
| What are the first 10 amendments called? | The bill of rights |
| 1st amendment | Freedom of speech, religion, press, and right to assemble |
| 2nd amendment | The right to bear arms |
| 3rd amendment | Soldiers can not, in times of peace, force themselves into peoples homes |
| 4th amendment | No unreasonable searches and seizures. Need a warrant |
| 5th amendment | Due process under the law. The state and the country have to protect your legal rights. |
| 6th amendment | Guarantees a citizen a speedy trial, a fair jury, an attorney if the accused person wants one, and the chance to confront the witnesses who is accusing the defendant of a crime |
| 7th amendment | Guarantees a jury |
| 8th amendment | No cruel or unusual punishment or excessive bail or fines |
| 9th amendment | The people rights are not just limited to those stated in the Constitution |
| 10th amendment | The powers not specifically given to the national government are the states powers |
| 11th amendment | No state can be sued in federal court by someone who is not a resident of that state |
| 12th amendment | Separated balloting for president and vice-president |
| 13th amendment | Forbids slavery in the US and other areas controlled by the US |
| 14th amendment | Defines citizenship |
| 15th amendment | Voting cannot be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude |
| 16th amendment | Taxes on incomes |
| 17th amendment | Senate is composed of two senators from each state that are elected by the people |
| 18th amendment | Prohibition of alcohol |
| 19th amendment | Gives women the right to vote, no voting discrimination based on gender |
| 20th amendment | Sets the date when the government elects people into office. Also includes the order of succession |
| 21st amendment | Repealed the 18th amendment |
| 22nd amendment | Sets term limits for the president |
| 23rd amendment | Gives D.C. resident presidential electors equal to those of the smallest states |
| 24th amendment | Abolished poll tax |
| 25th amendment | Goes over filling vacancies for the president and vice-president |
| 26th amendment | 18 year old right to vote |
| 27th amendment | prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of Congress from taking effect until the start of the next set of terms of office for Representatives. |
| Purpose of Article 1 | Gives Congress its powers and limits. Also creates the bicameral legislature. |
| Purpose of Article 2 | Makes the Executive Branch of the government |
| Purpose of Article 3 | Establishes the Judicial Branch of the government |
| Purpose of Article 4 | Obligations of states |
| Purpose of Article 5 | Shows how to change the Constitution |
| Purpose of Article 7 | At least 9 states have to ratify the Constitution for it to be applied to all states |
| What is the purpose of the Preamble | To say the purpose of the Constitution |
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