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Constitutional Exam
Constitutional Exam--Tuesday, May 30, 2023 3:30PM-4:30PM
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| General Welfare | Enumerates a power to provide for common defense and general welfare, Congress is allowed to legislate for any national purpose |
| Confrontation | Defendant faces witnesses that can cross examine or object testimony (trial right) |
| Commander-in-Chief | President is commander in chief of all nation's armies when called into service, control over national armies |
| War | Congress has power to declare war, allow private individuals to attack in war, decide what to do with land captures, maintain and control army/navy |
| Free Exercise | Allows individuals to practice religion as long as it does not interfere with other public morals or governmental interests |
| Due Process | Right to a jury, cannot be charged for same crime twice, do not have to incriminate yourself |
| Equal Protection | No government body can take away equal protection towards people of the country through laws |
| Freedom of Speech | Government cannot restrict right of someone to express themselves through speech |
| Takings | Private property shall not be taken for public use without proper compensation |
| Grand Juries | Citizens cannot be prosecuted for serious crimes without prior review and approval of a grand jury |
| Supremacy | Constitution and laws of the US (made) shall be supreme law of the land, federal > state |
| Freedom of Press | Congress cannot censor the press |
| Advice and Consent | Check and balance system for the government (three branches) |
| Commerce | Congress is granted broad power to regulate interstate commerce and restrict states impairing interstate commerce |
| Copyright | Give authors and inventors power to control their own exclusive writing/inventions for a certain period of time |
| Right to Assemble and Petition | People allowed to assemble as long as it is peaceful (protests and rallies), petition duh |
| Elastic | Congress has complete control to make new laws deemed necessary |
| Emoluments | No person in office will be granted a title of nobility without consent from Congress or receive gifts from foreign government |
| Establishment | Cannot force people to practice/create a religion |
| Spending | Create and collect taxes, using money obtained to aid welfare of people and for defense purposes |
| Full Faith and Credit | States respect decisions and records of other states |
| Implied Powers | literally elastic/necessary & proper |
| Interstate Commerce | Power over commercial activates between states |
| Naturalization | Congress establish uniform rule of naturalization, states cannot provide their own policies |
| Privileges and Immunities | All parts of the constitution are laws that the states also have to follow |
| Search and Seizure | People are protected by the law from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government |
| Speedy Trial | Accused shall enjoy right to a speedy and public trial with an impartial jury, right to attorney |
| 12th Amendment | Outlines the procedure as to how the President and Vice-President of the country are elected stating each elector must pick a President AND a Vice President on his or her ballot rather than casting 2 votes for just the President. |
| 14th Amendment Section 2 | Representatives are based on the number of people living in the state. |
| 15th Amendment | The right to vote can not be denied due to race, color, or previous servitude. |
| 17th Amendment | Direct election of senators |
| 19th Amendment | Guarantees the right to vote regardless of sex |
| 22nd Amendment | There is a two term limit for each president, and a president can serve at maximum ten years. |
| 23rd Amendment | Residents of the District of Columbia are able to vote during presidential elections. |
| 24th Amendment | The right of US citizens to vote in both primary and non-primary elections for President, Vice President, electors, and congresspeople cannot be denied by state or federal governments for failure to pay poll taxes |
| 26th Amendment | US citizens that are 18 or older have the right to vote and can’t be denied that right in any State to vote. Prior, the legal voting age was 21. |
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