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amendment 1 The freedom of the press the freedom of the speech the freedom of assembly the freedom of religion the freedom of petition
amendment 2 bear arms
amendment 3 freedom of quartering soldiers, means that soldiers may not come into your house without consent
amendment 4 unreasonable searches and seizures exceptions, Plain view automobile exceptions hot pursuit destruction of evidence consent
amendment 5 due process remain silent double jeopardy grand jury
amendment 6 speedy trial attorney know all charges subpoena witness impartial duty hear and question witness used against them
amendment 7 jury (civil trial)
amendment 8 cruel and unusual punishment
amendment 9 Basic rides not specifically listed like privacy and having rights over your child
amendment 10 States’ right
requirements to be a president? Minimum age: 35 length or term: 4 years term limit: 2 citizenship requirement: natural born citizen
requirements for House of Representatives? minimum age: 25 length of term: 2 term limit: none citizenship requirement: 7 years
requirements of Senate? minimum age: 30 length of term: 6 term limit: none citizenship requirement: 9 years
requirements for Supreme Court? none!
Who has the power to tax? legislative
Who has the power to declare laws unconstitutional judicial
Who has the power to make laws legislative
Who has the power to veto laws? executive
Who has the power to nominate Supreme Court justices? executive
Who has the power to overturn vetoes? legislative
Who has the power to deny/approved presidential appointments? legislative
Who has the power to interpret the constitutionality of law? judicial
Who has the power to make treaties an issue pardon executive
Who has the power to sign bills into law? executive
Who has the power to declare war? legislative
Who has the power to impeach the president? Legislative
Who has the power to coin money? legislative
Who has the power to ratify treaties? legislative
what are proportion of both houses of Congress need to vote for an amendment before it goes to the states for ratification (first route for amendment process) 2/3
what proportion of states need to support an amendment for it can be officially ratified(first route for amendment process) 3/4
what proportion of the state legislators need to vote for a convection of the states? (second route for the amendment process.) 2/3
what proportion of delegates to the convection need to support an amendment before it’s ratified(second route for the amendment process) 3/4
what is the Virginia plan? population based representation anchor entire government on the people largest state favored only had one house
what is the New Jersey plan yes, I did equal representation for all states argued. The Virginia plant allowed bigger states to dominate government at smaller state states two houses.
what is the Connecticut compromise? The House of Representatives/the lower house is population based and the Senate/the upper houses to per state
what problem did the 3/5 compromise attempt to solve? should we count enslave people towards population?
how were enslave people counted for representation under the 3/5 compromise enslaved people will count as 3/5 a person
how did the 3/5 compromise benefit southern states? this gave Southerners more representatives and electoral votes
what was the fugitive slave clause? States needed to return a slave people who ran away
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