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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| revolutionary war year | 1775 |
| declaration of independance year | 1776 |
| artcles of conferderation year | 1777 |
| constitution year | 1787 |
| 1st amedment | speech, freedom, religion, press |
| 2nd amendment | right to bear arms |
| 4th amendment | no unreasonable search and seasure |
| 5th amendment | due process,no double jepordy |
| 6th amendment | right to a speedy public trial. confronted w/ a witness |
| 8th amendment | no cruel or unusual punishment |
| 13th amendment | abolished slavery |
| 14th amendment | grants citizenship to those who are born here |
| 15th amendment | cant restrict voting on race, or prevous condition of servitude |
| 18th/21st amendment | prohibition and repeal |
| 26th amendment | reduced voting age from 21 to 18 |
| 27th amendment | congress cant raise their pay until thenext term |
| 10th amendment | Limits the powers of the federal government |
| judicial review | courts determining if a law is unconstitutional or not |
| federalism | division of powers between central gov(national) and regional gov (state) |
| how many nation states are there in the world | 190 |
| Face theory | a person or small group force control over an area or people |
| evolutionary theory | states originated in the early families that settle and become tribes |
| divine right theory | gods gave individuales or groups the right to rule |
| social contact theory | people agree to give up power to the state in return for states services to the general weel being of people |
| what is the preamble | Constitution's fundamental purposes and guiding principles |
| direct democracy | people make the laws themselves in mass meetings |
| indirect democracy | a small group chosen by the people express popular will |
| how many amendments to the constitution | 27 |
| what is the supreme law of the land | constitution |
| connecticut comprimise became known as... | the great comprimise |
| 3/5 comprimise states.. | slaves count as 3/5 of a person |
| slave trade comprimise is | people cannot import slaves from other countries |
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