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Document that sets out the laws and principles of a gov.   Constitution  
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Nation in which voters elect representatives to govern them   Republic  
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Settlement in which each side agrees to give up some of its demands   Compromise  
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To change   Amend  
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Includes the 3/5 compromise   Constitution  
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Kept a journal that was a record of convention   Thomas Jefferson  
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Bill can only be introduced:   In Congress  
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Congress can:   appropriate money, declare war, regulate trade  
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Bills that are vetoed by the president still can become a law if:   Congress passes the law with a 2/3 vote  
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Approves ambassadors, judges, and cabinet members   Senate  
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Before bills are voted on they are discussed in:   Committees  
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Term length for House of Representatives   2 Years  
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Gathers evidence and brings charges of impeachment   House of Representatives  
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Votes to accept treaties   Senate  
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Bill that president signs have received   Majority vote of Congress  
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Constitution allows:   Taxation  
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Government must follow the same rules for all citizens in trials.   due process  
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president of constitutional convention   George Washington  
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Executive branch includes:   President, vice president, cabinet  
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Executive branch is:   headed by president  
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President must:   follow rules in the constitution  
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President:   Enforces the law  
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Requirements to run for president.   35 years old, natural born citizen, must have lived in US for 14 years  
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Judicial branch is   the court system  
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Courts must follow rules   In Constitution  
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Courts:   interpret the laws  
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Power of Impeachment   House of Representatives  
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Principal of federalism   Power divide between national and sate governments  
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Approved July 4, 1776   Declaration of Independence  
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Lists power of executive   Constitution  
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"Right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness"   Declaration of Independence  
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Sated America was free from the rule of Britain   Declaration of Independence  
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1st level of federal courts with a judge and jury   Circuit Courts  
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Disagreement between state and federal gov, decided by:   Supreme Court  
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Power to nominate Supreme Court Justices   President  
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Length of term for Supreme Court Justice   LIFE  
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Supreme Court decides if laws violate:   Constitution  
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President:   has veto power  
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President can check Power of:   Other branches  
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Jobs of the President:   Commander in Chief, Chief of State, Chief Diplomat  
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Advisers to the president are:   The Cabinet  
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Commander in Chief of Military is:   President  
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President is elected by:   Majority vote of electoral college  
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Power to declare war   Congress  
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Length of term for president   4 years  
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1st level of federal courts with a judge and jury   circuit courts  
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Number of justices including chief (#)   nine  
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Court decides if laws are:   unconstitutional  
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courts can check power of:   other branches  
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2nd Amendment   Right to bear arms  
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courts settle arguments between:   Two states  
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1st amendment   Freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition, religion  
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4th amendment   protection against unreasonable search and seizure  
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5th amendment   Right to remain silent, freedom of double jeopardy, due process  
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6th Amendment   Right to a speedy public trial, right to an attorney  
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8th Amendment   No cruel or unusual punishment  
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9th Amendment   rights reserved for the people  
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10th Amendment   rights reserved for the state  
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13th Amendment   slavery abolished  
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14th Amendment   everyone born in US is a citizen  
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15th Amendment   cannot deny the right to vote  
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19th Amendment   women get the right to vote  
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22nd Amendment   limit term of president to 2 terms  
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26th Amendment   18 yrs old get the right to vote  
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Includes the Preamble   Constitution  
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Explained reasons why treason was being committed   Declaration of Independence  
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Weak Federal Government   Articles of Confederations  
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"All men are created equal"   Declaration of Independence  
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Had a Bill of Rights added   Constitution  
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Lists wrongs of the King   Declaration of Independence  
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Includes 3 branches of government   Constitution  
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Signed in 1787   Constitution  
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Amended constitution gives right to vote at age   18  
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Bill of rights guarantees   Speedy trial, freedom of speech, due process of law  
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Constitution is a living gov. because   It can be amended to change with times  
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"we the people do ordain and establish"   Power of constitution comes from the people  
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author of great compromise   Roger Sherman  
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Shared powers between the states and national gov.   Federalism  
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Gov where people rule   Popular sovereignty  
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first official government in America   Articles of Confederations  
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to reject a bill passed by congress   veto  
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List of Freedoms the gov will protect   Bill of Rights  
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Delegate wanted to make sure   Federal Gov. didn't have too much power  
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Federal gov cannot   control trade within a state  
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Constitution can be changed by   Amendments  
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Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, secure blessing of Liberty   Preamble  
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Which has 435 members   House of Representatives  
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Which has 100 members   Senate  
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first 10 amendments are in:   Bill of Rights  
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Bill becomes a law when:   President signs it  
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After Bills are written they go by:   A congressional committee  
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Term length for Senate   6 years  
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Requirements to serve in Senate:   30 yrs old, 9 yrs as a citizen, must live in state you represent  
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Requirements to serve in House of Representatives:   25 yrs old, 7 yrs as a citizen, must live in state you represent  
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Congress can check power of:   Other branches  
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Congress must follow laws:   In Constitution  
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Main Job of Congress (Legislative Branch is to...   make the law  
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Legislative branch is made up of:   Congress (Both House of Representatives and Senate)  
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To approve   Ratify  
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To charge a high officer with wrong doing   Impeach  
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Proposed law   Bill  
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Father of Constitution   James Madison  
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Wrote the Declaration of Independence   Thomas Jefferson  
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Ruled Great Britain during the Revolution   King George the Third  
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1st President under the constitution   George Washington  
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City constitution was written in   Philadelphia  
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Congress is made up of:   Senate and House of Representatives  
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Once Impeached the president is tried by:   Senate  
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