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| Who wrote the Articles of Confederation? | Continental Congress
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| When was it written? | 1781
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| What was it? | It was the first plan of government for the U.S
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| Why was it written? | It was written to give the states a unified government
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| What were some pros about it? | -created a legislative branch (congress)
-gave congress power to make laws
-gave congress to establish a military
-gave congress power to declare war
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| What were some Cons about it? | -no executive branch (president)
-no judicial branch (courts)
-no unified currency
-no power to tax
-an unanimous (100%) vote was needed for articals
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| Why did the articles fail? | -created a weak central (national) government
-gave the states too much power
-the 13 states weren't unified, acted as independent countries
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| What is the preamble? | - intro statement of the US Constitution
- states the goals and purposes of the US gov't
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| Preamble Goal: form a more perfect Union | Make the country stronger than it was in the past
ex: Abolish slavery
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| Preamble Goal: Establish Justice | Ensure all people are treated fairly under the law
ex: judicial branch
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| Preamble Goal: Insure domestic tranquility | To keep peace within the US
ex: police, creating laws
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| Preamble Goal: Provide for the common defense | Protect the country from all enemies
ex: military
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| Preamble Goal: Promote the General Welfare | Support the happiness and well-being of people in the US
ex: Bill of Rights
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| Preamble Goal: Secure the Blessings of Liberty | Guarantee that the US will always be free
ex: gov't upholding the Constitution
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| What was the purpose of the U.S constitution? | - establishes the structure of the U.S gov't
-protects individual rights and freedoms
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| Preamble | The intro statement- states the goals and purpose of the U.S gov't
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| Article I (1) | -Legislative Branch
-Makes laws for the U.S
-Congress (house and senate)
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| Article II (2) | -Executive branch
-Enforce laws of the U.S
-Pres, Vice Pres, 15 Cabinet Departments
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| Article III (3) | -Judicial Branch
-Interpret and apply the laws of the U.S
-Federal Court System
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| Article IV (4) | Identifies federalism- the division of power between the national and state governments
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| Article V (5) | Identifies the two-step process to amend (change) the U.S Constitution
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| The Amendment Process | Step 1- proposed by 2/3 vote in congress
Step 2- ratified by 3/4 of the States
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| Adopted Amendments | -the amendment process is very complex
-to date, only 27 amendments have been added to the Constitution
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| The Bill of Rights | -first 10 amendments of the U.S Constitution
-guarantees and protects our individual rights
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| 1st Amendment | freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition and speech
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| 2nd Amendment | right to bear arms
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| 3rd Amendment | prohibits the government from housing soldiers in your home
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| 4th Amendment | no search or seizures without a warrant
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| 5th Amendment | protects rights of people being accused of a crime
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| 6th Amendement | right to a fair trial in court
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| 7th Amendment | right to have a court trial with a jury
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| 8th Amendment | no cruel or unusual punishment
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| 9th Amendment | people have other rights that are not listed in the Constitution
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| 10th Amendment | powers not listed in the Constitution are given to the states.
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