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| -Abolition of Slavery -1865 | ||
| Establishes Prohibition (making the consumption and sale of alcohol illegal) | ||
| Women's Suffrage (woman gain the right to vote) | ||
| Changes the Presidential inauguration date to January 20th | ||
| Repealed Prohibition | ||
| Federal Income Tax is enforced | ||
| discusses the Direct Election of Senators | ||
| -Presidential Term Limits: A person can only serve 2 terms as President -1951 after FDR dies in presidency after his fourth inauguration | ||
| Washington D.C. receives 3 electoral votes and the residents are allowed to vote in the Presidential election | ||
| -Right to Petition the Government -Freedom of Religion: Establishment clause and Free exercise clause -Freedom to Assemble -Freedom of Speech -Freedom of Press | ||
| Bill of Rights: civil liberties of the people Created as a declaration of prohibitions to prevent the government from violating human rights. | ||
| Presidential Succession: President, Vice-President, Speaker of the House | ||
| Right to Bear Arms | ||
| No Quartering of Soldiers | ||
| No Unreasonable Searches or Seizures | ||
| Right to not to self-incriminate and No Double Jeopardy | ||
| Key: Longest article in the Constitution because it outlines the powers and limitations of both the House of Representatives and Senate. Examples: -Talks about how the Legislative Branch is set up -Duty of the Legislative branch is to make the laws -Talks about equal representation and porportional representation | ||
| -Executive Branch is set up -Section 2: establishes that the Executive will be the Commander-in-chief and ensures that the supreme commander of the Armed Forces is a civilian -Section 3: The president has no authority to introduce legislation on Capitol Hill and must rely on individual members of Congress to start bills | ||
| -Judicial Branch is set up -DOES NOT mention judicial review -establishes lower federal courts Article III, Section 3 talks about TREASON and the evidence needed to ppunish someone of treason | ||
| African American Male Voting Rights | ||
| Definition of Citizenship | ||
| -Congressional Pay Raises are withheld until a candidate wins their next election (1992) | ||
| -(1971) Prior 18 years olds were sent off to fight for their country without voting for the leaders who sent them there the voting Age is set at18 | ||
| -States recognize the laws of other states -Article IV, Section 2 establishes The Fugitive Slave Clause which was overturned by the 13th Amendment. | ||
| -talks about how to amend the Constitution: 2 ways to amend: 2/3 Senate and 2/3 House, or 3/4 States | ||
| -The Constitution is the "Supreme Law of the Land" -Both state and federal officials, including judges, must take an oath to support the Constitution -Talks about Federalism in which national and state government share power -Also bans taking religious "tests" for public office | ||
| 9 of 13 states must ratify the Constitution | ||
| Right to a speedy and fair trial and right to counsel | ||
| Right to a trial by jury in Civil Cases | ||
| No cruel or unusual punishment and No excessive bail | ||
| -Rights reserved to the people -Other rights aside from those listed may exist, and just because they are not listed doesn't mean they can be violated | ||
| Power reserved to the states | ||
| No suits against states in a federal court | ||
| -Separate votes are cast for the President and VP becuase in the beginning they voted for two people on the same ballot | ||
| Removal of poll tax | ||
| Presidential Succession | ||
| The branch of government that interprets laws | ||
| The branch of government that makes laws | ||
| The branch of government that declares laws unconstitutional | ||
| The person that has the power to veto He is also: Executive and Diplomat Head of State Legislative Leader Commander-in-Chief | ||
| -The fraction needed by both chambers of Congress to override a veto | ||
| Start the impeachment process and decide the presidential winner if a majority of electoral votes are not gained | ||
| Holds the trial for removal of the President | ||
| The political party that supported a strong national/central government | ||
| (People Controlled) This principle of government states that political power rests WITH the people. This power may be expressed through voting and participation in government. | ||
| A basic principle of American government which states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights (natural rights) that government cannot take away | ||
| A law making body made of two houses. Example: the U.S. Congress | ||
| A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power. | ||
| That means that the Concurrent Powers are the ones that are held by both the federal and state governments Example: the power to tax | ||
| In Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress is given the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out the powers expressed in the other clauses of Article I | ||
| The Constitutional declaration (Article VI) that the Constitution and laws made under its provisions are the greatest law of the land | ||
| Traditions, precedent, and practice incorporated into our form of government that add to the Constitution's elasticity and its viability. Political parties and national parties' conventions are examples. | ||
| Powers of the federal government that are specifically addressed in the Constitution. Article I, Section 8, for instance, cites the powers of Congress to coin money, regulate its value and impose taxes. | ||
| Federalism is the structure that allows a central, federal government to EXIST ALONGSIDE strong, semi-independent, state governments. | ||
| The first words of Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution, which requires states to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings" of all the other states. | ||
| Federal government powers that go beyond those enumerated in the Constitution. The Constitution states that Congress has the power to "make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution" the powers enumerated in Article I. | ||
| The powers of the national government in foreign affairs that the Supreme Court has declared do not depend on constitutional grants but rather grow out of the very existence of the national government. | ||
| An introduction to the constitution that STATE THE GENERAL PURPOSES of the Constitution. | ||
| The structure of the government provided for in the Constitution where authority is divided between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches -Excutive enforces the laws -Legislative makes the laws -Judicial enforces the laws | ||
| Requires revenue bills must originate in the House of Representatives thus linking taxation with representation | ||
| POWERS OF CONGRESS -Commerce Clause: regulates trade between states -says that Ferderal government deals with Native Americans NOT states | ||
| LIMITATIONS OF CONGRESS Lists the limitations on the power of Congress | ||
| Based on the idea of a Republic or Representative Government. THE PEOPLE vote for a person to represent them in government and make laws that the same people would like to see passed. THE PEOPLE are responsible for their representative in the Republican form of government. | ||
| Important: reserved powers are the ones RESERVED by the states and for the states' use. Extra: state power includes: regulating all commerce within that state, the regulation of all educational institutions within that state, the creation of laws dealing with marriage and divorce, etc. | ||
| the rights mentioned in the Bill of Rights! | ||
| 1. Executive and Diplomat 2. Head of State 3. Legislative Leader 4. Commander-in-Chief | ||
| refers to all of the agencies that are associated with the Executive Branch such as the Department of State, Department of the Interior, Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, and most recently, the Department of Homeland Security. All of these individuals make up the President's CABINET | ||
| -made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate -House of Reps is responsible for all funding for the United States and representing the people -The Senate acts as the "court" in impeachment cases and "tries" the accused federal official. They have the power to remove that official and recommend fines or prison as punishment | ||
| -There are three levels of federal courts: Federal District Courts, Appellate Courts, and Supreme Court -The Judiciary is appointed by the President and is confirmed by the Senate for life -establishes Judicial Review in which the Judicial Court whether or not laws are Constitutional or not | ||
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| 1808 | ||
| No | ||
| Is NOT outlined in the Constitution | ||
| treason | ||
| You have the body | ||
| Must be born within the United States | ||
| Congress | ||
| •Both 2/3 of the H.O.R. and the Senate have to agree on the Amendment. •Likewise, an Amendment can be proposed by what is known as a national convention involving 2/3 of the states (state governments) •Then, the proposed amendment has to get approved by a ¾ majority of the state legislatures or state conventions. | ||
| Appointed | ||
| House of Representatives | ||
| District, Appellate and Supreme | ||
| 100 Senators and 435 Representatives. |
