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| Oscar Nunez rents warehouse space from John Williams. Oscar wants to sue John for not fixing a major plumbing issue which resulted in over $100,000 worth of damage to Oscar's inventory. John believes he has a chance to win the case once his lawyer speaks to the jury. What Amendment guarantees John the right to a jury trial in this civil case? |
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| What are the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution called? |
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| Which article of the United States Constitution creates and explains the amendment process? |
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An amendment to the United States Constitution that limited Senators to two terms and Representatives to four terms failed because only two-thirds of the states ratified it.
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| Three-fourths of the State Legislatures ratify the amendment. |
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| Which branch of government is established by Article 2 of the United States Constitution? |
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| Which branch of the federal government creates laws? |
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| Article 3 of the United States Constitution gives which branch of government the power to create lower courts within the federal system? |
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Section 8 of Article 1 to the United States Constitution gives Congress the power to:
“To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
To establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization and uniform laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States…”
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| What does the 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution provide the states? |
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| What is the Supreme Law of the Land in the United States? |
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| The United States Constitution |
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| What is the Executive Branch's primary responsibility? |
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| Kenneth is a 28 year old resident of Florida. He was born in Miami and wants to run for a federal office. According to the United States Constitution, what is the only federal office Kenneth can run for at this time? |
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| United States Representative |
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| Where can a description of U.S. citizens' civil liberties be found? |
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| What happens to most of the bills introduced in the House of Representatives? |
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| They are never sent by committees to the full House. |
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Use the quotation to answer the question.
"It is emphatically [definitely] the province [role] and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is. ... If two laws conflict with each other, the Courts must decide on the operation of each."
-Chief Justice John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, 1803
According to the Supreme Court, which branch of government has the power and responsibility to interpret the law? |
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. Use the quotation to answer the question.
"...shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States ... to borrow Money ... to regulate Commerce ... to coin Money ..."
-U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8
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| The Founding Fathers divided the power to make, enforce, and interpret laws between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government. What might have happened if they had given all of these powers to the executive branch? |
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| The president could have grown too powerful, leading to tyranny. |
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| The First Amendment protects freedom of speech, but there are some limits to free-speech rights. Why are some forms of speech not protected? |
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| because they could cause physical harm to others |
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| Rights such as those in the First Amendment fulfill which purpose of government? |
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| Which is the best reason that freedom of the press is vital to democracy? |
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| Freedom of the press allows people to express opinions about government. |
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| Which phrase has come to mean that each person's rights are as important as every other person's rights? |
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| "all men are created equal" |
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| What does it mean to ratify an amendment to the Constitution? |
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