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Constitution/AofC/DeclofInd
Constitution/Articles of Confederation/Declaration of Independence
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12th Grade
09/21/2007

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When were the Articles of Confederation put into effect?
Definition
1781
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What is the opening line in the constitution?
Definition
We the People of the United States...
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Article 1
Definition
Bicameral Congress
Membership of House
Power to impeach
Membership of the Senate
Power to try impeachments
Laws governing elections
Rules of Congress
Salaries and immunities of members
Bar on members of Congress holding federal appointive office
Money bills originate in House
Procedure for enacting laws: veto power
Powers of Congress
Restrictions on powers of Congress
Restrictions on powers of states
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Article 2
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The President
Office, Election, Requirements, Pay, Powers, Relation with Congress, Impeachment
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Article 3
Definition
Federal Courts and their jurisdiction
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Article 4
Definition
States

Full faith and credit
Privileges and immunities
Extradition
Creation of new states
Governing territories
Protection of states
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Article 5
Definition
Amending the Constitution
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Article 6
Definition
Assumption of the debts of the Confederation
Supremacy of federal laws and treaties
No religious test
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Article 7
Definition
Ratification procedure
Names
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Amendment 1
Definition
1791
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly
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Amendment 2
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1791 Right to bear arms
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Amendment 3
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1791 Quartering troops in private homes
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Amendment 4
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1791 Prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures
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Amendment 5
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1791 Right when accused: "due-process" clause
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Amendment 6
Definition
1791 Rights when on trial
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Amendment 7
Definition
1791 Common-law suits
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Amendment 8
Definition
Bail: no "cruel and unusual" punishments
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Amendment 9
Definition
1791 Unenumerated rights protected
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Amendment 10
Definition
1791 Powers reserved for states
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11th Amendment
Definition
1795 Limits on suits against states
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12th Amendment
Definition
1804 Revision of electoral-college procedure
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13th Amendment
Definition
1865 Slavery prohibited
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14th Amendment
Definition
1868 Ex-slaves made citizens
"Due process" clause applied to states
"Equal-protection" clause
Reduction in congressional representation for states denying adult males the right to vote
Southern rebels denied federal office
Rebel debts repudiated
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15th Amendment
Definition
1870 Blacks given right to vote
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16th Amendment
Definition
1913 Authorizes federal income tax
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17th Amendment
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1913 Requires popular election of senators
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18th Amendment
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1919 Prohibits manufacture and sale of liquor
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19th Amendment
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1920 Right to vote for women
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20th Amendment
Definition
1933 Federal terms of office begin in January
Emergency presidential succession
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21st Amendment
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1933 repeals the 19th Amendment (prohibition)
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22nd Amendment
Definition
1951 Two-term limit for president
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23rd Amendment
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1961 Right to vote for president in DC
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24th Amendment
Definition
1964 Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections
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25th Amendment
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1967 Presidential disability and succession
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26th Amendment
Definition
1971 Voting age lowered to eighteen
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27th Amendment
Definition
1992 Congressional pay raises
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The Declaration of Independence begins with...
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When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another....
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