Chapter 6 Flashcards

(31 cards)

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Freedom of expressions

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Amendment 1

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2
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The right to bear arms

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Amendment 2

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3
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No quartering of troops

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Amendment 3

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4
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No unreasonable searches or seizures

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Amendment 4

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4
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Rights of the accused

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Amendment 5

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5
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Rights of the accused in criminal trials

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Amendment 6

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7
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Rights of citizens in civil trials

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Amendment 7

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No cruel, unusual , and unjust punishment

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Amendment 8

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9
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Unspecified rights of the people

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Amendment 9

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10
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Reserved rights of the state

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Amendment 10

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Suing rights

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Amendment 11

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12
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Separate ballots for president and Vice President

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Amendment 12

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13
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Slavery abolished

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Amendment 13

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14
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Citizenship defined

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Amendment 14

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15
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Black voting rights

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Amendment 15

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Income tax

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Direct election of senators

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National prohibition

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Lame duck amendment

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Women’s suffrage

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Presidential terms limited

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Repeal of prohibition

23
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Voting for Washington DC

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Poll tax abolished

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Presidential succession and disability
Amendment 25
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Eighteen - year old vote
Amendment 26
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Restriction on congressional pay raises
Amendment 27
28
What characteristics of the constitution permit it to "change with the times"
It's brief general guidelines , it's necessary and proper cause , and provisions to adding amendments
29
Name the two major phases in the amendments process and describe them
1) in the proposal phase wither 2/3 of both houses of Congress's or 2/3 of the states propose the amendment 2) then in the ratification phase 3/4 of state legislature of special, state ratification conventions approve the amendment
30
How may articles does the constitution contain , name them
7 articles 1) legislature branch 2) executive branch 3) judicial branch 4) covers interstate relationship 5) amendment process itself 6) constitutional and nation supremacy 7) ratification
31
What factors have rented the tenth amendments ineffective
The rise of the United States to political and economic power caused a steady decline of state sovereignty . The Supreme Court reinterpreted amendment 10 in such a way to render it ineffective