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We the people of the United States

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We are a democracy.

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In order to form a more perfect union

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An improved union of democracy

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Establish justice

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Fair legal system

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Ensure domestic tranquility

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Keep the peace in our country

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Provide for the common defence

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Defend nation against attack

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Promote the general welfare

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Support people’s well being. Health care

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And secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity

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Freedoms exist now and will in the future

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Do ordain and establish the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity

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The people created and agreed to this new government

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Minimum age for House of Reps

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25

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Length of term for House of Reps

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2 years

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Number of House of Reps

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435

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Position that leads House of Reps

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Speaker of House

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Minimum age for Senate

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30

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Length of term for Senate

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6 years

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Senators per state

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2

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Leader of US Senate

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Vice president has power to break a tie vote

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Steps of how a bill becomes a law

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1House of reps introduces a bill
2Goes to committee to be debated with congress people
3Both the House and Senate vote, they need a majority. House needs 218 and Senate needs 51
4Bill goes to president, may or may not be vetoed
5(maybe) if vetoed gets sent back to house and senate 2/3rds to become a law

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Current Speaker of the house

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Mike Johnson republican

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Senators of Pennsylvania

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John Fetterman, democrat. Dave McCormick, republican.

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Chris Deluzio, democrat

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Our representative for the House of reps from the 17th District of Pennsylvania

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Head of the executive branch

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3 qualifications to be president

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-Natural born citizen
-Resident for 14 years
-At least 35 yrs old

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Five powers of the President

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-Commander and Chief of the Army and Navy
-Ability to grant pardons
-Veto bills that are passed by Congress
-Appoint Supreme Court Justices and Ambassadors (Senate has to approve)
-Make treaties (2/3rds)

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Reasons a president can be impeached

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Treason, bribery, other high crimes and misdemanors

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The house in Congress that has the power to impeach the President
House of Reps
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The house in Congress that has the power to convict the President
Senate
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The role of the President's Cabinet
Advises President on issues and carries out policy
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Amount of departments in President's Cabinet
15
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Who leads the President's Cabinet and what is it made up of?
Secretary. Made up of secretaries and Vice President
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Highest Court
Supreme Court
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Amount of Justices
9
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Who appoints and approves Supreme Court Justices?
Appointed by president, Approved by Senate
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Limit of terms for Supreme Court Justices
No limit
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What a president looks for in a Supreme Court Justice
Judicial experience on lower courts and same political beliefs as president
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Checks and Balances
A system created by the Founding Fathers, allows one branch to limit or check the power of other branch
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Name the beliefs of Anti-Federalists and what they wanted
They believed local governments best understood what citizens needed and freedom. They wanted a small central government.
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Why the Anti-Federalists feared a strong central government
It would overpower state governments
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What the Anti-Federalists wanted that wasn't in the Constitution
Bill of Rights/Guarantee that citizens would have specific rights
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What the Federalists wanted
A strong central government
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Compromise between anti and pro federalists
They added 10 amendments
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Amount of states needed to ratify Constitution
9
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Date constitution was ratified
June 21, 1788
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1st A
Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly. The First Amendment provides several rights protections: to express ideas through speech and the press, to assemble or gather with a group to protest or for other reasons, and to ask the government to fix problems. It also protects the right to religious beliefs and practices. It prevents the government from creating or favoring a religion.
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2nd A
Right to bear arms. The right to keep a gun
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3rd A
Quartering of soldiers. The Third Amendment prevents government from forcing homeowners to allow soldiers to use their homes. Before the Revolutionary War, laws gave British soldiers the right to take over private homes.
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4th A
Search and arrest. The Fourth Amendment bars the government from unreasonable search and seizure of an individual or their private property.
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5th A
Rights in criminal cases. The Fifth Amendment provides several protections for people accused of crimes. It states that serious criminal charges must be started by a grand jury. A person cannot be tried twice for the same offense (double jeopardy) or have property taken away without just compensation. People have the right against self-incrimination and cannot be imprisoned without due process of law (fair procedures and trials).
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6th A
Right to a fair trial The Sixth Amendment provides additional protections to people accused of crimes, such as the right to a speedy and public trial, trial by an impartial jury in criminal cases, and to be informed of criminal charges. Witnesses must face the accused, and the accused is allowed his or her own witnesses and to be represented by a lawyer.
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7th A
Rights in civil cases The Seventh Amendment extends the right to a jury trial in Federal civil cases.
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8th A
Bail, Fines, Punishment. The Eighth Amendment bars excessive bail and fines and cruel and unusual punishment.
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9th A
Rights retained by the People. The Ninth Amendment states that listing specific rights in the Constitution does not mean that people do not have other rights that have not been spelled out.
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10th A
States' Rights. The Tenth Amendment says that the Federal Government only has those powers delegated in the Constitution. If it isn’t listed, it belongs to the states or to the people.

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