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What did the federalists add to to address the concerns of many Antifederalists?
Bill of Rights
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How are the Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights similar?
Both declare rights
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What rights are primarily dealth with by the first amendment of the Constitution?
speech, press, assembly, religion, petition
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What amendment is the constitutional basis for the separation of church and state?
1st amendment
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Why was the 9th amendment included in the bill of rights?
powers reserved to the people
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Why was the 10th amendment included in the bill of rights?
powers reserved to the state
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What idea is expressed by Article 1 Section 9 Clause 2 of the Constitution?
habeus corpus
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What war saw the writ of habeus corpus suspended by the president?
civil war
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What must a candidate recieve to win a presidential election?
51% - 270 electoral votes
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What are the powers of the president, according to the US constitution?
commander in chief, chief executive, chied legistator, chief of state, chief diplomat
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What federal governement change results from the census that is taken every ten years?
representation in the house of representatives
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What powers are delegated to the federal governement in the US constitution?
coin money, war
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How is the constitution "the supreme law of the land," in regards to state laws?
it is supreme
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What Supreme Court case established Judicial Review?
Marbury v. Madison
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What is Judicial Review?
Judicial branches power to declare a laws constitutionality
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What principle is intended to ensure no one government branch has more power than another branch?
checks and balances
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What document is referred to as the "supreme law of the land" in the US?
constitution
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What is federalism?
division between state and government powers
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What are delegated powers?
powers for federal government
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What are reserved powers?
powers fot state governments
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What are concurrent powers?
powers for both
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What government has the power to pass marriage/divorce laws and create vehicle/traffic regulations?
states
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