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1st Ammendment
Freedom of: speech, religion, press, assembly, petition
2nd amendment
Right to bear arms
3rd amendment
Soldier can’t live in your walls
4th government
Cannot search or arrest without probably clause
5th Amendment
Government must follow the law
6th Amendment
Right to speedy and fair trial with jury
7th Amendment
Right to a jury for civil cases
8th Amendment
no cruel or unusual punishments, or crazy bails/fines
9th Amendment
the rights of citizens will be protected whether these rights are listed or not
10th Amendment
Any non federal power is a state power
13th Amendment
Slavery is ILLEGAL
14th amendment
BORN IN THE USA = US citizen
Immigrants can gain citizenship
15th AMENDMENT
All men can vote
18th Amendment
Alcohol is banned
19th Amendment
Women can vote
21st Amendment
Alcohol is legal but laws vary by state
First 10 Amendments
Bill of rights
26th Amendment
18+ can vote
25th Amendment
If the president dies, VP takes over
Judicial Branch
Judges, Supreme Court, decides whether law is applied correctly.
Executive Branch
President, enforces the law
declare war, nominate judges, veto, raise an army
Legislative branch
Creates the law. Laws must be vetoed by president, but vetoes can be overruled by majority vote
How many senators per state
2
Senate term
6 years
House term
2 years
Presidential term
2×4 year terms
Supreme Court term
Forever (or retire/death)
Format of the constitution
Preamble-article-amendments
Federalism
Division of power between the federal and state governments
Congressional powers
Borrow money
Coin money/currency
Supremacy clause
Federal law must be followed in a state v country conflict
How to amend the constitution
2/3 approval of congress ¾ of states approval
Note 
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