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Article I – Legislative Branch

Creates the House of Representatives and Senate, outlines lawmaking powers. (congress)

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Article II – Executive Branch

Defines presidential powers, duties, and impeachment process. (president & vp)

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Article III – Judicial Branch

Establishes the federal court system. (supreme court)

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Article IV State Relationships –

Full Faith and Credit Clause (States must recognize laws of other states.)

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Article V – Amendment Process

Explains how the Constitution can be changed.

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Article VI – Supremacy Clause

The Constitution and federal laws override state laws.

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Article VII – Ratification

Required nine states to approve the Constitution for it to take effect.

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First Amendment

Protects freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.

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Second Amendment

Protects the right to bear arms.

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Third Amendment

No forced quartering of soldiers.

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Fourth Amendment

Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.

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Fifth Amendment

Right to due process, no self-incrimination, no double jeopardy.

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Sixth Amendment

Right to a speedy and public trial, impartial jury, and legal counsel.

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Seventh Amendment

Right to a jury trial in civil cases.

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Eighth Amendment

No cruel and unusual punishment.

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Ninth Amendment

People have rights beyond those listed in the Constitution.

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Tenth Amendment

Powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or people.

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Thirteenth Amendment

Abolished slavery.

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Fourteenth Amendment

Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law.

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Fifteenth Amendment

Gave Black men the right to vote.

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Nineteenth Amendment

Gave women the right to vote.

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Twenty First Amendment

Repealed Prohibition (allowed alcohol).

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Twenty Second Amendment

Limited the president to two terms.

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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Ended segregation in schools.

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McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

Established that Congress can create a national bank; states cannot tax the federal government.

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Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

Only Congress can regulate interstate commerce.

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Roe v. Wade (1973)

Legalized abortion based on the right to privacy.

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Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)

Schools can censor student newspapers.

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Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

Right to an attorney, even if you cannot afford one.

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Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Established judicial review (courts can declare laws unconstitutional).

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U.S. v. Nixon (1974)

The president is not above the law; Nixon had to release Watergate tapes.

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District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)

Individuals have a right to own firearms.

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

Banned segregation and discrimination based on race, gender, religion, or national origin.

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

Banned literacy tests and other barriers to Black voting rights.

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Monroe Doctrine (1823)

Warned European countries not to interfere in the Americas.

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Emancipation Proclamation (1863)

Freed enslaved people in Confederate states.

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Affordable Care Act (2010)

Expanded healthcare coverage.

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Executive Order 9066 (1942)

Ordered Japanese Americans into internment camps during WWII.

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New Deal Legislation (1930s)

Series of laws passed to address the Great Depression.

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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Allowed segregation under 'separate but equal' doctrine.

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Schenck v. U.S. (1919)

Limited free speech during wartime if it creates a clear and present danger.

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