________ describes two ways in which changes, called amendments, can be added to the constitution.
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James Madison
________ combined five freedoms into the First Amendment, religion, speech, press and the assembly.
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Congress
The Constitution gives ________ the power to remove a president or other officials from office if they commit crimes.
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Freedom of the press
________ allows for all things to be said.
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natural born American citizen
A president must be a(n) ________ and at least 35 years old.
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bicameral legislature
The Constitution creates a(n) ________ known as Congress.
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Articles IV
________ outlines the responsibilities of states to each other, saying that states must give full faith and credit to the laws and court of other states.
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national government
The constitution does not spell out the specific powers of the state, instead about the states that retain powers not given to the ________.
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Amendment
The First ________ has two gurantees of religious freedom, making sure no law respecting an establishment of religion.
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10th Amendment
The ________ protects the people from having the government have excessive strength over their lives.
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3rd Amendment
The ________ protects people from the government from snooping on your privacy without permission.
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principle of majority
The constitution established the ________ vote, laws are passed by majority vote and so is elections.
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Supreme Court
The ________ is the last stop in the judicial system, its decisions are final and binding.
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judicial branch
Protecting the law of the land is the main job of the ________, whereas the branch would consist of the system of federal courts.
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5th Amendment
The ________ gives people who are accused of serious crimes the right to a grand jury hearing.
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7th Amendment
The ________ says that most people involved in civil cases have a right to a jury trial as well.
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Ninth Amendment
The ________ says the rights outlined in the constitutions not listed are retained byt he people.
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Congress
________ is prohibited from stopping the free exercise of religion.
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national government
The Constitution gives some powers only to the ________, best used by one central authority.
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Congress
________ has set two main sets of lower federal courts, called district courts, and appellate courts.
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Congress
________ makes laws and any member of the House or Senate has the power to submit a bill or proposal for a new law.
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