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| The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution |
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| The provision in Article I, section 8, of the U.S. Constitution that gives Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce. |
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| The provisions of the fifth and fourteenth Amendments to the constitution that guarantee that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. |
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| The provision in the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution that guarantees that no state will "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." |
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| The provision in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits Congress from creating any law "respecting an establishment of religion." |
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| Federal form of government |
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| A system of government in which the state form a union and the sovereign power is divided between a central government and the member states. |
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| The provision in the first Amendment to the U.S constitution that prohibits Congress from making any law "prohibiting the free excercise" of religion. |
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| Full faith and credit clause |
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| This ensures that rights established under deeds, wills, contracts, and the like in one state will be honored by the other states and that any judicial decision with respect to ruch property rights will be honored and enforced in all states. |
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| Words inserted into a web site's key-words field to increase the site's appearence in search engine results. |
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| Powers possesed by states as part of their inherent sovereignty. These powers may be exercised to protect or promote the public order, health, safety, morals, and general welfare. |
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| A doctrine under which certain federal laws preempt, or take precedence over, conflicting state or local laws. |
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| Privileges and immunities clause |
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| Special rights and exceptions provided by law. |
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| The constitution, laws, and treaties of the united states are "the supreme law of the land". |
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| Nonverbal conduct that expreses opinions or thoughts about a subject. |
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