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| Where is the seat of the state government of the state of Illinois? |
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| What important differences are there between the federal and state of Illinois versions of the legislative judicial and executive branches |
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Legislative branch is called general assembly instead of congress
The governor can veto only part of a bill without vetoing the whole thing the president can't |
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What are the three branches of the Illinois state government
What are there specific names in Illinois government |
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Legislature....general assembly
Judicial.......... Supreme court of Illinois
Executive......governor |
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| Example of disrespectful flag treatment |
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| When shown with other state flags, city flags, and others were is the proper place of the us flag |
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| In the center and highest |
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| When flag is old and tattered, what is the preferred manner of getting rid of it? |
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| Burned in a dignified manner |
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| To indicate mourning how should the us flag be displayed |
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Half staff
Halfway up the pole |
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How many stripes are on the us flag
What do they symbolize |
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Seven red six white
13 original colonies |
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| How many stars are currently on the us flag |
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| Governor of state of Illinois |
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| House of representative for your district |
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| Mark kirk and dick Durban |
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| Speaker of the house of representatives |
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| Chief justice of the supreme court |
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| Vice president of the u.s |
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Which amendment protected the right of abolished slavery
What year was it passed |
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Which amendment protected the right to vote regardless race or color
What year was it passed |
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| Which amendment protected the right of prohibition of the sale and manufacture of alcohol |
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Which amendment protected the right for women to vote
What year was it passed |
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What amendment protected the right to repeal prohibition
What year was it passed |
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| Freedom of religion, speech, assembly, and petition |
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| Cant be forced to house troops |
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Right to privacy
Can't be searched without a warrant or reasonable cause |
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| a person dosent have to answer for a capital crime unless in the pressence of a grand jury |
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| Right to a speedy trial and public trial with a lawyer |
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| No excessive bail or cruel punishment |
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| People have more rights then those listed in the constitution |
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| Powet not given to the federal government is given to the people or states |
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| Whats the process of amending the constitution |
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| Proposed by congress by a 2/3 vote of both houses or 2/3 of state legislatures |
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| What is being said in section 2. Article 6 about the constitution |
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| Constitution is the highest law in the land no state laws can go against it |
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| How many states were required to ratify the constitution in order to stablished it as the law of the land |
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Whose rights does the bill of rights protect?
How does it protect these rights |
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The people
Ensures that the federal government couldn't take away these rights from the people |
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| What guarantees does section4 make to the states |
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| Protection from invasion and republican government |
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| Elections for the first ...... And ..... Are held |
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| President and vice president |
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| First congress under the constitution meets in...... |
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| Federal hall in new York city |
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| ".......... Inaugurated as first president of the USA |
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| First ten amendments to the constitution ( the.........) are adopted |
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| What crime is mentioned in article 3 what does it mean |
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Treason
Betraying ones country |
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| What is judicial review and why is it important |
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| The process in which the courts interpret the meaning of the constitution and the laws passed under it. It's important because there has to be authority to decide wether a law is constitutional or unconstitutional |
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| What sort of full faith credit is being talked about in article 4 section 1 |
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| Means that what's in one state is valid in others like drivers license and marriage license etc |
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Can a person escape criminal charges by fleeing to another state
What section explains this |
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No he or she will be located arrested and taken back to the state were he or she committed the crime
Section 2 |
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| What body of government can admit new states to the union |
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What's impeachment
What crimes can a president be convicted off that would result in removal |
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When president breaks the law and sent to a series of trials in order to see if they will be removed
Treason bribery other high crimes |
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| The judicary........ The laws |
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| What court is specifically created in the text of the constitution |
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| How many judges in the supreme court |
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| What is the name for the chief group of advisors to the chief executive |
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What is the electoral college
How is the number of electors for each state determined |
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A system of electors to select president
Each state would have as many electors as there were senators and representatives from that state |
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| Official title of person in charge of the executive branch |
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| How often is president elected |
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| Qualifications for being president |
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Natural born citizen
35
Resident for last 14 years |
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| Who takes over if president dies or is removes |
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| What are the specific powers held by the president |
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Commander in chief of the military
Authority to negotiate treaties |
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| What other duties does president have |
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Foreign affairs
Domestic and military administration
Callboth houses into session |
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| The executive....... The laws |
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| 1868 equal protection birthright |
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Authorizes congress to pass all laws necessary and proper
Gives congress more power |
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| Congress has power to declare war |
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| Ppl can't be held in jail without being charged with a crime |
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| Steps bill has to go through to become law |
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Bill is introduced to committee then voted on if voted on passed on to other house
President then signs or vetos |
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| Difference between law and bill |
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| Bill is a proposal the senate and house pass on to the president to approve or veto once president signs bill it becomes a law |
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How often is the senate elected
And house |
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Senate 6 years
House 2 years |
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What are the qualification for senate
For house |
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Senate
Must be 30, us citizen for 9years, live in state he/ she going to represent
House
At least 25, us citizen for 7years, live in state representing |
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How many senate members per state
And house |
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Senste 2
House at least one |
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Who is presiding officer for house
And senate |
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Senate vice president
House
Speaker of the house |
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Special duties for senate
And house |
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Senate Passes bills, approves treaties, approves selection of federal officers
House passes bills, bills for revenue start there, sole power of impeachment |
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| The legislature.... The laws |
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| Who write the federalistsFederalists papers |
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Alexander Hamilton
John jay
James Madison |
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| Differeence between federalistsFederalists and antifederalists |
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| Federalists approve the constitution antifederalists didn't |
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What was the bill of rights
How did it ensure ratification of the constitution |
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Bill of rights was the ten amendments that provided certain rights for people that had not been written in the constitution
It helped convince antifederalists to support the new constitution by ensuring that the federal government couldn't take away any rights from the people |
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| Why is the preamble written |
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| To explain the goals of the constitution |
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Who wrote the deceleration of independence
When?why? |
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Thomas Jefferson
July 4 1776
To explain the seperation of the colonies from Britain |
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Which philosopher was an inspiration to the idea in the declaration of independence
What were the ideas |
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John Locke
The idea of natural rights |
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| The four self evident truths that were described |
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All men are created equal
Everyone has god given rights
Men make governmenent for protection to their rights
Any abuse to a persons right then they have a choice to change it or get rid of it |
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| The three unalienable rights mentions in deceleration of independence |
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Life
Liberty
And pursuit of happiness |
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| Deceleration of independence was written by Thomas Jefferson from.... |
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| Pamphlet called.....by Thomas painless published and rallied support for constitution |
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| Washington is chased to new jersey while Britain occupys.... |
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| Washingtons surprise attack at....boosts American confidence |
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| British(under general ....)surrender at battle of...... |
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| Washington and troops spend brutal winter at.... |
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| Drillmaster.... Of Prussia trains the continental army |
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| Ben Franklin negotiates important alliance with.... |
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| ...... Leads foreign help |
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| American hero..... Revealed to be a loyalist traitor |
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| Government were the people have the right to vote and choose another leader |
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| Weaknesss of articles of confederation |
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No power to tax
No national court
ll changes in articles had to be approved by all states |
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| Equal rights to each branch |
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Division of powers is
Another name for it
Who holds power not specifically granted to the federal government |
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Authority divided between federal government and states
Federalism
The people |
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| What key players were not at the constitutional meeting |
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| Samuel adams and Thomas Jefferson |
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| Where did the delegates of the constitutional convention meet |
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| 3/5 of the slaves would count towards representation |
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| Official peace treaty ending war called the .. |
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