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Electoral vCollege v- v vcorrect vanswer- vThe vpresident vis velected vby va vmajority vof
velectoral vvotes. vAfter van velection va vgroup vof velectors vchosen vby veach vstate
vofficially vcast vthe velectoral vvotes vfor vtheir vstate vto vchoose vthe vPresident.
Articles vof vConfederation v- v vcorrect vanswer- vThis vdocument vwas vadopted vby
vthe vSecond vContinental vCongress vin v1781 vduring vthe vRevolutionary vWar vto
vcreate va vnational vgovernment. vThe vnew vgovernment vwas vweak vbecause vstates
vheld vmost vof vthe vpower, vand vCongress vlacked vthe vpower vto vtax, vregulate
vtrade, vor vcontrol vthe vcoining vof vmoney. vIt vwas vlater vreplaced vwith vthe vU.S.
vConstitution.
Great vCompromise v- v vcorrect vanswer- vintroduced vby vRoger vSherman; vset vup va
vbicameral vCongress v- vupper vhouse
called vSenate vwith veach vstate vgetting v2 vvotes v& va vlower vhouse vcalled vthe
vHouse vof vRepresentatives
with veach vstate's vrepresentation vbased von vits vpopulation--satisfied vboth vthe
vlarge vand vsmall vstates
3/5 vCompromise v- v vcorrect vanswer- vcompromise vmade vwhen vwriting vthe
vConstitution vto vsastify vboth vfree vand vslave vstates; vsaid vfor vevery v5 vslaves, v3
vwould vcount vin va vstate's vpopulation vfor vboth vrepresentation vand vtax vpurposes
Federalism v- v vcorrect vanswer- vis vthe vbreaking vof vthe vgov't vinto vFederal vand
vstate vlevels, veach vhaving vcertain vpowers
, Checks vand vBalances v- v vcorrect vanswer- vsystem vof veach vbranch vof vgov't
vhaving va vpower vto vcheck vthe vpower vof vthe vother vto vmake vsure vno vone vbranch
vbecomes vtoo vpowerful
Executive vBranch v- v vcorrect vanswer- vheaded vby vthe vPresident vand vcarries vout
vthe vlaws; valso vincludes vthe vVice vPresident vand vthe vCabinet vmembers
Engel vv. vVitale v(1962) v- v vcorrect vanswer- vseparation vbetween vChurch vand
vState vin vschools. vS.C. vprayer vin vpublic vschools vis vunconstitutional, vviolates
vseparation vof vchurch vand vstate vand vfreedom vof vreligion v(First vAmendment)
Miranda vvs. vArizona, v1961 v- v vcorrect vanswer- vThis vcase vproves vthat vthe v5th
vAmendment vrequires vthat vindividuals varrested vfor va vcrime vmust vbe vadvised vof
vtheir vright vto vremain vsilent vand vto vhave vcounsel vpresent.
Mapp vv. vOhio v(1961) v- v vcorrect vanswer- vEvidence vobtained vin vviolation vof vthe
vFourth vAmendment, vwhich vprotects vagainst v"unreasonable vsearches vand
vseizures," vmay vnot vbe vused vin vcriminal vprosecutions vin vstate vcourts, vas vwell
vas vfederal vcourts.
In vRe vGault v(1967) v- v vcorrect vanswer- v14th vamendment vDue vProcess vClause
vallows vrequirements vfor vstate vdelinquency vproceedings. vestablished vthe
vprinciple vthat vyoung vpersons vhave vconstitutional vrights
Bill v- v vcorrect vanswer- va vstatute vin vdraft vbefore vit vbecomes vlaw
Chief vJustice v- v vcorrect vanswer- vthe vjudge vwho vpresides vover vthe vsupreme
vcourt
Commander-in-Chief v- v vcorrect vanswer- vThe vrole vof vthe vpresident vas vthe
vsupreme vcommander vof vthe varmed vforces vof vthe vUnited vStates.
Governor v- v vcorrect vanswer- vhighest vranking vmember vof va vstate's vexecutive
vbranch
Reserved vpowers v- v vcorrect vanswer- vpowers vreserved vfor vthe vstates; vexamples:
vcreating vand vmaintaining van veducation vsystem, vcreating vlocal vgovernments
Veto vpower v- v vcorrect vanswer- vpresidential vpower vto vstop va vbill vfrom vbecoming
va vlaw vby vrejecting vit
impeachment v- v vcorrect vanswer- va vformal vdocument vcharging va vpublic vofficial
vwith vmisconduct vin voffice
presidential vsuccession v- v vcorrect vanswer- vthe vorder vin vwhich vofficials vfill vthe
voffice vof vpresident vin vcase vof va vvacancy-1. vVice vPresident, v2. vSpeaker vof vthe
vHouse vof vRepresentatives, v3. vPresident vof vthe vSenate vPro vTempore, v...
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Electoral vCollege v- v vcorrect vanswer- vThe vpresident vis velected vby va vmajority vof
velectoral vvotes. vAfter van velection va vgroup vof velectors vchosen vby veach vstate
vofficially vcast vthe velectoral vvotes vfor vtheir vstate vto vchoose vthe vPresident.
Articles vof vConfederation v- v vcorrect vanswer- vThis vdocument vwas vadopted vby
vthe vSecond vContinental vCongress vin v1781 vduring vthe vRevolutionary vWar vto
vcreate va vnational vgovernment. vThe vnew vgovernment vwas vweak vbecause vstates
vheld vmost vof vthe vpower, vand vCongress vlacked vthe vpower vto vtax, vregulate
vtrade, vor vcontrol vthe vcoining vof vmoney. vIt vwas vlater vreplaced vwith vthe vU.S.
vConstitution.
Great vCompromise v- v vcorrect vanswer- vintroduced vby vRoger vSherman; vset vup va
vbicameral vCongress v- vupper vhouse
called vSenate vwith veach vstate vgetting v2 vvotes v& va vlower vhouse vcalled vthe
vHouse vof vRepresentatives
with veach vstate's vrepresentation vbased von vits vpopulation--satisfied vboth vthe
vlarge vand vsmall vstates
3/5 vCompromise v- v vcorrect vanswer- vcompromise vmade vwhen vwriting vthe
vConstitution vto vsastify vboth vfree vand vslave vstates; vsaid vfor vevery v5 vslaves, v3
vwould vcount vin va vstate's vpopulation vfor vboth vrepresentation vand vtax vpurposes
Federalism v- v vcorrect vanswer- vis vthe vbreaking vof vthe vgov't vinto vFederal vand
vstate vlevels, veach vhaving vcertain vpowers
, Checks vand vBalances v- v vcorrect vanswer- vsystem vof veach vbranch vof vgov't
vhaving va vpower vto vcheck vthe vpower vof vthe vother vto vmake vsure vno vone vbranch
vbecomes vtoo vpowerful
Executive vBranch v- v vcorrect vanswer- vheaded vby vthe vPresident vand vcarries vout
vthe vlaws; valso vincludes vthe vVice vPresident vand vthe vCabinet vmembers
Engel vv. vVitale v(1962) v- v vcorrect vanswer- vseparation vbetween vChurch vand
vState vin vschools. vS.C. vprayer vin vpublic vschools vis vunconstitutional, vviolates
vseparation vof vchurch vand vstate vand vfreedom vof vreligion v(First vAmendment)
Miranda vvs. vArizona, v1961 v- v vcorrect vanswer- vThis vcase vproves vthat vthe v5th
vAmendment vrequires vthat vindividuals varrested vfor va vcrime vmust vbe vadvised vof
vtheir vright vto vremain vsilent vand vto vhave vcounsel vpresent.
Mapp vv. vOhio v(1961) v- v vcorrect vanswer- vEvidence vobtained vin vviolation vof vthe
vFourth vAmendment, vwhich vprotects vagainst v"unreasonable vsearches vand
vseizures," vmay vnot vbe vused vin vcriminal vprosecutions vin vstate vcourts, vas vwell
vas vfederal vcourts.
In vRe vGault v(1967) v- v vcorrect vanswer- v14th vamendment vDue vProcess vClause
vallows vrequirements vfor vstate vdelinquency vproceedings. vestablished vthe
vprinciple vthat vyoung vpersons vhave vconstitutional vrights
Bill v- v vcorrect vanswer- va vstatute vin vdraft vbefore vit vbecomes vlaw
Chief vJustice v- v vcorrect vanswer- vthe vjudge vwho vpresides vover vthe vsupreme
vcourt
Commander-in-Chief v- v vcorrect vanswer- vThe vrole vof vthe vpresident vas vthe
vsupreme vcommander vof vthe varmed vforces vof vthe vUnited vStates.
Governor v- v vcorrect vanswer- vhighest vranking vmember vof va vstate's vexecutive
vbranch
Reserved vpowers v- v vcorrect vanswer- vpowers vreserved vfor vthe vstates; vexamples:
vcreating vand vmaintaining van veducation vsystem, vcreating vlocal vgovernments
Veto vpower v- v vcorrect vanswer- vpresidential vpower vto vstop va vbill vfrom vbecoming
va vlaw vby vrejecting vit
impeachment v- v vcorrect vanswer- va vformal vdocument vcharging va vpublic vofficial
vwith vmisconduct vin voffice
presidential vsuccession v- v vcorrect vanswer- vthe vorder vin vwhich vofficials vfill vthe
voffice vof vpresident vin vcase vof va vvacancy-1. vVice vPresident, v2. vSpeaker vof vthe
vHouse vof vRepresentatives, v3. vPresident vof vthe vSenate vPro vTempore, v...
