A. Constitution At A Glance
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APPENDIX A:
CONSTITUTION AT A GLANCE
Enclosed are several copies of the Constitution At A Glance for you to tear out and use in class, or put in your purse/wallet, or stick on the mirror to memorize, or share with a friend.
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CONSTITUTIONAL DEFENSE
U.S. CONSTITUTION AT A GLANCE
ARTICLES:
I = Congress
II = Presidency
III = Courts
IV = States; Republic
V = Amendment Process
VI = Debts, Supremacy, oath, no religious test
VII = Ratification & Attestation
AMENDMENTS:
1 -10 = Bill of Rights (see below)
12, 20, 22, 23, 25 = Presidency
11 = Judiciary (suits against states)
17, 20, 27 = Congress (Sen elections, terms, $$$)
13, 14, 15 = End slavery & establish Civil Rights
15, 19, 24, 26 = Voting Rights (race, gender, $$$, age)
16 = Income Tax
18 & 21 = To drink or not to drink
BILL OF RIGHTS:
1st = religion; speech; press; assembly; petition
2nd = individual right to bear arms
3rd = quartering of soldiers
4th = searches & seizures
5th = Grand Jury; Double Jeopardy; Self-Incrimination; Due Process; private property takings clause
6th = speedy public jury trial; witnesses; attorney
7th = civil jury trial
8th = excessive fines & bail; cruel & unusual
9th = individual rights not enumerated or limited
10th = fed rights limited/enumerated; rest left to states/people
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ARTICLES:
I = Congress
II = Presidency
III = Courts
IV = States; Republic
V = Amendment Process
VI = Debts, Supremacy, oath, no religious test
VII = Ratification & Attestation
AMENDMENTS:
1 -10 = Bill of Rights (see below)
12, 20, 22, 23, 25 = Presidency
11 = Judiciary (suits against states)
17, 20, 27 = Congress (Sen elections, terms, $$$)
13, 14, 15 = End slavery & establish Civil Rights
15, 19, 24, 26 = Voting Rights (race, gender, $$$, age)
16 = Income Tax
18 & 21 = To drink or not to drink
BILL OF RIGHTS:
1st = religion; speech; press; assembly; petition
2nd = individual right to bear arms
3rd = quartering of soldiers
4th = searches & seizures
5th = Grand Jury; Double Jeopardy; Self-Incrimination; Due Process; private property takings clause
6th = speedy public jury trial; witnesses; attorney
7th = civil jury trial
8th = excessive fines & bail; cruel & unusual
9th = individual rights not enumerated or limited
10th = fed rights limited/enumerated; rest left to states/people