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| Frage | Antworten |
| Preamble | intro the u.s, Constitution; begins with we the people; identifies 6 goals that the constitution will achieve |
| Article 1 | About the legislative branch; describe the congress and its powers |
| Bicameral | Made up of 2 houses or two parts. |
| House Of Representatives | Lower house of congress; 435 member representative is based on population. |
| Qualification for the HoR | 1. Must be at least 25 years old 2. A u.s citizen for a least 9 years 3. Live in the district they represent |
| Sentate | Upper house of congress; made up of 100 members; 2 from each state(equal representative); elected by the state legislature |
| Qualification or the US senate | 1. Must be at least 30 years old 2. Must be a citizen for at least 7 years 3. Live in the state you represent |
| Article 1; Section 8 | List 18 powers that are given to the congress |
| Inpeachment | To formally charge an elected official with wrongdoing; The house of representative votes to impeach; Then if the house of representative votes yes there is a trial held by the senate |
| Enumerated Power | Aka "Expressed powers"; Powers given only to congress & they are listed in the articles 1. section 8 |
| Reserved Power | Powers that are "reserved" for the state Governments |
| Concurrent Power | "Con" = with Powers shared between the national congress & the state legislature. Ex power to tax |
| Writ Of habeas corpus | Latin mean "have the body": Congress can not make laws that takes away a citizen write to " due process of law" |
| Bill of attainder | Congress can NOT make a law that takes away a person right to a trail |
| Article ll | About the executive branch (the president) |
| Qualification to be a president | 1. Be at least 35 years old 2. A natural born citizen (born in us) 3. Live in the untied state for at least 14 years |
| State of the union address | The annual speech given by the president on Jan. 2oth about the whats happening in the country |
| Commander IN chief | The president is over the US military. |
| Article lll | About the judicial branch (aka judiciary) very vague: says there be a supreme court & leaves up to congress to create "inferior" courts |
| Article lV | About the relationship among the states; includes the " full faith & credit clause" |
| Article V | About amending (changing) the constitution; an amendment must be voted by 2/3rds of the congress & 3/4 of the states |
| Article VI | The sumpermacy cluase; Says The constitution & national laws are ABOVE state laws |
| Article Vll | 9 of the 13 original states had to vote yes before the constitution became law |
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