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Flashcards by victoria russ, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by victoria russ
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Preamble; intro to the US Constitution; Begins with We the People; identifies 6 goals the Founding Fathers wanted to achieve | |
| Article 1 | about the legislative branch; describes the Congress & its powers |
| bicameral | a legislature made up of 2 houses |
| House of Representatives | lower house of Congress; 435 members; representation is based on population; Serve 2 year terms |
| Qualifications for the HOR | 1. must be at least 25 years old 2. a US citizen for at least 9 years 3. live in the district they represent |
| Senate | upper house of Congress; made up of 100 members; 2 from each state (equal representation); elected by the state legislatures for 6 years |
| Qualifications for 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 | lists 18 powers given to the Congress |
| impeachment | to formally charge an elected official with wrongdoing; the HOR votes to impeach; if the HOR votes yes there is a trial held by the Senate |
| enumerated powers | aka "expressed powers"; powers given only to the Congress & they are listed in Article 1, Section 8 EX. Power to declare war |
| reserved powers | powers that are "reserved" for the state govts. |
| concurrent powers | "con"=with powers shared between the national Congress & the state legislatures; EX. power to tax |
| writ of habeas corpus (Latin means " have the body" | Article 1, Section 9 states Congress can NOT suspend a person's right to writ of habeas corpus EXCEPT in cases of rebellion or invasion. |
| bill of attainder | Congress can NOT make a law that finds a person guilty of treason or a felony without a trial. |
| ex post facto laws | Power denied to Congress; Congress can NOT make a law that punishes someone for doing something that wasn't a crime at the time. |
| Article II | about the executive branch (the President) |
| Qualifications to be President | 1. be at least 35 years old 2. a natural born citizen (born in US) 3. live in the United States for at least 14 years |
| State of the Union Address | the annual speech given by the President on Jan. 20th about the what's happening in the country |
| Commander-in-chief | the President is over the US military |
| Article III | about the judicial branch (aka judiciary); very vague; says there be a Supreme Court & leaves up to Congress to create "inferior" courts |
| Article IV | about relationships among the states; includes the "full faith & credit clause" |
| Article V (5) | Amending (changing) the Constitution; Proposed by a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress, then it needs to be ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures. |
| Article VI (6) | Supremacy Clause; The Constitution is the "supreme law of the land" |
| Article VII (7) | says 9 of the 13 original states had to vote YES before the Constitution went into effect |
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