Breakdown of the U.S Constitution

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Flashcards of the U.S Constitution
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Carnegie Mellon intro to the constitution; begins with the We the People; identifies 6 goals the founding fathers
Article 1 The legislative branch; describes the Congress & its powers
Bicameral A legislature made up of 2 houses
House of Representative The lower house of Congress; 435 members; representation; Term of office = 2 years
Qualification for H.O.R 1. Must be at least 25 years old. 2. Must be a registered U.S citizen for at least 9 years 3. You must live in the district you represent
Senate Upper house of Congress; made up of 100 members; 2 from each state; elected by the state legislatures
Qualifications for U.S Senate 1. You must be at least 35 years old 2. You must also be a registered citizen for at least 9 years 3. Then live in the state they represent
Article 1, Section 8 This Section lists the powers given to the Congress Ex: power to declare war
Impeachment This vocabulary term means to allow for a member of the U.S government power to be formally charged with a crime and theng voted upon to be pulled out of office. (The H.O.R votes for this decision)
enumerated aka expressed powers; powers given only to the Congress (Article 1, Section 8)
Reserved Powers These are powers that are "reserved" for the state Governments only.
Concurrent powers These "Shared Powers" are powers between the national Congress & the state legislatures Ex: power to tax
Writ of Habeas Corpus (Latin) Article 1, Section 9 states Congress canNOT 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 Congress can NOT make a law that punishes someone for doing something that wasn't a crime at the time
Article ll about the executive branch
Qualifications to be President 1. At least 35 years old 2. Be a natural born citizen 3. Live in the U.S for at least 14 years
Commander-in-chief The President is over U.S Military
Article lll About the Judicial branch (A.K.A Judiciary); says there will be a Supreme Court & leaves it up to the COngress to create inferior courts
Article lV Relations between the states; includes the Full Faith & Credit Clause
Article Vl Relations between the states; includes the Full Faith & Credit Clause
Article V Amending the Constitution; Proposed by 2/3 of both houses in Congress, then it needs to be ratified by 3/4 of the states
Article Vll This Article states that 9 out of 13 of the original states had to vote YES before the Constitution went into effect
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