Flashcards
Breaking Down The Constitution
Cards in this deck (23)
- 1PreambleIntro to the U.S Constitution ; beings with we the people ; Identifies 6 goals that the Constitution will achieve
- 2Article 1About the legislative branch ; describes the Congress & it's powers
- 3BicameralA Legislature made up of 2 houses
- 4House of RepresentativesLower house of Congress ; 435 members ; Representation is based on population
- 5Qualifications1. Must be at least 25 years old
2. A U.S citizen for 9 years
3. Live the district they represent - 6SenateUpper house of congress ; made up of 100 members ; 2 from each state ( equal representation) ; elected by the state legislatures
- 7Qualifications For U.S Senate1. Must be at least 30 years old
2. Must be a citizen for at least 7 years
3. Live in the state you represent - 8Article 1 Section 8Lists 18 powers given to the Congress
- 9ImpeachmentTo formally charge an elected official with wrongdoing ; The HOR votes to impeach ; Then if the HOR votes yes there is a trial held by the Senate
- 10Enumerated Powersaka "Expressed Powers" ; powers given only to the Congress & they are listed in Article 1. Section 8
- 11Reserved PowersPowers that are "reserved" for the state govts.
- 12Concurrent Powers"Con" =with
Powers shared between the national Congress & the state legislatures
EX. power to tax - 13Writ Of Habeas CorpusArticle 1. Section 9
Latin means " have the body" ; Congress can not make a law that takes away a citizens right to " due process of law" - 14Bill of AttainderCongress can NOT make a law that takes away a person's right to a trial
- 15Article llAbout The Executive branch (The President)
- 16Qualifications To Be President1. Be at least 35 years old
2. A natural born citizen ( born in U.S)
3. Live the United States for at least 14 years - 17State Of The Union AddressThe Annual speech given by the president on Jan. 20th about what is happening in the country
- 18Commander - In - ChiefThe President is over the U.S Military
- 19Article lllAbout the judicial Branch ( aka Judiciary ) ; very vague ; says there will be a Supreme Court & leaves it up to Congress to create "inferior" courts
- 20Article lVAbout relationships among the stated ; includes the " full faith & credit clause"
- 21Article V(5)About amending ( changing ) the Constitution ; An amendment must be voted on by 2/3 rd of the Congress & 3/4 th of the states
- 22Article Vl(6)The Supremacy Clause ; says the Constitution & national laws are ABOVE state laws
- 23Article Vll (7)Says 9 of the 13 original states had to vote YES before the Constitution went into effect