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Flashcards by Caitlyn Pait, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Caitlyn Pait
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Preamble | intro to the US Constitution; begins with We the People; identifies 6 goals that the Constitution will achieve . |
| Article 1 | about the Legislative Branch; describes the Congress and its powers . |
| Bicameral | a legislature made up of 2 houses . |
| House of Representatives | lower house of Congress; 435 members; representation is based on population. |
| 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) ; originally elected by the state legislatures . |
| 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 power given to the Congress |
| impeachment | to 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 . |
| enumerated powers | ake "expressed powers"; powers given only to the Congress and they are listed in Article 1, section 8 . |
| reserved powers | powers that are "reserved" for the state government . |
| Concurrent powers | "con"=with powers shared between the nation congress and the state legislatures; EX. power to tax . |
| writ of habeas corpus | Article 1, Section 9 latin means "have the body"; congress can not make a law that takes away citizens right to "due process of law" |
| bill of attainder | congress can NOT make a law that takes away a person's right to a trial . |
| Article 2 | 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 US 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 r |
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