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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 Constitution; begins with the We the People; identifies 6 goals the founding fathers wanted to achieve |
| Article 1 | 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; Term of office=2 yrs |
| 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 you represent |
| Senate | upper house of Congress; made up of 100 members; 2 from each state; elected by the state legislatures |
| Qualifications for US Senate | 1. must be at least 30 yrs. old 2. a citizen for at least 9 years 3. live in the state they represent |
| Article 1, Section 8 | lists the powers given to the Congress Ex. power to declare war |
| impeachment | to formally charge an elected official with wrongdoing; the HOR votes to impeach; if the HOR votes YES there is trial in the Senate |
| enumerated powers | aka expressed powers; powers given only to the Congress (Article 1, Section 8) |
| reserved powers | powers that are "reserved" for the state govts. |
| concurrent powers | shared powers 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 | Congress can NOT make a law that punishes someone for doing something that wasn't a crime at the time. |
| Article II (2) | about the executive branch |
| Qualifications to be President | 1. at least 35 years old 2. be a natural born citizen 3. live in the US for at least 14 years |
| Commander-in-chief | the President is over US military |
| Article III (3) | about the judicial branch (aka judiciary); says there will be a Supreme Court & leaves it up to the Congress to create inferior courts |
| Article IV (4) | relations between the states; includes the Full Faith & Credit Clause |
| Article V (5) | Amending the Constitution; Proposed by 2/3rds of both houses in Congress, then it needs to be ratified by 3/4th of the states. |
| Article VI (6) | Supremacy Clause; the Constitution is the supreme law of the land |
| Article VII (7) | says 9 of the 13 original states has to vote YES before the Constitution went into effect |
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