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Flashcards by Jalen Baxley, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jalen Baxley
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Preamble | Intro to the Constitution, begins with "We The People", identifies 6 goals the Founding Fathers wanted to recieve |
| Article 1 | The Legislative Branch, describes the Congress and its powers |
| Bicameral | A Lesgislature made up of 2 houses |
| House of Representatives | Lower house of Congress, 435 members, representation is based on population Term of Office is 2yrs |
| Qualifications for The HOR | 1. Must be at least 25yrs old 2. A US Citizens for 9yrs 3.Live in your district your represent |
| Senate | Upper house Of Congress, made up of 100 members, 2 of each state, elected by State Legislatures |
| Qualitifications 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 | List 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 they vote Yes, there's a trial in the Senate |
| Enumerated Powers | AKA expressed powers; power only given to the Congress (Article 1. Section 8) |
| Reserved Powers | Powers for states only |
| Concurrent Powers | Powers Shared between the national govt. and the state govt. Ex; power to Tax |
| Writ of Habeas Corpus (have the body) | Article 1, Section 9 states that Congress cannot suspend a person's rights to writ of Habeas corpus EXCEPT in cases of invasion or rebellion |
| Bill of Attainder | Congress cannot make a law that finds a person guilty of treason or a felony without a trial |
| Ex Post Facto Laws | Congress cannot make a law that punishes someone for doing something that wasnt a crime at the time |
| Article II | The Executive Branch |
| Qualifications to Be President | 1. at Least 35 yrs old 2. Be a natural born citizen 3. Live in the US for at least 14 yrs |
| Commander-in-Chief | The President is over the Military |
| Article III | about the Judicial Branch Says that there will be a Supreme Court, leaves it up to the Congress to create inferior courts |
| Article IV | relations between the states, include the Full, Faith, and Credit Clause |
| Article VI | Supremacy Clause, the Constitution is the supreme law of the land |
| Article V | Amending the Constitution, Proposed by 2/3rds of both houses in Congress Then it needs to be ratified by 3/4th of the states |
| 9 of the 13 states has to vote Yes before the Constitution went into effect |
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