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Breaking Down the US Constitution

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1—Preamble;
intro to the US Constitution; Begins with We the People; identifies 6 goals the Founding Fathers wanted to achieve
2Article 1about the legislative branch; describes the Congress & its powers
3bicamerala legislature made up of 2 houses
4House of Representativeslower house of Congress; 435 members; representation is based on population; Serve 2 year terms
5Qualifications for the HOR1. must be at least 25 years old
2. a US citizen for at least 9 years
3. live in the district they represent
6Senateupper house of Congress; made up of 100 members; 2 from each state (equal representation); elected by the state legislatures for 6 years
7Qualifications for US 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; 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
EX. Power to declare war
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 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.
14bill of attainderCongress can NOT make a law that finds a person guilty of treason or a felony without a trial.
15ex post facto lawsPower denied to Congress; Congress can NOT make a law that punishes someone for doing something that wasn't a crime at the time.
16Article IIabout the executive branch (the President)
17Qualifications to be President1. be at least 35 years old
2. a natural born citizen (born in US)
3. live in the United States for at least 14 years
18State of the Union Addressthe annual speech given by the President on Jan. 20th about the what's happening in the country
19Commander-in-chiefthe President is over the US military
20Article IIIabout the judicial branch (aka judiciary); very vague; says there be a Supreme Court & leaves up to Congress to create "inferior" courts
21Article IVabout relationships among the states; includes the "full faith & credit clause"
22Article V (5)Amending (changing) the Constitution; Proposed by a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress, then it needs to be ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures.
23Article VI (6)Supremacy Clause;
The Constitution is the "supreme law of the land"
24Article VII (7)says 9 of the 13 original states had to vote YES before the Constitution went into effect
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