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| Pregunta | Respuesta |
| Preamble | Intro to the us : Begins with "We the People" identifies 6 goals that the constitution will achieve . |
| Article 1 | About the legislative branch ; describes the congress & its power . |
| 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 represents . |
| senate | upper house of congress ; made up of 100 members ; 2 from each state ( equal representation ) elected by the state legislatures . |
| qualification for the 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 your represents . |
| Article 1, section 8 | list 18 powers 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 power | aka " expressed powers", powers given only to the congress & they are listed in article 1. section 8 . |
| reserved powers | powers that are " reserved" for the state govts . |
| concurrent powers | "con" = with powers shared between the national congress & the state legislatures . |
| writ of habeas corpus | latin means " have the body" . congress can not make a law that takes away a citizens write "due process of laws " |
| artice ll | about the executive branch ( the president ) |
| qualifications to be presidents | 1. 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 . |
| state of union address | the annual speech given by the president on jan. 20th about the what's happening in the country |
| commander-in-the-cheif | the president is over the US military |
| article lll | about the judicial branch (aka judiciary) very vague; say there a be supreme court & leaves up to congress to create " inferior " courts . |
| article lv | about relationships among the states : includes the "full faith and credit clause " |
| article V(5) | about amending (changing) the constitution ; an amendment must be voted on by 2/3rd of the congress & 3/4 of the states . |
| Article VL (6) | the supremacy clause : says the constitution and national laws are ABOVE state laws . |
| Article Vll (7) | says 9 of the 13 originals states had to votes YES before the consitution went into effect |
| Bill of attainder | congress can NOT make a law that finds a person guility 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 . |
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