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Flashcards by denzel washington, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by denzel washington
over 7 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 Representa | lower house of congress; 435 members; representation is based on population; term of office = 2 years |
| 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 for each state; elected by the state legislatures |
| Qualifications for US senate | 1. must be at least 30 years old 2. a citizen for at least 9 years 3. live in the state they represent |
| Article 1 section 8 | lests the powers given to the congress EX; power to declare war |
| Impeachment | to formally charge and 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 cannot suspend a person's right to writ of habeas corpus EXCEPT in cases of rebellion of 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 somethin that wasn't a crime at the time. |
| Article ll (2) | about the ececutive branch |
| Qualifications to be president | 1. at least 35 years old 2. natural born citizen 3. live in the US for at least 14 years |
| commander-in-chief | the President is over US military |
| Article lll (4) | about the judicial branch (aka judiciary) says there will be a suprem court & leves it up to the congress to create inferior courts |
| Article IV (4) | relations bteween 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 Vl (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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