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Flashcards by Kala Ezzell, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Kala Ezzell
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| Question | Answer |
| Preamble | introduction to the constitution; begins with we the people; identifies 6 goals the founding fathers wanted to achieve. |
| Article 1 | the legislative branch; it describes the congress and it's powers. |
| Bicameral | A legislature made up of two houses. |
| House of Representatives | Lower house of congress; 435 members; representation is based on population; term in office = 2 years. |
| Qualifications for the HOR | 1. must be at least 25 years old. 2. A U.S 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 legislature. (gov.) |
| Qualifications for the U.S Senate | Must be at least 30 years old. Must be a citizen for at least 9 years. And 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(s). The HOR votes to impeach. If the HOR votes yes, then there's a trial in the Senate. |
| Enumerated Powers | Aka- Expressed powers; powers given only to the congress. ( Article One Section 8). |
| Reserved POwers | Powers that are "reserved" for the state governments. |
| Concurrent POwers | Shared powers between the national government and the states' 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 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 | (Latin "after the fact") Congress can NOT make a law that punishes someone for doing something that wasn't a crime when they did it. |
| Article 2 | Is about the executive branch. |
| Qualifications to be President | 1. Must be at least 35 years old. 2. Must be a natural born citizen. 3. Must live in the U.S for at least 14 years. |
| Commander-in-Chief | Means the president is over the U.S Military. |
| Article 3 | Is about the Judicial Branch. Aka the Judiciary; says there will be a supreme court and leaves it up to the Congress to create inferior or lower courts. |
| Article 4 | Relations between the states; includes the Full Faith and Credit Clause. (Each state will respect the laws of other states). |
| Article 5 | Amending the Constitution; proposed by 2/3rds of both houses in Congress, then it needs to be ratified by 3/4ths of the states. |
| Article 6 | Supremacy Clause; it means the constitution is the supreme law of the land. |
| Article 7 | Says 9 of the 13 original states had to ratify or vote yes before the Constitution went into effect. |
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