Flashcards
BreakDown Of US Constitution
Cards in this deck (23)
- 1PreambleIntro to the Constitution, begins with "We The People", identifies 6 goals the Founding Fathers wanted to recieve
- 2Article 1The Legislative Branch, describes the Congress and its powers
- 3BicameralA Lesgislature made up of 2 houses
- 4House of RepresentativesLower house of Congress, 435 members, representation is based on population
Term of Office is 2yrs - 5Qualifications for The HOR1. Must be at least 25yrs old
2. A US Citizens for 9yrs
3.Live in your district your represent - 6SenateUpper house Of Congress, made up of 100 members, 2 of each state, elected by State Legislatures
- 7Qualitifications For US Senate1. Must be at least 30 yrs old
2. A citizen for at least 9 years
3. Live in the state they represent - 8Article 1, Section 8List the powers given to the Congress
Ex: Power to declare war - 9ImpeachmentTo formally Charge an elected official with wrongdoing The HOR votes to impeach, if they vote Yes, there's a trial in the Senate
- 10Enumerated PowersAKA expressed powers; power only given to the Congress (Article 1. Section 8)
- 11Reserved PowersPowers for states only
- 12Concurrent PowersPowers Shared between the national govt. and the state govt.
Ex; power to Tax - 13Writ 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
- 14Bill of AttainderCongress cannot make a law that finds a person guilty of treason or a felony without a trial
- 15Ex Post Facto LawsCongress cannot make a law that punishes someone for doing something that wasnt a crime at the time
- 16Article IIThe Executive Branch
- 17Qualifications to Be President1. at Least 35 yrs old
2. Be a natural born citizen
3. Live in the US for at least 14 yrs - 18Commander-in-ChiefThe President is over the Military
- 19Article IIIabout the Judicial Branch
Says that there will be a Supreme Court, leaves it up to the Congress to create inferior courts - 20Article IVrelations between the states, include the Full, Faith, and Credit Clause
- 21Article VISupremacy Clause, the Constitution is the supreme law of the land
- 22Article VAmending the Constitution, Proposed by 2/3rds of both houses in Congress
Then it needs to be ratified by 3/4th of the states - 23—9 of the 13 states has to vote Yes before the Constitution went into effect