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Article 1 topic

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The legislature

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Section 1 topic

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Congress: made the congress bicameral

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Section 2 topic

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The House of Representatives (the people’s house

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2.1 topic

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2 year term

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House cart

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C-7years
A- 25 years old
R-live in
T- 2 years

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2.2

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The rest of the qualifications

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2.3

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Number of reps. Are based on the population

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2.5

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House chooses speaker of the house

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Section 3 topic

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The senate

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3.1

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Senate will have 2 senators for 6 years each

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3.2

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Every 2 years part of the senate would be elected

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3.3

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C- 9 years
A- 30 years old 
R- live in
T- 6 years
Cart for the senate
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3.4

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Vice President is the head of the senate

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3.5

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Officers and president pro temp are chosen by the senate

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3.6

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Only senate can remove the president

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3.7

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17
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Section 4

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Congressional elections

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4.1

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Legislature determines voting manners

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4.2

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The congress must meet once per year

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Section 5

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Quorum, a majority of the members present

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5.1

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The quorum of both houses
HOR: 218
S: 51
In order to make laws they need 51% present

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5.2

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Each house makes their rules for expelling members

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Filibuster

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An attempt to delay a vote

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Cloture

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Ends debate (60%)

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5.3
Congress must keep records of all proceedings, except for secret sessions
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5.4 (adjournment)
During the session of congress the other house must get the others permission to take a break
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6.1
Salary of the congress
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6.2
Restriction of other government jobs
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Section 7
How a bill becomes a law
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7.1
Tax bills
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How does a bill become a law?
1) starts in house or senate (house for money related stuff) 2) vote 3) goes to other house 4) vote 5) committee conference 6) vote 7) president rejects or ok's the bill
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7.2
Veto override process: - wait 10 days to approve - reject (veto) - pocket veto
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Section 8
Powers of congress
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8.1
The power to tax
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8.2
Borrow money
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8.3
Commerce control
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8.4
Naturalization of citizens Bankruptcy
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8.5
Coin money Making all money the same
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8.6
Counterfeiting punishing
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8.7
Make post offices
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8.8
Patents and copywriting
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8.9
Establish federal courts
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8.10
International law: punish people on the sea
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8.11
Power to declare war
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8.11
Raise and support army
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8.12
Raise and support a navy
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8.14
Power to make the rules for the army
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8.15
Power to make militia and make them do stuff
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8.16
Power to make rules for militia
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8.17
Congress has authority over d.c.
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8.18
Necessary and proper/ elastic clause
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Section 9
Powers denied of congress
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9.1
Slave trade
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9.2
Can't be put in jail without being charged if a crime
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9.3
Illegal punishment
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9.4
Direct taxes
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9.5
No export taxes between states
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9.6
No favorites over states
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9.7
No money drawn from the treasury without appropriations
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9.8
Can't give titles of nobility
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Section 10
Powers denied to the states
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10.1
All powers denied to congress is denied to you + entering any alliance or confederation
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10.2
Import and export taxes
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10.3
War and peace

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