Article 2-4 Flashcards
Article 2
Executive branch guidelines- presidential power
Article 2 section 1
Establish the executive and the way he/she is chosen
Article 2 section 2
Powers and duties of the president- Military and foreign policy- president is in charge of military/militia
Article 2 section 3
Other duties the president has
Article 2 section 4
Impeachment
*does not mean removal from office
Means enough evidence for trial
What are the three things that can cause a president to become impeached? What article and section is this from?
Treason bribery or other high crimes
Article 2 section 4
Article 3
Judicial branch power and guidelines
Article 3 section 1
Judicial power vested in one Supreme Court and in inferior court on other occasions
Article 3 section 2
Jurisdiction-
Supreme Court has power over laws of each state and treaties
Article 3 section 3
Treason-
No person can be convicted of treason unless there are 2 witnesses or there is a confession in open court
Article 4
Interstate relations
Article 4 section 1
States must accept the actions of other states ex: licenses in North Dakota or gay marriage
Article 4 section 2
Citizens cannot go to another state to escape conviction
Article 4 section 3
New states-
States cannot be made within another or of the combination of two or more
Article 4 section 4
Guaranteed Republican form of government- Government shall protect each state against invasion