Articles I-III (US Gov) Flashcards
how many articles are in the US Constitution?
7
how many amendments are in the US Constitution?
27
what is Article I?
legislative branch
what branches are in the legislative branch?
house of representatives & senate
how many members in HOR?
435 members
how many members of each party in HOR?
212 democrats and 219 republicans
how old do you have to be to be in the HOR?
25
how many years do you have be a citizen to be in the HOR?
7 years
how is the amount of HOR reps determined for each state?
population
who is the Hawaii HOR representatives?
Jill Tokuda and Ed Case
how many people in the Senate?
100 people
how many members from each party in the senate?
49 republicans, 48 democrats, 3 independants
how many senate members per state
2
how old do you have to be to be a senate member?
30
how long do you need to live in that state to be a senate member?
9 years
how long is each HOR term?
2 years
how long is each senate term?
6 years
who are the Hawaii US Senators?
Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz
what is article II?
executive branch
what is article III?
judicial branch
what is in the executive branch?
President & Vice President
what is in the Judicial Branch?
the Supreme Court
how many members in the supreme court?
9
how long does supreme court member’s terms last?
until they die
name (3) senate members and who they were appointed by?
John G. Roberts Jr (George W Bush)
Clarence Thomas (George H. W. Bush)
Samuel A. Alito Jr. (George W Bush)
Sonia Sotomayor (Barack Obama)
Elena Kagan (Barack Obama)
Neil M. Gorsuch (Donald Trump)
Brett M. Kavanaugh (Donald Trump)
Amy Coney Barrett (Donald Trump)
Ketanji Brown Jackson (Joe Biden)
separation of powers
The three branches of government are kept separate to prevent abuse of power
checks and balances
The different parts of government have powers that affect and control the other parts so that no part can become too powerful
example of checks and balances
how judges are chosen. President chooses them but congress can veto the choice
powers of congress (3)
raise/lay taxes
borrow money
control trade
print money
punish counterfeiter
establish post offices
declare war
powers congress does not have (3)
suspend “due process of law”
sign retroactive laws
take money from a treasury without giving a reason why
grant titles of nobility
favor one port over another
HOW DO BILLS BECOME LAWS (know all three)
what bill must go to HOR first?
tax bills
president powers (3)
Commander in Chief
Appoints a Cabinet
Grant pardons
what does the executive branch do?
enforce laws
requirements to be president
Natural-born citizens
35 years of age
Have lived in the U.S. for 14 years
if president and VP dies, who takes over…
speaker of the house
who is the current speaker of the house?
Mike Johnson
the electoral college
a voting system used to elect the president
why was the electoral college made?
lack of trust in people, transportation people
how are electoral college votes distributed?
each state automatically gets 3, rest is based off of population
how many electors are there?
538
how many people in electoral college are from Hawaii?
4
is it possible to win the presidency while losing the popular vote?
yes, the electoral college vote matters
what does the judicial branch do?
judge laws
KNOW THE HEIARCHY OF FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS
original jurisdiction
they get to see the case first, where it orginated
appellate jurisdiction
where the case has to go through original jurisdiction first before coming to that court
judicial review
gives the power to the judiciary to interpret decisions and actions that may somehow compromise the integrity of higher laws land, such as US Constitution
what are supreme court original jurisdiction?
Ambassadors (foreign service officers)
Public Ministers and Consuls (Other Countries)
Cases in which a state is a party
Inferior Courts
federal courts created by congress
example of inferior courts (3)
Interpretation of the Constitution
Treaties
US Controversies
Maritime Controversies
Sate vs State issues
Citizens of one state vs citizens of another state
State vs Federal Government
what is treason?
Going to war against the US
Giving aid or comfort to enemies of the US
Need at least Two Witnesses
