Articles Of The Constitution Flashcards
Article 1 of the constitution sets forth the powers of
The U.S. congress
Article 1 specifies that there shall be a _ and a _
House of Representatives
Senate
Article 1 defines how house and senate members shall be (2)
Elected
Compensated
Article 1 sets forth general powers and limitations of those _
Legislative bodies (house senate)
Article 2 states that _ shall be vested in the president
Executive powers of gov
Article 2 defines extent of the executive powers of
The President
Article 2 defines how
President shall be elected
Article 2 defines what presidents _ shall be
Qualifications for office
Article 3 states that _ shall be vested in the Supreme Court
Judicial powers of the U.S.
Judicial powers of U.S. vested interests the Supreme Court as well as
Inferior courts congress may establish
The model created in the first three articles of the constitution is a
System of checks and balances
Each branch of government is considered to be
Equal
Each branch of government in different respects has
Ability to check and balance others
Legislative branch has authority to enact
Legislation
When law is passed, it can be reviewed by judicial branch to determine whether
It is constitutional
Judicial branch can also review laws passed to
Interpret it
If judicial branch doesn’t like interpretation of the law, it can
Amend the law
Judicial branch can amend the law so as to
Expressively state how the law should be interpreted
Article 4 of the constitution defines concept known as
Full faith and credit
Full Faith and Credit means public acts, records, and judicial proceedings
Of any one state shall be
Of any one state shall be given full faith and credit in
Every other state in the union
Article 4 also defines a term known as
Privileges and immunities
Privileges and immunities means citizens of all states shall be
Entitled to the same privileges and immunities
Privileges and immunities violation example
Excluding non citizens of a state to attend an event
