Comstitution Flashcards

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Why and when constitution was written

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Written in 1787 when delegates scrapped the AOC and started over

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Purpose for preamble

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Intro to constitutions and states its reasons and goals

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Article 1

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-Describes the powers given to and denied to both congress and the states
-terms of office qualifications and leadership positions for HOR and senate

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Article 2

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-describes terms of office and qualifications and the electoral collage for the president and VP
- describes powers of the president and oath of office

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5
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Article 3

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Creates 1 Supreme Court and congress created lower courts
All federal judges serve life terms
Describes Justification of federal courts

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Article 4

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-obligations that states have to each other
-all states must have a republican form of gov
-process to add new states

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Article 5

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-Process to amend the constitution
-to propose you need 2/3 of both chambers of congress
-to ratify 3/4 of states

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Article 6

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-supremacy clause constitution is supreme law of land and federal laws override state laws
-to hold any office oath to uphold constitution and no religious test

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Article 7 and when constitution was ratified

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-to ratify constitution need 9/13 states which happened in 1788

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