Constitution Flashcards
Preamble
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Bicameral Congress
Article 1
Section 1
Membership of the House
Article 1
Section 2
Power to Impeach
Article 1
Section 2
Membership of the Senate
Article 1
Section 3
Power to try impeachments
Article 1
Section 3
Laws governing elections
Article 1
Section 4
Roles of Congress
Article 1
Section 5
Salaries and immunities of members of Congress
Article 1
Section 6
Bar on members of Congress holding federal appointive office
Article 1
Section 6
Money bills originate in House
Article 1
Section 7
Procedure for enacting laws
Article 1
Section 7
Veto power
Article 1
Section 7
Powers of Congress
Article 1
Section 8
“Necessary and proper clause”
Article 1
Section 8
Powers of Congress
Taxes Borrowing Regulation of commerce Naturalization Bankruptcy Money Counterfeiting Post office Patents Create courts Punish piracies Declare war Create army and navy Call the militia Govern DC
Restrictions on powers of Congress
Article 1
Section 9
Slave trade
Article 1
Section 9
Habeas corpus
Article 1
Section 9
No bill of attainder or ex post facto law
Article 1
Section 9
No interstate tariffs
Article 1
Section 9
No preferential treatment for some states
Article 1
Section 9
Appropriations
Article 1
Section 9
No titles of nobility
Article 1
Section 9
Restrictions on powers of states
Article 1
Section 10
Office of president
Article 2
Section 1
Election of president
Article 2
Section 1
Requirements to be president
Article 2
Section 1
Compensation of president
Article 2
Section 1
Powers of president
Article 2
Section 2
Pardons
Article 2
Section 2
Treaties and appointments
Article 2
Section 2
Relations of president with Congress
Article 2
Section 3
Impeachment
Article 2
Section 4
Federal courts
Article 3
Section 1
Jurisdiction of courts
Article 3
Section 2
Original jurisdiction of courts
Article 3
Section 2
Appellate jurisdiction of courts
Article 3
Section 2
Treason
Article 3
Section 3
Full faith and credit
Article 4
Section 1
Privileges and immunities
Article 4
Section 2
Extradition
Article 4
Section 2
Creation of new states
Article 4
Section 3
Government territories
Article 4
Section 3
Protection of states
Article 4
Section 4
Amending the Constitution
Article 5
Assumption of debts of Confederation
Article 6
Supremacy of federal laws and treaties
Article 6
No religious test
Article 6
Ratification procedure
Article 7
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly
1st amendment
Right to bears arms
2nd amendment
Quartering troops in private homes
3rd amendment
Prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure
4th amendment
Right when accused
Due process clause
5th amendment
Rights when on trial
6th amendment
Common law suits
Right to jury
7th amendment
Bail
8th amendment
Unenumerated rights protected
9th amendment
Powers reserved for states
10th amendment
Limits on suits against states
11th amendment
Revision of electoral college process
12th amendment
Slavery prohibited
13th amendment
Section 1
Slaves made citizens
14th amendment
Section 1
Due process clause applied to states
14th amendment
Section 1
Equal protection clause
14th amendment
Section 1
Deduction in congressional representation for states denying adult males the right to vote
14th amendment
Section 2
Southern rebels denied federal office
14th amendment
Section 3
Rebel debts repudiated
14th amendment
Section 4
Blacks given right to vote
15th amendment
Section 1
Authoritizes federal income tax
16th amendment
Requires popular election of senators
17th amendment
Prohibits manufacture and sale of liquor
18th amendment
Section 1
Right to vote for women
19th amendment
Federal terms of office to begin in January
20th amendment
Section 1
Emergency president succession
20th amendment
Section 3
Repeals prohibition
21st amendment
Section 1
2 Term limit for presidents
22nd amendment
Section 1
Right to vote for president in DC
23rd amendment
Section 1
Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections
24th amendment
Section 1
Presidential disability and succession
25th amendment
Voting age lowered to 18
26th amendment
Section 1
Congressional pay raises
27th amendment
No cruel and unusual punishment
8th amendment