Constitution Flashcards
Preamble
The intro of the constitution
Parts of the constitution
Preamble
Main body (Art 1-7)
Amendments
Powers denied by congress
Article 1 sect 9
No suspend the writ of habeus corpus
No bills of attainder
No expost facto laws
Qualifications for house of reps
25 years old
7 year U.S. citizen
Resident in state which elected
Terms of house of rep
2 year
Presiding officer of house of reps
Speaker of the house
Special powers of the rep
Power to impeach
Initiate all spending bills
Senate qualifications
30 years old
9 year U.S. citizen
Resident of state in which elected
Term of senate
6 years
1/3 elected every 2 years
Presiding officer of senate
Vice President
President pro temp ore
Special powers of the senate
Power to try all impeached and convict with 2/3 vote
Powers of advice and consent of the president with 2/3 vote
Article 2 talks about
Executive branch of govt
Article 1 talks about
Congress and legistlative branch
Article 3 talks about
Judicial branch
Qualifications for president and Vice President
35 years of age
Natural born U.S. citizen
14 year U.S. Resident
Article 5 is about
How to amend the constitution
How do you amend the constitution
2/3 vote of each house in congress
National convention 2/3 request of state legislator
Approval of 3/4 of state legislator
Approval of 3/4 of state ratify conventions
How many amendments are there
27 amendments