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Article 1

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Legislative branch

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1.1

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Legislative powers are vested in congress in the house of representatives and senate

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1.2.1

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House of Representatives states have voting to decide who represents them in congress

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1.2.2

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qualifications 25 years and 7 years as a citizen and live in the district he or she is representing

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1.2.3

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States representation is based on the size of its population.

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1.2.4

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The executive authority is the state’s governor. when a vacancy occurs in the house, the governor calls a special election to fill it

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1.2.5

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house brings about impeachment bill senate holds trial

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1.3.

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Senate

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1.3.1

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two senators from each state serving 6 years per term and

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1.3.2

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divided into 3 classes so 1/3 of seats will be open for election every 2 years

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1.3.3

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must be 30 years old citizen for 9 years and a resident of the state he she serves

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1.3.4

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the vice president is the president of the senate only votes in case of a tie

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1.3.5

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president pro tempore is in charge when vice pres is not

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1.3.6

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senate conducts trials of officials that the house impeaches, senate is the jury vice does not preside

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1.3.7

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can only force official to leave office or holding another the person can still be tried in court

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1.4

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election times manner and places

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1.4.1

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congress set the tuesday after the firts monday in november in even number years for congressional elections

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1.4.2

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must meet twice a year and starts on jan 3

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1.5

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powers and duties of the house

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1.5.1

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can refuse members and quorum must have 216 to conduct business

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1.5.2

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house senate controls own rules

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1.5.3

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house senate keep record of precedings

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1.5.4

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power when and where to meet both in the same city 3 days without consent

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1.6.

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rights of members

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1.6.1
cannont be charged for what they say and paid 174000 congressmen leader 193400 223500 speaker of the house
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1.6.2
during the term cannot accept another federal government positions
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1.7
legislative powers
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1.7.1
all bills with taxes and appropriation start in house
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1.7.2
president can veto or sign bill and veto overridden with 2/3
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1.7.3
president must sign or veto bills passed except not having force of law
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1.8
The powers of congress
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1.8.1
the power to tax
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1.8.2
power to borrow
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1.8.3
regulation of commerce
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1.8.4
citizenship and bankruptcy
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1.8.5
money and standards
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1.8.6
punishment of counterfeiters
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1.8.7
post office and post roads
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1.8.8
patents and copyrights
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1.8.9
power ti set up all federal courts except supreme
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1.8.10
congress has the authority to prohibit the commision of certain acts outside the us and punish under international law
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1.8.11
declaration of war
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1.8.12
the army
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1.8.13
creation of a navy
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1.8.14
rules of the military
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1.8.15
militia and national guard control
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1.8.16
nationalized militia into national guard under the same rules of the army
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1.8.17
creation of dc
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1.8.18
necessary and proper
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1.9
powers denied to congress
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1.9.1
question of slavery
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1.9.2
habeas corpus
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1.9.3
no bill of attainder or ex post facto
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1.9.4
cannont tax slaves
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1.9.5
cannot tax exports
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1.9.6
must treat states equally in taxing and commerce
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1.9.7
federal funds only spent as congress authorize
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1.9.8
no person can hold the tile of nobility
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1.10
powers denied to the states
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1.10.1
cannot have foreign affairs
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1.10.2
states cannot tax imports or exports
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1.10.3
cannot tax ships without permission
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article 2
executive branch
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2.1
presidential power
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2.1.1
4 year term power to carry out laws called executive
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2.1.2
electoral college chooses president and represents people
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2.1.3
way vice president changed by 12th amendment and caused by political parties
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2.1.4
tuesday after the first monday in november is election day the electors cast their vote the monday after the second wednesday
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2.1.5
must be a natural born citizen 35 years old and resident of 14 years
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2.1.6
method of swearing in the vice president
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2.1.7
president salary 400000
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2.1.8
oath of office jan 20
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2.2.
powers of the president
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2.2.1
commander and chief
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2.2.2
to make treaties, to appoint ambassadors, justices and officials and most require senate approval
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2.2.3
president can appoint temporary officials when senate not in session
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2.3
duties state of the union call special sessions
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2.4
impeachment
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3
judicial branch
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3.1
powers courts judges
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3.2.
jurisdiction
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3.2.1
cases based on us Constitution
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3.2.2
cases for supreme court applet court
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3.2.3
conduct of trials all trials by jury except impeachment
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3.3.1
Treason
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3.3.2
punishment of treason
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article 4
relations among the states
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4.1
full faith and credit
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4.2
treament of citizens
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4.2.1
all entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in each state
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4.2.2
any person accused of a crime who flee to another state must be returned to the
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4.2.3
fugitive slave law
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4.3.1
admission of states process
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4.3.2
public land
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4.4
republican form of government
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article 5
methods of amendments
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article 6
national supremacy
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6.1.1
existing obligations
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6.1.2
supreme law of the land
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6.1.3
oath of office by every government official
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article 7
ratification

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