constitution articles

Question 1

article 2:

Answer 1

• creates executive branch , president, and VP
• must live 14 years in the US before voting
• presidential (express) powers
• president is the commander in chief of army/navy
• president has domestic and foreign appointing power
• advise and consent = appointing power
• president can fill a spot until congress session returns
• veto power
• fine line veto is unconstitutional
• it violates church and state separation
• state have their own constitution
• president delivers state of the union address
• unitary when power is centralized in gov.
• call congress into session
• president can’t pardon impeachment
• can’t pardon state crimes
• 270 electoral votes to win
• 48 states are win and take all
• 2 states (maine and nebraska) are proportional

Question 2

federalism

Answer 2

power at fed. and state levels

Question 3

article 3:

Answer 3

• creates supreme court
• jurisdiction
• bad behavior or death gets them off court
• bad behavior included high crimes or misdemeanor

Question 4

article 4:

Answer 4

• relationship between states
• full faith + credit : honor judicial decisions in other states
• privileges and immunities
• extradition clause: if you get caught and leave to another state. you will get sent back

Question 5

article 5:

Answer 5

• process to amend the constitution(ex of federalism)
  - 2/3 congress or states to propose amendment
  - 3/4 states to ratify

Question 6

article 6:

Answer 6

• federal government absorbs states debts
• no religious test or oath for office
• “i affirm “ is the same as oath