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A1 Legislative:
How many reps in house?

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435

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A1 Legislative:
How many reps in senate?

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100 (2/state)

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A1 Legislative:
How long is house term?

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2 years

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A1 Legislative:
How long is senate term?

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6 year

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A1 Legislative:
What are the qualifications of house office

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25-year-old and 7-year citizen

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A1 Legislative:
What are the qualifications of senate office

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30 year old and 9 year citizen

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A1 Legislative:
s2p5

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House impeaches with majority vote (consent of governed)

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A1 Legislative:
s3p6

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senate tries impeachment, ⅔ votes

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Voting Laws - A1S4P1

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controlled by state legislature/ states

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How a bill becomes a law - A1S7P1

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Congress passes a law and the president can veto it and congress can just override it

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Powers section 8 (common good)

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18 of them but remember
- Ability to lay and collect taxes
- Establish post offices and roads
- Regulate interstate commerce between states
- Promote the punishment for counterfeiting

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Limits section 9- limit power of congress

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  • No slavery after 1808
  • Habeas corpus- right to an attorney like to get out of jail
  • No Bill of attainder - law to put someone in jail or ex-post-facto law shall be passed
  • No title of nobility shall be granted by the US
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CONGRESS’ ABILITY TO CHECK OTHER BRANCHES

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Congress can override veto w. ⅔ vote… a1s7p1 - ruling laws unconstitutional

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Article 2- executive
term length

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4 years

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A2 qualifications for office

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natural born citizen, 35 year old, 14 year citizen

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A2- formal powers

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  • commander in chief but Congress declares war
  • grant reprieves and pardons but no check
  • negotiate treaties (2/3rd senate approval)
  • appoint officials/ judges ( senate majority must approve)
  • state of the Union address (must be invited by Congress)
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PRESIDENT’S ABILITY TO CHECK OTHER BRANCHES

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president vetoes check and balance system… a1s7p1

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Article 3- judiciary
term length

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Life

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Article 3- judiciary
qualifications for office

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No age or citizenship requirement.

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A3 Powers

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hear cases relevant to the constitution

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Is judicial review implied?

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it’ss implied but the supremacy clause
judicial review is not in national laws but in state laws yes.

is the ability to declare laws unconstitutional but judicial review is not in the constitution

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SUPREME COURT’S ABILITY TO CHECK OTHER BRANCHES

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by judicial review

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Article 4- SECTION 1: Full Faith and Credit clause

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states must honor documents and decisions of other states

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SECTION 2: Privileges and Immunities clause

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States need to treat everybody in their states the same

work along with full faith and credit clause

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SECTION 4: Republican Government

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(shays rebellion clause)
protect each state against rebellion and invasion, legislature of a state can call troops to support the repression of rebellion

this is why the president cannot just activate national guard

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Article 5- Amendment Proposal Process

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2/3s of congress or national convention

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A5 - Amendment Ratification Process:

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3/4s of state legislatures or state conventions

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Article 6 - Supremacy Clause

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this is about HIGHER LAW
the constitution is the supreme law of the land over state constitutions

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A6 - Oath of Office

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taking an oath to support the entire US

very deliberately says “oath or affirmation” to ensure there is no misconception that you must swear on religious text (oath= religious, affirm=just a promise no religion or God)

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A6- Religious Test

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no religious test is required for qualification

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Article 7- Constitution Ratification Requirements

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9 of 13 states needed to ratify

used to be 12 of 13, the state who did not ratify the constitution was Rhode Island

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