constitution chart Flashcards
A1 Legislative:
How many reps in house?
435
A1 Legislative:
How many reps in senate?
100 (2/state)
A1 Legislative:
How long is house term?
2 years
A1 Legislative:
How long is senate term?
6 year
A1 Legislative:
What are the qualifications of house office
25-year-old and 7-year citizen
A1 Legislative:
What are the qualifications of senate office
30 year old and 9 year citizen
A1 Legislative:
s2p5
House impeaches with majority vote (consent of governed)
A1 Legislative:
s3p6
senate tries impeachment, ⅔ votes
Voting Laws - A1S4P1
controlled by state legislature/ states
How a bill becomes a law - A1S7P1
Congress passes a law and the president can veto it and congress can just override it
Powers section 8 (common good)
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
Limits section 9- limit power of congress
- 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
CONGRESS’ ABILITY TO CHECK OTHER BRANCHES
Congress can override veto w. ⅔ vote… a1s7p1 - ruling laws unconstitutional
Article 2- executive
term length
4 years
A2 qualifications for office
natural born citizen, 35 year old, 14 year citizen
A2- formal powers
- 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)
PRESIDENT’S ABILITY TO CHECK OTHER BRANCHES
president vetoes check and balance system… a1s7p1
Article 3- judiciary
term length
Life
Article 3- judiciary
qualifications for office
No age or citizenship requirement.
A3 Powers
hear cases relevant to the constitution
Is judicial review implied?
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
SUPREME COURT’S ABILITY TO CHECK OTHER BRANCHES
by judicial review
Article 4- SECTION 1: Full Faith and Credit clause
states must honor documents and decisions of other states
SECTION 2: Privileges and Immunities clause
States need to treat everybody in their states the same
work along with full faith and credit clause
SECTION 4: Republican Government
(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
Article 5- Amendment Proposal Process
2/3s of congress or national convention
A5 - Amendment Ratification Process:
3/4s of state legislatures or state conventions
Article 6 - Supremacy Clause
this is about HIGHER LAW
the constitution is the supreme law of the land over state constitutions
A6 - Oath of Office
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)
A6- Religious Test
no religious test is required for qualification
Article 7- Constitution Ratification Requirements
9 of 13 states needed to ratify
used to be 12 of 13, the state who did not ratify the constitution was Rhode Island
