Constitution Review Flashcards
Requirements for representatives
- must be 25
- must have been a US citizen for 7 years
How many years are senators elected
6
Requirements to be a senator
- must be 30
- must have been a US citizen for 9 years
What does Congress have the power to do
- revenue
- borrowing
- commerce
- naturalization and bankruptcy
- currency
- counterfeiting
- post office
- piracy
- declare war
- army
How many years is the president elected
4
Minimum requirements to be president
- must be 35 years old
- must live in the US for 14 years
- must have been born in the US
Powers of chief executive
- military, cabinet, pardons
- treaties
- appointments
- fill up all vacancies
What fraction of congress must agree on an amendment
2/3
What fraction of state legislatures must agree on a new amendment
3/4
Article 1
Legislative
Article 2
Executive
Article 3
Judicial
Article 4
State relations
Article 5
Amending
Article 6
Supremacy
Article 7
Ratification
Two parts of legislative branch
House of representatives and senate
What date did the constitutional convention begin
May 25, 1787
Agreement that slavery was legal everywhere except Massachussets
3/5 compromise
Six principles in the Constitution
- popular sovereignty
- limited gov’t
- separation of powers
- checks and balances
- federalism
- judicial review
Legal process of returning a person accused of a crime from one state to another
Extradition
How many justices on the Supreme court
9
How many members in senate
100
How many members in congress
535
What state was 9th to ratify
New Hampshire
When did NC ratify the Constitution
November 21, 1789
Regulate trade w/other countries and among states
Enumerated powers
Pass all laws necessary and proper to carry out its power
Enumerated
Govern US territories and admit new states
Enumerated
Conduct foreign affairs
Enumerated
Establish a post office
Enumerated
Coin and print money
Enumerated
Borrow money
Concurrent
Enforce all laws
Concurrent
Collect taxes
Concurrent
Establish courts
Concurrent
Provide for the general welfare
Concurrent
Establish loval gov’ts
Reserved powers
Establish public school systems
Reserved powers
Conduct elections
Reserved powers
Provide for public safety, health and welfare within the states
Reserved
Regulate trade w/the state
Reserved
- proposed by edmund randolph
- written by james madison on may 29th
- upper house chosen by lower house
- lower house chosen bu the people
- representation based on population
- favored by big states
Virginia plan
- proposed by Roger Sherman on july 5th
- approved on july 16th
- executive chosen by electoral college
- executive chooses scotus
- bicameral
Great compromise
- introduced by william patterson (june 15th)
- unicameral
- equal representation; lej chooses executive
- executive chooses supreme court; NJ, CT, MD, DE
- no delegates from RI
New jersey plan
-slavery legal in US everywhere except Mass
-southern states want to include slaves in population
1/3 southerners were slaves
-550,000 slaves
-3/5 of a person
-used for representation and property tax
-13th amendment abolished slavery
3/5 compromise
When was the constitution signed
September 17, 1787
- feared strong central gov’t
- needed a bill of rights (1791)
- thomas jefferson
- patrick henry
- sam adams
- george mason
- richard henry lee
Anti federalists
- supports the ratification of the constitution
- favored a strong central govt
- george washington
- john jay: 1st scotus chief justice
- alexander hamilton: secretary of treasury
- james madison
- ben franklin
- federalist papers: series of essays published in newspapers
- it convinced people to support constitution
Federalists
- delaware: first to ratify december 17, 1787
- nc: november 21, 1789 vote twice
- new hampshire: #9 june 21, 1788
- rhode island: last to ratify; may 29, 1790
Ratification
- 55 delegates but only 39 signed constitution
- whealthy white guys, educated experience in politics
- 8 signed D of I
- 13 members of house of representatives
Delegates
How many years are representatives elected
2
