Constitution test Flashcards
Requirements to be in the house
1) 25 years old
2) Citizen for 7 years
3) resident of state where district is located in
Requirements to be in Senate
1) 30 years old
2) Citizen for 9 years
3) resident of state where district is located in
Term lengths in Senate
6 years
Term lengths in house
2 years
Number of people in house
435
Number of people in senate
100
Who brings charges of impeachment
house
Who tries impeachment by what do they get removed by
Senate does trial and impeachs with a 2/3 vote
Requirments to be president
1) 35 years old
2) Natural born citizen
3) 14 years resident in US
Repreive
president delays punishment
Who confirms cabnet members, ambassadors, ect?
Senate with majority vote
who can create inferior courts
Congress
term length for federal judges
life
judical review
Courts determining if a bureacratic action was unconstitutional
extradition
if you comit a crime in one state and flee to another, you must be returned to the state you comitted the initial crime
