Exam 1: Composition of the US Constitution Flashcards
What is the Composition of the U.S. Constitution?
Contains:
* 7 articles & 1 Preamble
How many years of citizenship must you have to become a member of the house?
CITIZENSHIP: 7 yrs. +
What is a preamble?
A introduction paragraph
ex: “We the people”
Which Article outline congresses eligibility?
Article I, Section 1-7
Article I, Section 1-7 outlines
congresses eligibility
John is 20 yrs old and has been a citizen for 10 yrs, Is John able to become a member of the house?
NO, john must be at least 25 yrs. old
How long are house members terms?
2 years
What is a similarity shared between house and senate members?
They both have NO TERM LIMIT
How old must you be to become a member of the house?
AGE: 25 yrs. +
The # of seats in the house is based on
Population Representation
How old must you be to become a member of the senate?
AGE: 30 yrs. +
How many years of citizenship must you have to become a member of the senate?
CITIZENSHIP: 9 yrs. +
The # of seats in the senate is based on
EQUAL POPULATION
2 seats per state = 100 total seats
Which article outline the executive branch?
Article II
Which article outline the judicial branch?
Article III
Article IV outlines
STATE RELATIONSHIPS
What was created as a result of Article IV of the U.S constitution?
2 different clauses
- Full faith & credit clause
- Privilege and Immunities clause
Which Article within the constitution created the full faith & credit clause and the privilege & immunities clause
Article IV (4)
What was stated in the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
Required states to honor public acts, legal contracts, and court decisions of other states.
(“if one state decides something on a citizen, other states must also recognize it”)
What are some examples of the full faith and credit clause?
- marriage & divorce
- Drivers License
- any type of court ruling/ decision: “your criminal/ legal record follows you to other states”
Sally is able to use her Texas Drivers license to rent and Drive a car in Hawaii, what clause & article in the U.S constitution allows her to do this?
The Full Faith & Credit Clause in Article IV of the constitution
What was stated in the Privileges and Immunities Clause?
A state cannot discriminate against another states citizen
The privileges and immunities clause can also be called
anti-discrimination laws/ clause
What are some examples of the privileges and immunities clause?
- A state cannot deny another states citizen property
- a state cannot deny another states citizen access to a court
T/F: Governor Abbot wants to stop all Californians from purchasing property in Texas, under the privileges and immunities clause Governor Abbot CAN prevent Californians from buying property.
FALSE
The privileges and immunities clause allows other states citizens to buy property in different states
Which clause played a major role in the civil war?
the privileges and immunities clause
Which article outline how to amend/ change the constitution?
Article V (5)
Article V outlines
how to change/ admen the constitution
Article VI established
SUPREMACY CLAUSE
what is supremacy clause?
The US constitution is the law of the land
Which article in the constitution is not really used today?
Article VII (7)
When was the constitution ratified?
1788
Article VII stated that in order to get the constitution ratified
9 out of the 13 state governments must approve the constitution in order for it to become our new governing document
Article VII outlines
How to get the constitution approved
T/F: if there is ever conflict between the US constitution and a states constitution, the US constitution is always going to win.
TRUE, bc of the supremacy clause
Which clause prevents a states governor from enforcing a religion on all of its residents?
The Supremacy Clause
- under the constitution every citizen has a right to freedom of religion
T/F: under the supremacy clause Texas Governor can build a border wall.
FALSE
Texas cannot build a border wall, because the constitution states that it’s the federal govt. job to regulate immigration
