important documents Flashcards
Constitution Articles - Article I
creating congress - lawmaking
Constitution Articles - Article II
creating the president - executes and carrie’s our laws
Constitution Articles - Article III
creating the courts - interpret laws
Constitution Articles - Article IV
the states - how they interact w one another and create and enforce own laws
Constitution Articles - Article V
amending the constitution - congressional vote: 2/3 of congress YES to amendment
state legislature vote: 3/4 of states vote YES to amendment
Constitution Articles - Article VI
supreme law of the land - federalism
Constitution Articles - Article VII
ratification
FED no. 78
judicial branch - judicial review
FED no. 10
want a strong central gov with checks and balances in place to protect natural rights
Brutus no. 1
want limited gov with power vested in the states to protect individual liberties and limit authority in gov
Social contract
Established by Constitution, between people of the US and the people they elect
FED no. 51
separation of powers and checks and balances