Civics unit 3

Article 1

congress; explains power and the qualifications for being in the congress

Article 2

president; job is to execute laws, what powers, electoral college

Article 3

judicial; interprets laws, supreme court vs. federal court

Article 4

the states; state interaction, respects each others laws, how states are admitted by congress and president

Article 5

changing constitution; 2/3 of both houses vote yes to proposal, 3/4 of state legislatures vote yes

Article 6

supremacy; supreme law of land, federal beats state law, officials take oath under constitution, bonds paid to current owners (AoC)

Article 7

ratification; constitution couldn’t take effect until 9/13 states approve

elastic clause

congress can pass all laws necessary to carry out their powers

18th amendment

prohibits sale, trade, and creation of alchohol

21st amendment

repeals 18th amendment

legislative powers

taxing and spending, regulate commerce, foreign relations and treaties, approval and removal, investigations, commerce, military

senate

6 yrs, 2 senators for each state

HoR

2 yrs, based on state population

veto

president can veto legislative branch, legislative branch can override veto

power of the purse

congress has it; budgeting and taxing

impeachment

legislative charges public official with misconduct, if 2/3 legislative branch approves, removal from office

speaker of the house

party leader for the house- now Kevin McCarthy

senate majority leader

leader of the group with the biggest population (more democrats- senate majority leader is democratic)- now Chuck Schumer

legislative branch foreign powers

can declare war

requirements to be president

at least 35, lived in US for 14 years, natural born citizen

Electoral college

each vote is for an elector- majority of votes in a state go toward elector. electors based on population

executive order

law made and set by president- only lasts for their term

pardon power

president can pardon people from prison

treaty

agreement between countries; made by president

foreign policy

governments plan for dealing with other countries

diplomacy

navigating between countries

ambassadors

official representatives of a country’s government

presidential cabinet

leaders of executive departments

department of state

foreign policy

department of defense

military and defense

department of treasury

collecting taxes, printing money, economic policy

department of interior

protect natural and cultural resources

state of the union

speech president makes every January addressing nations crises

22nd amendment

cant be elected more than twice; former president can’t be vice president

vice president

votes in senate in case of a tie; if president can’t act as president, vice president takes over

chief executive

carry out laws

chief diplomat

dealing with other countries

commander in chief

orders soldiers into battle- they can only stay for 60 days unless congress says otherwise

chief legislative leader

tries to convince congress to pass things

judicial leader

appoints judges; grants pardons

economic leader

creates federal budget

party chief leader

endorses fellow party members

electoral votes

270

national party convention

each party holds convention to select final nominee