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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
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