us constitution final review

3 main parts of the US constitution

preamble, article, amendments

articles of the constitution

Article I - creates the Legislative branch

Article II - creates the Executive branch

Article III - creates the Judicial branch

Article IV - relations among the states

Article V -  amending the Constitution

Article VI - national debts, supremacy of national law, and oaths of office

Article VII - ratifying the Constitution

who appoints federal judges

president

who approves appointments for federal judges

senate w/ majority vote

maximum # of years a person can serve as President

10 years

who can override a presidential veto

congress w/ ⅔ majority vote

how many amendments have been added to the constitution

27

how many electoral votes are available in a presidential election

538

how many are needed to win the election

270 (majority)

what powers does the Necessary and Proper Clause give Congress

implied powers

who are treaties approved by

senate with ⅔ votd

what is ex post facto law

protects citizens from being charged w/ a crime after a law has been changed

what is habeas corpus

protects citizens from unlawful arrest

what does it mean to impeach someone

to bring charges against individuals

what is the term for a senator

6 years

what is the term for members of the House of Representatives

2 years

what are interstate compacts

agreements between states to solve a common problem are known as

how many members are in the house of representatives

435

how many members are in the senate

100

how many members are in congress

535

how are the numbers of electoral votes for each state determined

members in congress

what vote officially elects the president and vp

electoral college vote

as commander in chief, the president is the head of what

the military

what is the supreme law of the land

the US Constitution

how many articles make up the Constitution

7

according to the constitution, how man states were needed to ratify the constitution

9

can congress borrow money

yes

can congress regulate trade

yes

can congress issue executive orders

no

can congress send and receive ambassadors

no

can congress print money

yes

can congress declare war

yes

can congress enter into treaties w other countries

no

can congress have the power to tax

yes

can congress create courts below the Supreme Court

yes

can congress issue copyrights and patents

yes

what amendment is presidential disability outlined in

25th

what amendment gave 18 year olds the right to vote

26th

what amendment established a two term limit on the office of the president

22nd

what is full faith and credit

following the laws and court proceedings of all states is provided through this

the president can only issue pardons for what kind of crimes

federal crimes

what is extradition

returning criminals to where the crime was committed