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Article 1

Legislative branch

Terms, powers, qualifications (HOR and Senate)

Article 2

Executive Branch

Terms, powers, and qualifications

President, VP, and presidential cabinet

Article 3

Judicial Branch

-No terms or qualifications to be a supreme judge

-Rules/Responsibilities

Article 4

State’s relationships with each other

Establishment of new states

Article 5

How the Constitution gets amended

Article 6

Supremacy Clause

-Federal laws override state laws, laws must fall under Federal laws

Article 7

Ratification of the Constitution

Checks and balances

Put in place to make sure no one person/group/Branch of government becomes too powerful

A power the exec branch has over legis branch

Can veto legislation

A power the exec branch holds over judicial branch

Can NOMINATE the judges of supreme court

A power that the legis Branch holds over the exec branch

May remove President/VP from office on impeachment for high crimes

A power that the legislative branch holds over the judicial

Approve Presidential appointment

A power the judicial branch holds over the executive branch

Decides if laws are unconstitutional

A power that the judicial branch holds over the legislative

Decides if laws are unconstitutional

Requirements to be in the HOR

25 years of age

7 years of citizenship

Lives in the state they are repping

Requirements to be in the Senate

30 years of age

9 years of citizenship

Lives in the state they are repping

Requirements to be POTUS

35 years of age

Lived in US for at least 14 years (Not consecutively(

Born in US

Due Process Clause

All legal matter must be resolved (5th and 14th amendment)

Bill of Attainder

Immediate imprisonment for a person/group without a trial (Not allowed in our government per the Constitution)

Ex Post Facto

A law that applies retroactively

Punishing someone for a crime before it was a crime

Simple Majority

More than half (LIke voting in the legislative branch)

Super Majority

More than just half (2/3 - Nominating the presidential nominee and 3/4 - Amending the Constitution)

Plurality

The most (More than 2 people running for office)

Amendment 1

Right to freedom of speech, press, religion, and to protest

Amendment 2

Right to bear arms

Amendment 3

Soldiers cannot be quartered in citizen’s houses without consent first from the owner

Amendment 4

The right to property not being searched without permission/reason

Amendment 5

No person can be tried without a jury present, tried twice for the same crime, be a witness for their own case

(Right to a fair trial)

Amendment 6

Trials must be quick, held in the state that the crime was committed in, person must know what they are being tried for, and must have an attorney to defend themself.

Amendment 7

Right for citizens to have a jury trial in cases where the claim is above 20 dollars

Amendment 8

Cruel and unsual punishments (Excessive bail/fines) are not required

Amendment 9

Rights that aren’t stated in the Constitution are still protected

Amendment 10

Powers not granted to the national government are given to the states

Amendment 11

Federal courts will not hear cases about states being sued by a person/other state

Amendment 12

States how the voting for President will go.

VP is the running mate, VP is no longer the 2nd person with the most votes for President

Amendment 13

Outlaws slavery

Amendment 14

All people born/naturalized in the US are citizens of the US. States cannot unreasonably take away these rights

Amendment 15

The right for citizens to vote shall not be denied

Amendment 16

Established federal income tax

Amendment 17

Senate will have 2 senators per state, elected by the people, serving 6 year terms, and only get one vote

Amendment 18

Outlawed the manufacturing/sale/transportation of liquor

Amendment 19

Granted the power for women to vote

Amendment 20

President/VP term ends noon, January 20th. Congress assembles at least once a year, If elected President dies, VP takes over.

Amendment 21

Repealed the 18th amendment

Amendment 22

Limits only two four-year terms for the President

Amendment 23

Granted the District of Columbia electors for the electoral college

Amendment 24

Right for US citizens to vote without paying a tax for it.

Amendment 25

If something happens that causes the Pres to be removed from office, the VP will take over

Amendment 26

Ctiizens older thann 18 can vote.

Amendment 27

The salary of Senators or Representatives will not be changed.

Congress can give themselves a raise, but not in affect until following election.