Chapter 2 The U.S. Legal System

Article 1 Sect 6

Supremacy Clause

Article 1, Sect 8, Clause 3

Commerce Clause

Civil Rights Act Title II

You have the right to full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation

Article 1 Section 8, Clause 18

The Necessary + Proper Clause

100 members of Senate

6 year term

435 members of House

2 year term

Bicameral

Located in Article 1

Supremacy Clause

Article 1 Sect 6

Commerce Clause

Article 1, Sect 8, Clause 3

Katzenbuch v. McClung (1964)

Civil Rights Act Enforced

Civil Rights Act Title II

You have the right to full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation. You cannot be treated differently by a place of public accommodation because of your race, color, religion, or national origin.

The Necessary + Proper Clause

Article 1 Section 8, Clause 18

Legislative

Can impeach/remove President, Judge

Legislative

535 members of Congress; 100 Senate, 435 House

Senate members

6 year term

House members

2 year term

Legislative

Bicameral

Legislative

Main job is to make laws

Legislative

Members are called Congressmen

Legislative Process

Initiative

Legislative Process

Referendum

Executive

Can veto a law (Legislative)

Executive

President and Vice President

Executive

President is Commander in Chief

Judicial

Can declare executive actions as unconstitutional

Courts of Appeal

12

District Courts (Trial Courts)

94

State Power

can be exclusive or concurrent