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36 Terms
weaknessed of the AOC
lack of national army, no power to collect taxes
pres of convention
george washingotn
father of convention
james madison
location of convention
philadelphia, pennsylvania
purpose of convention
to fix and change the ariticls of convention
purpose of the preamble of the constitution
to outline the goals and principles of the constitution
6 other main responsibilities of the executive branch
serve as commander in chief, negotating treaties, appoint federal judges, grant pardons for federal offences, recommend legislation to Congress, sign/veto bills passed by congress
3 qualifications a person has to be president
born citizen, 35 years old, resident for 14 years
how is the number of electoral votes in each state determined
equal to states total number of members in congress
what is the main duty of the legislative branch
to make and pass laws
who has the power to declare war
legislative branch- congress
who is the leader of the house of reps
speaker of the house
how is the number of state representatives determined for the house of reps
based on states population
3 qualifications a person mujst have to be a represnetative
25 years old, citizen 7 years, resident of state they are elected in
what is an exclusive power of the house of reps
initaiate tax bills, impeach officials, elect president in case of electoral tie
who represents the 6th district of Illinois in the house of reps
sean casten
who represents the 11th district of Illinois in the house of reps
bill foster
how many senators does each state have
2
who is the presiding officer of the senate
vice president (jd Vance)
who is in charge of senate when the president isn’t there
president pro tempore (chuck grassley)
how long is the term of office for a senator
6 years
3 qualifications to be a senator
35 yrs old, citizen for 9 years, resident of the state their elected in
what is an exclusive power of the senate
ratifying foreign treaties
which two individuals represent Illinois in the senate
dick durbin, Tammy duckworth
define what it means for a federal official to be impeached
to charge/accuse a public official of misconduct in office
which legislative body has the responsibility of starting/bringing impeachment charges? which legislative body has the responsibility of acting as jury in impeachment trials?
starts charges- house of reps acts as jury- senate
what is the main function of the judicial branch
interpret laws
how long does a supreme court of federal judge serve for
for life
what is judicial review
review laws, declare government decisions void if they violate the constitution
what is judicial power
hear and decide legal cases, interpret the law and apply it to resolve legal disputes
how much of Congress needs to vote to amend the constituiton
2/3
how many states need to vote to add a constitutional amendment
3/4
how many times has the constitution been amended
27
what 2 things need to happen in order for a bill to become a law
house and Senate approval, president signs it
what is the elastic cause
allows Congress to make laws that are necessary and proper to carry out its constitutional powers