Article 1 MEMORIZATIONEEEEE

Section 1

Section 1

• Legislative powers = Congress

• Senate and House

Section 2

• Defines the House of Representatives, known as the lower house of Congress.

• Must be 25 years old, and serve a term of two years. Must have been a citizen

  for 7 years.

• Each state gets Representatives based on the state’s population.

• Has a leader called the Speaker of the House.

Section 3

• . Defines the Senate, knows as the upper house of the Congress

• Must be 30 years old, and serve a term of six years. Must have been a citizen

  for 9 years.

• Each state gets two Senators.

• Vice-President breaks tie votes

Section 4

• Election times/places are determined by state legislatures, but Congress can change regulations and laws for elections minus the places where Senators are chosen

• Congress meets at LEAST once a year, first monday of December unless a different day is chosen

Section 5

• Congress has a minimum number of members that must be present in order to meet

  • Fines are given if people don’t show up

• Each house must keep a journal to record actions and votes

• Neither house can adjourn without the others permission of the other

Section 6

• Congress members are paid

• Members cannot have their travel delayed and cannot hold other offices while in Congress

Section 7

• Explains how bills become law.

• All bills must pass both houses of Congress in the exact same form.

• Bills that pass both houses are sent to the President.

• He can either sign the bill, in which case it becomes law, or he can veto it

• If he vetoes a bill, it is sent back to Congress, and if both houses pass it by a two-thirds majority, the bill becomes law despite the President's veto.

Section 8

• Gives Congress the power to establish and maintain an army and navy.

• Gives Congress the power to establish post offices, to create courts, to regulate commerce (business) between the states, to declare war, and to raise money (through taxes).

Section 9

• Cannot be held in jail without a reason of some kind.

• Cannot pass laws that make things illegal starting yesterday or last week, etc.

• No law can give preference to one state over another

• Congress cannot spend money without permission.

Section 10

• States can’t make their own money, declare war, or tax goods from other states.