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Preamble

Introduction to constitution

Articles of Confederation

1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)

Amendments to Constitution

27 changes

First 10 amendments

Bill of Rights

3 branches of government

Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branch

Legislative Branch

House and Senate, legislation = laws

2 houses that make up the Congress

House of Representatives and The Senate

Begin 2 year session for Congress on what day...

January 3rd, odd numbered years

Congressional Record

written record of everything said in both houses of Congress

The Elastic Clause

Congress may stretch their powers when needed

of members of the House

435, chosen based on the state's population

Census is taken every ______ years

10

Must be a U.S. citizen for ______ years for the House

7

Must be ____ years old for the House

25

Must ________ you're representing

live in the state

House of Representatives

"Lower House," members elected to two year terms. Due to large numbers there is limited debate.

Leader for the House

Speaker of the House. Selected from majority party.

Senate members act as a jury in _________ for the House

impeachment trials

of members for the Senate

100, 2 for each state

Must be U.S. citizen for ______ years for the Senate

9

Must be _________ years old for the Senate

30

Must _________ representing for the Senate

live in the state

Senate

"Upper house," members elected to 6 year terms. Unlimited debate and filabuster.

Leader for the Senate

President of the Senate, aka Vice President

How a bill becomes a law

1.Introduced in one of the houses of Congress, voted on, approved 2. Sent to the other house of Congress, voted on, approved 3. Sent to the President - signs and becomes a law or vetos it 4. if vetoes - sent back to Congress and must pass both houses with 2/3 vote to override veto

Powers of Congress

Taxing, printing money, and declaring war

Habeas corpus

the right of the accused to see a judge and be told charges against them

Ex post facto law

you may not be punished for something done before a law was passed against the action

Main Job of the Executive Branch

enforces laws

Leader for the Executive Branch

President

Years in Term for the Executive Branch

4

Must be a natural-born ________ for the Executive Branch

citizen

Must be at least _______ years old for the Executive Branch

35

Years of citizenship for the Executive Branch

14

Chosen by Electoral College

President and Vice President

Each state gets as many votes as it has ___________

representatives

of electoral votes needed for a victory

270

If something happens to the President, who is next in line?

Vice President then Speaker of the House

Powers of President include:

Commander in Chief of Armed Forces, appoints Supreme Court judges, appoints ambassadors, represents the U.S. to foreign countries, vetoes or signs bills in lawmaking process.

Main Job for the Judicial Branch

Interprets the laws

Highest Court for the Judicial Branch

Supreme Court

How many justices in the Supreme Court?

9

Term for the Judicial Branch

Life

Appointed by:

President

Lower Federal Courts

District Courts and Court of Appeal

Lower federal courts are created by?

Congress

The Constitution is also called the...

"Supreme Law of the Land"

The constitution was signed on...

September 17, 1787

Changes to the Constitution are called...

Amendments

Amendments #1-10

Bill of Rights

Amendment #13

Abolished Slavery

Amendment #18

Prohibition #21 repeals #18

Amendment #19

Women's Right to Vote

Amendment #22

President may only serve 2 terms/Max. 10 years

Amendment #26

Voting Age 18

Vice President

Joe Biden

New Mexico State Senior Senator

Tom Udall Democrat Took Office: Jan 6, 2009 Next Election: 2020

Committee on Appropriations

Subcommittee on Interior, Environment

Committee on Foreign Relations

Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, International Environmental Protection, and Peace Corps

Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation

Committee on Indian Affairs

Committee on Rules and Administration

New Mexico State Junior Senator

Martin Heinrich Democrat Took Office: Jan 3, 2013 Next Election: 2018 U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources

Committee on Armed Services

Select Committee on Intelligence,

Joint Economic Committee

New Mexico House of Representatives District 1

Michelle Lujan Grisham Democrat House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

House Committee on Agriculture,

Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry

House Committee on the Budget

New Mexico House of Representatives District 2

Steve Pearce Republican

New Mexico House of Representatives District 3

Ben Lujan Democrat

Where Constitution was written; place and date

Philadelphia 1787

Father of Constitution

James Madison

Articles of Confederations drafted/enacted

1777, 1781

New Jersey Plan

favored the small states, equal representation for all states (Senate)

Virginia Plan

favored large states, representation in proportion to population size (House of Representatives)

Connecticut Compromise

Virginia/New Jersey Plans combined; modern system

Department of State

John Kerry

Department of the Treasury

Jack Lew

Department of Defense

Ashton Carter

Department of Justice

Attorney Genreal Loretta Lynch

Department of Interior

Sally Jewel

Department of Agriculture

Thomas Vilsack

Department of Commerce

Penny Prizker

Department of Labor

Thomas Perez

Department of Health and Human Services

Sylvia Mathews Burwell

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Julian Castro

Department of Transportation

Anthony Foxx

Department of Energy

Ernest Moinz

Department of Education

Arne Duncan

Department of Veterans Affairs

Robert McDonald

Department of Homeland Security

Jeh Johnson

White House Chief of Staff

Denis McDonough

Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Gina McCarthy

United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Samantha Power

Speaker of the House

Paul Ryan (R)

House Majority Leader who works with Speaker

Kevin McCarthy (R)

House Majority Whip aka connectors

Steve Scalise (R)

House Minority Leader

Nancy Pelosi (D)

House Minority Whip aka connectors

Steny Hoyer (D)

President of the Senate

Joe Biden (D)

President Pro Tempore of the Senate (Ceramonial)

Orrin Hatch (R)

Senate Minority Leader

Harry Reid (D)

Senate Minority Whip

Richard (Dick) Durbin (D)

Senate Majority Leader

Mitch McConnell (R)

Senate Majority Whip

John Cornyn (R)

John Roberts

Chief Justice, Conservative, Appt. GW Bush

Antonin Scalia

Conservative, Appt. Reagan

Anthony Kennedy

Conservative, Appt. Reagan

Clarence Thomas

Conservative, Appt. GHW Bush