U.S. Constitution

• Preamble

• Articles

  • Legislative

  • Executive

  • Judicial

• Amendments

  • Bill of Rights

  • A; 11-27

• Article 1 Sect 6 - Supremacy Clause

• Article 1, Sect 8, Clause 3 - Commerce Clause

  • 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.

• Article 1 Section 8, Clause 18 - The Necessary + Proper Clause

• Article 1, Sect 8

  • Tax

  • National Federation of Small Businesses v. Sebelius

  • Patient Protection Affordable Care Act

  Separation of Powers

• Each branches ability to prevent other branches from abusing their powers

• Branches govern each other not the people

  Legislative

• Can impeach/remove President, Judge (Judicial)

• 535 members of Congress

  • 100 members of Senate - 6 year term

  • 435 members of House - 2 year term

• Bicameral - Located in Article 1

• Main job is to make laws

• Members called Congressmen

• Process

  • Initiative

  • Referendum

Executive

• Can veto a law (Legislative)

• President and Vice President

• President is Commander in Chief

Judicial

• Can declare executive actions as unconstitutional

Supreme Court

• Legislative Courts of Military Appeals

• 12 Courts of Appeal

• Court of Appeals for Federal Circus

• Independent Regulatory Agencies

• 94 District Courts (Trial Courts)

• Specialized Courts U.S Claim Court etc.

Powers to State

• 10th Amendment

  • Police Powers

  • Can’t be preempted (preemption)

  • No Ex Post Facto

  • Jurisdiction

    • exclusive

    • concurrent

Federal + State Conflict

• Article VI

• Supremacy Clause

• How a Bill Becomes a Law

Sources of Law

• Constitutions

• Codes

• Statues at Large

• Statuatory

• Case Law

  • Stare Decisis

  • Common Law

  • Binding Case Law