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Constitution notes
Constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| natural rights, consent of gov., limited gov., protecting property rights were ideas established by: | John Locke |
| Called for keeping basic structure of Articles. Would have leg. branch based on equal representation | New Jersey Plan |
| Called for legislative branch based on population size, and an executive branch. | Virginia Plan |
| Called for bicameral leg. branch, the House based on population size, the senate based on equal representation | Connecticut Compromise |
| Count a portion of slaves towards total population for purposes of determining how many representatives state would get. | 3/5 compromise |
| called for electoral college, appointed senators, checks and balances, separation of powers, and a federal system. | Madisonian model |
| can override a pres. veto | legislative branch |
| Must approve of pres. appointments. | Senate |
| establish courts | legislative branch |
| controlls the budget, budget bills must begin in. | Congress/ House |
| Brings charges against the pres, serves as the judge. | House/Senate |
| can veto bills passed by Congress | President |
| Can grant pardons and reprieves | president |
| nominates judges | president |
| can call special sessions | president |
| can declare laws and acts of the pres. unconstitional | judicial branch |
| serves for life | judicial branch |
| feared the Const. would create a powerful federal gov. that would override the states and the people. | anti-federalist |
| said the const. would benefit the growing middle class and wealthy, promised a bill of rights. | federalsit |
| Lays out the 6 basic principles of the const. | preamble |
| Specific parts of the Const. that setsup the powers and structure of gov. | articles |
| sets up legislative branch | Article 1 |
| calls for a bicameral leg. branch | article 1 sec 1 |
| House members serve a ___ year term. Sets up ___ of the Hosue as the leader. | 2, speaker Article 1 sec 2 |
| What are the qualifications for members of the House | 25 yrs old, 7 yr US citizen, resident of the state |
| Senators serve a ___ yr term. _____ is the pres. of the senate | 6, Vice Pres Article 1 sec 3 |
| What are the qualifications for senators | 30 yrs old, 9 yr citizen, resident of the state. |
| power to maintain an army, coin money, establish a post office, regulate trade, declare war | expressed powers article 1 sec 8 |
| Congress can pass laws necessary to carry out expressed powers | elastic clause or nec. and proper clause |
| limits on Congress in Article 1 sec 9 include: | cannot suspend habeas corpus, no bills of attainder, no ex post facto laws. |
| limits on states Article 1 sec 10 | cannot print money, declare war, pass tariffs. |
| Created the Exec Branch | Article 2 |
| Presidential qualifications set up in Article 2 sec 1 | 35, natural born citizen, must have been living in the U.S. for last 14 yrs. |
| Article 2 sec 2 pres. powers include: | commander in chief, pardons, treaties, appoint judges and gov. officials. |
| Article 2 sec 3 duties of pres. | give state of the union, send and recieve ambassadors, execute the laws. |
| Pres. can be impeached for | high crimes and misdemeanors |
| Article 3 established the | judicial branch specifically Supreme Court |
| Article 4 established | states |
| each state should respect court records and proceedings of other states. | full faith and credit clause |
| guarantees citizens of one state be treated equally to citizens of other states | privliges and immunites clause |
| crinimals who flee one state must be returned to the state | extradition |
| Article 4 sec 4 responsibilites of federal gov. | guarantee a republican form of gov. and protect states from invasion. |
| Article 5 establishes | procedures for amending the const. |
| You need ___ of congress and ___ of the states for amendments. | 2/3, 3/4 |
| You could have 2/3 of the _____ legislatures call for a const. convention | state |
| the const. and treaties are the supreme law of the land | Supremacy clause Article 6 |
| Article 7 | established the ratification procedures for the Const. |
| changes in the way gov. operates without changing the written words of the const. | informal amendments |
| the way congress informally amends the cost. | passing laws to fill in details left out of const. or to explain parts of the const. |
| pres. informally amend the const by | executive agreementsexecutive orders |
| Supreme court cases that informaly amended the const. | Marbury v. Madison, Roe v. Wade, Brown v. Board, Miranda v. AZ. These are not the only ones. |
| traditions that have informaly amended the const. | pres. term limits, the cabinet, weekly radio address. |
| political parties informaly amend the const. | nominating process, conventions, 2 party system. |
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