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USA Constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Primary author | James Madison |
| Purpose of Document | Establish a government that is more effective than the Articles of Confederation, protect the rights of citizens, and create a system of checks and balances to prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful. |
| IMPORTANT!! major guiding principles: popular sovereignty, federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, and limited government | Popular sovereignty:people elect the representatives Federalism:Division of power between federal andstategovernments Checks&Balances: Presidential veto power Judicial review: Supreme Court declare laws unconstitutional Lim Gov: Gov powers restricted |
| # of articles | 7 |
| basic content/subject of each article | Article1 - Legislative Branch Article 2- Executive Branch Article 3- Judicial Branch Article 4- Relations between states Article 5- Amendment process Article 6- Supremacy Clause Article 7- Ratification Process CHECK DOC FOR CONTENT |
| Legislative Branch: # of houses, qualifications to be a representative and senator, rights/responsibilities of branch, | House of Representatives and Senate ; Representative- at least 25yrs old, 7 yrsof U.S. citizenship, & live in state they represent for the House. Senator: at least 30yrs old, 9 years of being a U.S. citizen and live in the state they represent for Senate |
| Executive Branch: head of the executive branch, responsibilities/duties, qualifications, # of terms | Head:President Responsibilites/duties: Chief executive, commander in chief, head of states Qualification:Must be a natural-born U.S citizen, at least 35 years old, and have lived in the U.S, for at least 14 years. |
| Judicial Branch: responsibilities/duties, term limits | Responsibilities/duties: interpret laws, resolve disputes, and decide cases involving federal laws and the Constitution Term limits: Judges serve for life/ until retirement |
| 1 amendment | |
| 2 amendment | |
| 3 amendment | Protection from quartering of troops |
| 4 amendment | Protection from unreasonable searches and seizures |
| 5 amendment | Protection of rights to life, liberty, and property |
| 6 amendment | Right to a fair trial |
| 7 amendment | Right to a jury in civil cases |
| 8 amendment | Protection from cruel and unusual punishment |
| 9 amendment | Protection of rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution ( gov cant take away rights not listed) |
| 10 amendment | Powers reserved to the states (any powers not specifically given to fed gov are reserved for states) |
| influence of Enlightenment thinkers on the document (i.e. how did Montesquieu impact the document, how did Locke impact the document, etc) | Montesquieu’s idea of separation of powers influenced the structure of the government, while Locke’s ideas on natural rights and the social contract influenced the Bill of Rights. |
| fixes to the major flaws of the Articles of Confederation (i.e. equal votes no matter the pop size of state= equal reps in Senate + # of reps based on population in the House) | The Constitution addressed the weaknesses of the Articles by creating a stronger federal government with the power to tax, regulate commerce (exchanging, buying, or selling things) and maintain a military. |
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