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PRAXIS Constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When was the US constitution written in? | 1787 |
| Legislative Branch | makes laws |
| Legislative Branch is made up of | House and Senate |
| The Executive Branch | makes sure laws are carried out |
| The Executive Branch is headed by the | President and included VP and Secretaries |
| What can the President do with a bill? | sign a bill, veto a bill, or refuse to sign a bill |
| If the President vetos a bill, what happens? | the bill will go back to Congress and 2/3 of both Houses must pass the bill |
| The Judiciary Branch | Interprets the Law |
| The Judiciary Branch includes | all federal courts and Supreme Court |
| The Preamble answers... | "why" answers questions like why do we have a constitution? |
| Article 1 is about the | Legislative Branch |
| Article 1, Section 2 | HOR: must by at least 25 years old, 2 years service |
| The Leader of the House is | Speaker of the House |
| Article 1, Section 3 | Senate: 30 years old, 6 years of service |
| Leader of the Senate is | Vice President |
| Powers of Congress (Section 8) | power to establish and maintain an army and navy, to create courts, to regulate commerce between the states |
| Powers of Congress (Section 8) | to establish post offices |
| Powers of Congress (Section 8) | to declare war, and to raise money |
| The Congress also has includes the clause called the Elastic Clause | which allows it to pass any law necessary for the carrying out of the previously listed powers. |
| Article 2 is about the | Executive Branch |
| Presidents are elected by the | Electoral College |
| The President must be | at least 35 years old, natural born citizens of the US |
| Article 2, Section 2 gives the President important powers like... | He is commander-in-chief of the armed forces and of the militia (National Guard) of all the states |
| Article 2, Section 2 gives the President important powers like.. | he has a Cabinet to aid him, and can pardon criminals. He makes treaties with other nations, and picks many of the judges and other members of the government |
| Article 3 is about the | Judiciary Branch |
| Judges serve for | life |
| Article 4 is about the | states |
| 1st amendment | right to practice religion, to speak freely, to assemble (meet), to address (petition) the government, and of the press to publish |
| 2nd amendment | protects the right to own guns |
| 3rd amendment | guarantees that the army cannot force homeowners to give them room and board |
| 4th amendment | protects the people from the government improperly taking property, papers, or people, without a valid warrant based on probable cause |
| 5th amendement | protects people from being held for committing a crime unless they are properly indicted, that they may not be tried twice for the same crime |
| 6th amendment | guarantees a speedy trial, an impartial jury, that the accused can confront witnesses against them, and that the accused must be allowed to have a lawyer |
| 7th amendment | guarantees a jury trial in federal civil court cases. This type of case is normally no longer heard in federal court. exceed 20 dollars |
| 8th amendment | guarantees that punishments will be fair, and not cruel, and that extraordinarily large fines will not be set |
| 9th amendment | is simply a statement that other rights aside from those listed may exist, and just because they are not listed doesn't mean they can be violated |
| 10th amendment | any power not granted to the federal government belongs to the states or to the people |
| 11th amendment | original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court concerning a suit brought against a state by a citizen of another state |
| 12th amendment | redefines how the President and Vice-President are chosen by the Electoral College, making the two positions cooperative |
| 13th amendment | abolished slavery in the entire United States |
| 14th amendment | ensured that all citizens of all states enjoyed not only rights on the federal level, but on the state level, too |
| 15th amendment | ensures that race cannot be used as a criteria for voting |
| 16th amendment | authorizes the United States to collect income tax without regard to the population of the states |
| 17th amendment | shifted the choosing of Senators from the state legislatures to the people of the states |
| 18th amendment | abolished the sale or manufacture of alcohol in the United States |
| 19th amendment | allowed women to vote |
| 20th amendment | set new start dates for the terms of the Congress and the President, and clarifies how the deaths of Presidents before swearing-in would be handled. |
| 21st amendment | alcholic allowed. repealed the 18th Amendment. |
| 22nd amendment | set a limit on the number of times a President could be elected - two four-year terms |
| 23rd amendment | grants the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) the right to three electors in Presidential elections |
| 24th amendment | ensured that no tax could be charged to vote for any federal office. |
| 25th amendment | clarifies even further the line of succession to the Presidency, and establishes rules for a President who becomes unable to perform his duties while in office |
| 26th amendment | ensures that any person 18 or over may vote. |
| 27th amendment | requires that any law that increased the pay of legislators may not take effect until after an election |
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