1. The U.S. Constitution
Study Guide

2. The Preamble Can you pick out the purposes of the government?

3. Preamble terms
union
justice
tranquility
defense
welfare
liberty

4. Article I (Legislative Branch)
basic duty of L.B.
House of Representatives
census every 10 years
ALL revenue bills
power of impeachment
Speaker of the House
3rd in line

5. Senate 30-6-9-100 (2x50)-1/3 VP president of Senate
tries impeachment cases
Required vote to remove

6. How a Bill becomes a Law

7. Powers of Congress tax borrow naturalization laws coin money PO
patents
copyrights
declare war
raise army/navy
elastic clause
whatever!

8. Constitutional protections for YOU!
cannot suspend habeas corpus (“you have the body”) – writ of HC requires the person to be brought to court to determine whether she is being held legally
no bills of attainder – singles out an individual or a group for punishment without a trial
no ex post facto laws – applies law retroactively to an act or conduct that was legal when committed

9. Reserved powers for states
Marriage and divorce laws
Education
Licenses
Concurrent powers
shared by federal government and state governments

11. Article II Executive Branch
P/VP/Cabinet
Qualifications for office
Commander-in-Chief
Pardons
Treaties (2/3 approval by Senate)
Appointments (majority approval by Senate)
Duties of President
May be impeached
treason, bribery, “high crimes and misdemeanors”
Electoral College (270)

12. Qualifications for President35
natural-born citizen
resident of U.S. for 14 years
Who can be president?

13. Treaties
President negotiates
Senates approves (2/3)

14. How the Electoral College works

15. Define:
"majority"
"minority"
"plurality"

16. What is the popular vote?

17. How many electors are there?
How are they distributed?

18. Electoral Votes #EV=# US Reps + 2 270 needed to win presidency
Minimum 3 votes
270 needed to win presidency
Win the right 11 states  President!

19. Did our FF's trust the people? Why? Why not?

20. 2004 Electoral College Map

21. Example 10,000,001 voters 5,000,001 vote for Candidate A
5,000,000 vote for Candidate B
Candidate A gets
ALL of the electoral votes*
popular vote determines
WHO gets
the electoral vote

23. Article III Judicial Branch
Interpret the laws
Judicial review
Supreme Court
Other federal courts
Trial by jury
Treason

26. Articles IV - VII IV States admitting new states V amendment process
VI “supreme law of the land”
VII Ratification

27. Amendments Bill of Rights (1791) 1 speech . . . 2 arms 3 no quartering
4 search and seizure
warrants
5 rights of accused
due process
double jeopardy
no self-incrimination
grand jury
6 speedy and fair trial (public)
8 no cruel and unusual punishment

28. Amendments 12 Electoral College 13 free 14 citizens 15 vote
16 income tax
17 direct election of Senators
18/21 no/yes
19 power to the women!
yr. olds

29. 22nd amendment
1951
Explain...
you guys!!!