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Understanding the US Constitution!
DID YOU KNOW...? ************************************* ART1CLE 0NE ~ ART1CLE ONE ~ ART1CLE ONE is about the: The Legislative Branch which has: Two Chambers which are: the Senate the House of Representatives There are 3 qualifications that are required to serve as a member of the lower house: -One must be 25, or older, years of age -One has to have been a U.S. citizen for at least 7 years -One has to live in the state they are representing. The states determine the number of representatives by: population. There are 2 senators per state with terms of 6 years. The Vice President is the president of the Upper House of Congress. There are 3 groups a bill must go through to become a law: -The House of Representatives -The Senate -The President There are 2 ways a bill can become a law without the Presidents approval: -2/3 of the House agrees -or if the President does not send the bill back within 10 days Some of congress' powers according to sections 1)The power to collect taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises - pay debts. 2)The power to borrow money on the credit of the U.S. 5)The power to coin money. 8)To help the progress of Art and Science. 11)The power to declare war Congress makes all laws that are necessary and proper to carry out the foregoing powers, which gives them a lot of power and implies a lot of powers not physically listed. ************************************* ARTICLE 2WO ~ ARTICLE 2WO ~ ARTICLE 2WO has to do with: -The Executive Branch The Presidents' term is: 4 years long. There are 3 requirements to serve as The President of the U.S.: -One must be a natural born citizen of the U.S. -One must be at least 25 years of age -One must have livev here for no less than 14 years Three powers given to the Executive branch are: -to makes treaties -to be commander and chief of army and navy -to fill up vaccines Three ways the President can be removed from office are: -Commiting treason -Bribery -Having high crimes and misdemeaners ************************************* ARTICLE THRE~ARTICLE THR33~ARTICLE THREE -The Constitution gives the Supreme Court the power to have final authority on interpreting the laws of the land.- Justices serve on the Supreme and inferior courts for the remainder of their lives. ************************************* ARTICLE SE7EN~ARTICLE SE7EN~ARTICLE SE7EN -The Constitution was ratified by 9 of the 13 states in 1787!
Do YOU understand the US Constitution?
OUR FOUNDING FATHERS What do you see when you're asked to picture the day our founding fathers signed the constitution? Do you see some 'old farts' settled around a table with whiskey and hot cocoa, with a feather quill pen? Or do you see it for how it truly was? A group of proud, mostly wealthy, experienced in military men, who were all willing to sign away their lives for their children's children's future. Who all must have been scared for their own lives, along for their loved ones', but still signed. Who knew they would quite possibly die, yet still signed. This constitution, the future of this country, the manufacturing of this country was so important to them that most gave their lives for it. These men together, knew what it would take to create a successful country- based on good morals. They used their knowledge and experience with military, the courts, money, etc., to create this magnificent document. This magnificent document that keeps the Founding Fathers' future generations in check - the future generation that forgets the importance of such a document.
DID YOU KNOW...?! Even though not actually written in the constitution, it contains powers that are implied through other laws that Congress can pass as long as they follow the constitution! This is also known as the Elastic Clause. The Legislative branch has the most extensive powers and the Judicial is the most vaguely described! ********************** AND... Some conclusions for this project: The legislative branch probably has the most power, because they ultimately hold power to make and change laws. The president has to refer to them so for many matters of business. The judicial branch has the power to enforce laws - only as long as they follow the regulations of congress. The founding fathers most likely put the branches from greatest to least power, for us to be aware which were most important, legislative first and judicial last. Because legislative has more people, so it better represents The People's true feelings. Article 7 allow states to think that they are equal with the federal government because the states, as a whole, make up the nation, and we approved the Constitution.
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