Lesson 15 Terms: bill of attainder, enumerated powers, ex post facto law, general welfare clause, necessary and proper clause, unconstitutional, writ of habeas corpus Questions: 2, 3, 4 Purpose of the legislative branch: to create laws

Electoral College Know the process of the Electoral College –steps of the Electoral College Understand how each state gets the number of electoral votes Number of votes needed to win = ? Terms: Plurality, majority, Electors, electoral vote

Enumerated Powers (p.132): Impose and collect taxes and duties Borrow money Regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the states Coin money Establish post offices Declare war Raise and support an army and navy General Powers (p.133): General welfare clause Necessary and proper clause

Legislative Limits (p ): Can’t suspend a writ of habeas corpus unless it’s a national emergency Can’t pass ex post facto laws Can’t pass bills of attainder Can’t tax anything exported from a state Can’t take money from the treasury without passing a law to do so Can’t grant titles of nobility

Lesson 17 Terms: federal system, federalism, sovereign, supremacy clause Questions: 2-9

Federal Powers (p. 150): Create post offices Regulate interstate and foreign trade Declare and conduct war Create a national currency

Cannot tax exports Cannot spend money in a way that is not approved by law Cannot enact laws that favor trade in one state over the others Cannot exercise powers that belong to the states Cannot suspend the right to a writ of habeas corpus except in a national emergency Federal Limitations (p. 151):

State Powers (p. 150): Regulate trade within the state Establish public schools Create traffic and motor vehicle laws Regulate marriage and divorce practices

State Limitations (p.151): Cannot coin or print money Cannot enter into treaties with other nations Cannot tax imports or exports Cannot keep an army or navy in time of peace Cannot engage in war unless invaded or in immediate danger of being invaded

Federal/State Shared Powers (p.150) Concurrent Powers Make their own laws Tax the people Borrow money Create their own court system Provide for the health and welfare of the people

Federal/State Shared Limitations (p.151) cannot deny the right to trial by jury cannot enact ex post facto laws or bills of attainder cannot grant titles of nobility Terms: Ex post Facto, Bills of Attainder, Writ of Habeas Corpus

Powers reserved for the people (p.150) Believe what we wish Form or join organizations Select our careers and live our lives as we choose Choose our friends Travel where we wish to go inside or outside the country Raise a family

Legislative Branch Understand the structure of Congress o Flow chart from class Know the powers of Congress Process of a bill becoming a law Powers/ Limits of the Legislative Branch [worksheet from class]

Bill Process Bill Proposed Committee Hearing Moves to second house Debate & majority vote in second house Return to Original House for approval Becomes a law Given to President Vetoes Approves Gets sent to back Congress for a 2/3rds vote override Majority Vote to pass

Additional Things to know: Be able to analyze a given scenario for Legislative powers and limitations (like the scenarios we’ve used in class before) Be able to tell what level of government has the power to do a certain thing (like the Venn diagram we took the quiz on), as well as explain what kind of power they are using

Know the Staircase Diagram for the supremacy clause