Legislative Branch- Article I Congress  Makes Laws.

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Legislative Branch- Article I Congress  Makes Laws

House of Representatives = 435 Members (32 TX) 1. Serve for 2 yrs. No limit on re-elections 2. Must be at least 25 yrs. old 3. Can propose tax laws, and appropriates it. 4. Can Impeach (accuse) the president of wrong- doings. Johnson, Nixon, Clinton Current Speaker of House: John Boehner

Senate = 100 Members (R) 5. Serve for 6 yrs. No limit on re-elections 6. Must be at least 30 yrs. old 7. Approves Presidential appointments – Like Supreme Court Justices 8. Ratifies treaties with foreign governments 9. Holds the trial for Impeachments.

Both Chambers Together: 10. Proposed laws. 11. Declares War. 12. Override a President’s veto with a 2/3 vote 13. Can propose Amendments to Constitution with a 2/3 vote.

Both Chambers Together: 10. Proposed laws. 11. Declares War. 12. Override a President’s veto with a 2/3 vote 13. Can propose Amendments to Constitution with a 2/3 vote.

Executive Branch – Article II President, Vice-President, Cabinet  Enforces Laws passed by Congress

14. Serves for 4 yrs. 2 term limit. 15. Must be at least 35 yrs. old & Natural Born Citizen 16. Can approve or veto laws passed by Congress 17. Makes treaties with foreign governments. 18. Nominates judges to the Supreme Court. 19. Appoints his cabinet members. 20. Is Commander-in-chief of US Military Forces

President: Barack Obama (D) Vice President: Joe Biden Presides over the Senate & votes if there is a tie. Secretary of State: John Kerry Secretary of Treasury: Jack Lew Secretary of Defense: Chuck Hagel Attorney General: Eric Holder

Judicial Branch – Article III Supreme Court & Federal Courts  Interprets Laws passed by Congress

21. Justices of Supreme Court serve for life. 22. Can declare laws unconstitutional ** Judicial Review – Marbury v Madison Can settle disputes involving the United States & other countries 24. Can settle disputes between the states. 25. Chief Justice presides over impeachment trial of the president, held in the Senate. How Many Supreme Court Justices? 9 Current Chief Justice: John Roberts

Article IV: 26. Citizens have the same privileges in every State 27. Congress has the power to admit new states to the United States. Article V: See #13 Amending the Constitution 1 st 10 called – Bill of Rights Article VI: 28. The Constitution is the Supreme Law of the United States – ‘Supremacy Clause’ Article VII: of the 13 states had to approve the Constitution – Ratification. 30. Sept. 17, 1787, Constitution signed and sent to the states for ratification.