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ARTICLES of the CONSTITUTION Article 1: Legislative Branch

JOB: To make the nation’s laws CONGRESS LEADER: Speaker of HOR John Boehner LOWER HOUSE HOR UPPER HOUSE SENATE Qualifications 25 years old Citizen for 7 years Live in state you represent LEADER: Vice President Joe Biden Qualifications 30 years old Citizen for 9 years Live in state you represent DUTIES Impeaching officials Spending Bills Elect President if tie Makes Laws DUTIES Impeachment Trials Approves foreign treaties/appointments Makes Laws

PREAMBLE Form a more perfect union… Establish justice… Ensure domestic tranquility… Provide for the common defense… Promote the general welfare… Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity…

 SECTION 1  What 2 houses are in Congress?  Senate and HOR  What is the function of legislative branch?  To make laws ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 2  How are members of HOR elected?  Voted by the public in each district  How long is the term?  2 years  A member of HOR must be  25 years old; been a citizen for 7 years; reside in the state ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 2  Number of reps depends on…  Population of the state  This comes from what plan?  VA Plan  Citizens are counted every 10 years. This is called what?  The Census; Next one is in 2020 ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 2  What is the fewest numbers of reps a state can have? 11  How many reps does CA have?  53  Who is the South Bay rep?  Ted Lieu ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 2  What does impeachment mean?  Formally accusing other gov officials of committing crimes  Who is the chief officer of the HOR?  Speaker of the House  Who is the current Speaker?  John Boehner (OH) ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 3  Each state had ____ senators. 22  Equal rep was based on what plan?  NJ Plan  Elections are held every ____ years (1/3 of senators are elected)  2 years for a 6 year term ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 3  Qualifications for Senate  30 years old; been a citizen at least 9 years; reside in the state they represent  Who is President of the Senate?  VP (Joe Biden)  Can they vote?  No—only in a tie ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 3  Who is the President pro Tempore? Who is it currently?  They run the senate if VP is away; Orrin Hatch  The Senate has sole power to try impeachments. Who presides over the trial?  Chief Justice ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 3  What vote is needed in an impeachment hearing?  2/3 vote  Besides Andrew Johnson, who else was impeached?  Bill Clinton  Who are the CA senators?  Barbara Boxer; Dianne Feinstein ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 4  Congress must meet at least ________ a year on ___________  Once; January 3 rd ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 5  What is a quorum?  Majority (minimum # of members needed before an organization can act)  218; 51 ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 6  Members of Congress are paid out of the  U.S. Treasury  What is the current salary for a HOR member? Senate?  $174,000  Speaker gets $223,500 ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 6  Why is it important that members of HOR and Senate have immunity?  “Beyond power of arrest”  Except murder, treason and fraud  Prevents officials from having members arrested on a pretext to prevent having them from voting a certain way  Allows for freedom of speech ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 7  All bills to determine taxes or money must begin in _____  HOR  When the President refuses to approve a bill, he is said to have ______it  Vetoed  Example of?  Checks and Balances ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 7  Can a bill become a law if the President refuses to approve?  Yes; 2/3 of senators and reps can vote to override ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 8  What are the powers given to Congress?  1) Power to tax  2) Borrow money  3) Regulate trade (“commerce clause”)  4) Naturalization and bankruptcies  5) Print money and set a national system of weights/measures  6) Punish counterfeiters  7) Establish post offices ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 8  What are the powers given to Congress?  8) Issue patents and copyrights  9) Create federal courts  10) Punish criminals at sea  11) Power to declare war  12) Power to raise armies  13) Maintain navy  14) Make rules for the military  15) Command state militia (national guard) ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 8  What are the powers given to Congress?  16) Regulate state national guards  17) Establish the capital city (D.C) and federally owned lands  18) Congress can make all laws which shall  Be necessary and proper  This implied power is also called the?  Elastic Clause ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 9  What are the powers denied to Congress?  Slave Trading  Writ of Habeas Corpus  Bills of Attainder and Ex Post Facto  Can’t declare someone guilty unless there’s a trial  Can’t declare someone guilty when the crime was committed before the act was made illegal  Direct Taxes (Changed by Amendment 16)  Taxes on exports ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 9  What are the powers denied to Congress?  State commerce  Goods trade between states cannot be taxed  Spending money (unless a bill is passed)  Titles of nobility ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 9  What is the writ of habeas corpus? When can it be suspended?  Congress can’t imprison people w/o accusing them of a crime (except in rebellion or invasion)  Civil War or 9/11  What is an ex post facto law?  Congress can’t pass laws that punish those after-the-fact ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch

 SECTION 10  Can CA form a treaty with France?  No  Can CA coin its own money?  No  Can CA tax baseballs coming from Arizona?  No, unless they receive approval from Congress ARTICLE 1: Legislative Branch