1. Article I of the US Constitution
Legislative Branch

2. Section 1
Establishes Congress who will have all the legislative powers.
Sets up the 2 parts of Congress:
House of Representative
Senate

3. Section 2 House of Representatives
House will be made of up Reps chosen by the people. Led by the Speaker.
State pop. Determined by an enumeration every 10 yrs (Census)
Serve 2 year terms
Sole power to Impeach
All tax law must start here!!!
Elects President if no one wins Electoral College vote
Requirements:
25 yrs old
Citizen for 7 yrs
Live in the state you represent

4. Section 3 Senate Each state receives 2 Senators and serves 6 year term
Vice President is the President of the Senate, in his absence, the President Pro Tempore steps in
Senate tries all impeachment hearings
Was not originally elected by the people
Requirements:
30 yrs of age
Citizen for 9 yrs
Live in the state where elected

5. Sections 4-7 Rules Election for Reps and Senators is up to the states
Each house sets up its own rules
Must keep journal of proceedings
They get paid!
Can’t have another civil service job
How a bill becomes a law (more to come on this)

6. Section 8 Powers of Congress
Tax
Borrow Money
Regulate foreign and interstate trade
Naturalization and bankruptcy
Coin money, regulate weights and measures
Punish Counterfeiting
Establish post offices and roads
Copyrights and Patents
Establish Federal Courts
ELASTIC CLAUSE!!!!!!
Make all laws proper and necessary for running the govt.
Punish Piracy
Declare war
Raise Army and Navy and provide their rules
Use and control militia (Nat. Guard)
Control National lands
Capital
National Parks

7. Section 9 Rules (more) Habeas Corpus Ex Post facto Laws
Requires our law to show “just cause” for holding a prisoner (Can it be suspended?)
Ex Post facto Laws
After the fact laws
No taxes on items exported from states
No Nobility!

8. Section 10 Limitation of the States
States CANNOT:
Make treaties/alliances
Coin Money
Pass ex post facto laws
Grant titles of nobility
Tax export/import duties
Make war or peace
Maintain own army of navy
Grant letters of Marque and Reprisals
Emit bills of credit
Pass bills of attainder