The u.s. Constitution

Qua sanders 2nd Period

Article I: Legislative Branch

• House of Representative • Qualifications• Age: At least 25 years old.• Residency: Must live in state

chosen to represent • Citizenship: Must be in United

States citizen for at least 7 years

Article I:

• Elections: held every two years• Responsibilities: • Impose and collect taxes and duties • Borrow money• Regulate commerce with foreign nations and

among the state• Coin money• Establish post office• Declare war • Raise and support an army and navy

Article I : Senate

• Qualifications• Age at least 30 years old• Residency: must live in state you

are chosen to represent • Citizenship: must be a United

states citizen for at least 9 years

Senate

• Elections: held every six years• Two senators from each state• Responsibilities:• Choose their officers• Have the sole power to try all

impeachments• When the President of the United

States is tried , the Chief Of Justice shall preside.

Article II: Executive Branch

• Consists of the President and Vice-Presidents

• Qualifications :• Age: must be at least 35 years old • Residency : Must be in the united

States for at least 14 years • Citizenship- have to be a natural born

United States Citizen.

President

• Elections: every four years• Responsibilities:• Carry out and enforce laws made by

Congress • Make treaties with other nations• Appoint certain government officials• Act as commander in chief of the armed

forces • Veto laws passed by congress

Article III

• Supreme court• Needed to decide disputes between state

governments and between citizens of two or more state

• Also needed for disputes between the national government and a state or citizen.

• Appointed by the president for life or until retire .• Two types of jurisdiction: original and appellate

jurisdiction.

Amendment I

• Congress shall make no law against the freedom of Religion

Amendment V• No person shall be held to answer for

a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Amendment XIV

• All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction therefore, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.