CONSTITUTIONREVIEW

Mrs. McKevitt

Ms. Morano

THE CONSTITUTIONHas 7 articles

The preamble is the introduction

and states the goals of the Constitution.

“We the people……” the power is in

the hands of the people

ARTICLE I : LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Makes the Laws

Bicameral: upper house (Senate) &

lower house (House of Representatives)

Congress can coin money, collect

taxes & regulate trade

Congress has the power of declare

war

435: based on

population.

Serve 2 year terms

Must be 25 years old

A citizen for 7 years

Led by Speaker of the

House

100: 2 per state

Serve 6 year terms

Must be 30 years

old

A citizen for 9 years

Led by Vice

President

CONGRESSHouse of

Representatives Senate

1. Introduced in

Houses of

Representatives.

2. Committee in

House of

Representatives

3. Whole House votes

4. Committee in

Senate

HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW

5. Whole Senate votes

6. President either

signs it into law or

vetoes.

7. A veto can be

overridden by a 2/3

vote of both houses of

Congress.

THE EXECUT IVE BRAN CH: THE AMERICAN PRESID ENT

Must be 35 years old and born a US

citizen and lived

here for 14 years

Can serve 2 four year terms

Works with Vice President and Cabinet

( advisors) to

enforce the laws

PRESIDENTIAL ROLES

Chief Lawmaker: Signs bills into law

Chief Foreign Policy Maker: Meets with other

nations

Commander in Chief: head of military forces

Chief Law Enforcer: Enforces laws, appoints

federal justices

Watchdog of Economy: Plans the budget for

the federal government

ARTICLE 3 :THE JUDICIAL BRANCH

The Supreme Court interprets (judges) the laws

Made up of 9 Justices led by the Chief Justice

Hears disputes between states and appeals

involving the

Constitution.

Has the power to declare a law unconstitutional

this is called

Judicial Review.

Can Pardon (forgive)

lawbreakers

Can veto a law

Can impeach a

president

Override a veto

Can reject of judicial

nominee

CHECKS & BALANCES

EXECUTIVE LEGISLATIVE

ARTICLES 4-7

Article IV: Congress can admit new states

Article V: Amendments allow the Constitution

to change of the nation changes. Amendments

must be proposed & ratified

Article VI: The Constitution is the Supreme Law

of the Land

Article VII: 9 of 13 states must approve the

Constitution to be the law of the land. All 13

eventually ratified.

1: Freedom of speech,

religion, press, petition

& assembly

2: Right to bear arms

3: No Quartering of

soldiers

4: Search & Seizure-

must have a warrant

THE B ILL OF R IGHTS:INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS

5: Rights of the

Accused

6: Trial by jury and

the right to an attorney

8: No cruel or

unusual punishment or

excessive bail.

Appoint

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Ratify

Extradite

KEY TERMS

Pardon

Unconstitutiona

l

Seize

Amend

Cabinet