THE U.S CONSTITUTION PROJECT

Madalyn Gathright 4 12-8-11

Article One: The Legislative Branch House of Representatives a. Qualifications - Age: Must be at least 25 years old - Residency: Must live in the state you

represent. - Elections: Every two years. b. Responsibilities - Impose and collect taxes and duties. - Borrow money. - Regulate commerce with foreign nations

and among the states. - Coin money. - Establish post offices. - Declare war. - Raise and support the army and navy.

Senate

a. Qualifications - Age: Must be at least Thirty years

old. - Citizenship: A minimum of Nine

years in the US. - Residency: They can not live in the

state in which they are elected. - Elections: Once a year.

b. Responsibilities -Borrow money on the credit of the

United States. -To establish post offices and post

roads.

Article Two: The Executive Branch

a. Qualifications - Age: Must be at least Thirty-

Five. - Citizenship: Must be a native

born citizen. - Residency: Must have lived in

the country for at least Fourteen years.

b. Responsibilities - Carry out and enforce the

laws made by congress.

Article Three: The Judicial Branch Length of tenure - Life

Responsibilities - Interpreting state laws. - Settling legal disputes. - Punishing violators of the

law. - Protecting individual

rights. - Determining the guilt or

innocence of those accused of violating the laws carried out by the Executive Branch.

The First Amendment This amendment prohibits any

establishment of religion or impeding the free exercise of religion.

The Fifth Amendment The Fifth Amendment to the United

States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, protects against abuse of government authority in a legal procedure.

The Fourteenth Amendment The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States

Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Its Citizenship Clause provides a broad definition of citizenship that overruled the Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling by the Supreme Court (1857) that held that blacks could not be citizens of the United States.