Constitution of the United States of America Articles I-III.
The Constitution: A Guide to the Success of the United States of America
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The Constitution: A Guide to the Success of the United States of America
By: Olivia Corbett Mrs. Hilton 4th period
Article I: Legislative BranchCongres
sQualifications: age– You must be at
least twenty-five. citizenship– You must have
lived in the US for at least seven years.
residency– You must live in the state you represent.
House of Representatives
Elections: Held once every two years. 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 an army
and navy.
Senate
Qualifications: age– You must be at
least thirty. citizenship– You must have
lived in the US for at least nine years. residency– You must live
in the state you
represent.
Elections: Held once every six years.Responsibilities: • Addresses conflicts of interests. • Try impeachments. • Pass new laws. • Confirm Presidential appointments. • Propose and or concur with
amendments. • Represent state in national issues. • Debate legislative bills. • Approves treaties.
Qualifications: age– You must be at
least thirty-five. citizenship– You must have
been a natural born US citizen. residency– You must have been
and still be in the US for 14 consecutive
years.
Article Two: Executive BranchPresident and Vice President Presid
ent
Elections: Held once every four years.Responsibilities:•Must give congress information on the state of the Union.•Calling congress into extraordinary sessions and adjourning congress.•Receiving foreign representatives/ambassadors. •Power over all matters of foreign policy. •Take care that the law must be faithfully
executed. •Commissions all officers of the US.
Vice President
Qualifications: age– You must be at
least thirty-five. citizenship– You must have
been a natural born US citizen. residency– You must have
been and still be in the US for 14
consecutive years.
Elections: Held once every four years.Responsibilities: •President of the senate. •Votes in senate to break a tied vote. •Presides over counting and presentation of
the votes of the electoral college. •Should president be unable to serve during
his/her term, the vice president is to take over their
duties/responsibilities. •Adviser to the president.
Article 3:Supreme Court Length of Tenure: The judges of the Supreme
court serve for life. Responsibilities: •Ultimate jurisdiction over all state and
federal courts. •Original jurisdiction over a small range
of cases. •Interpret whether issues are covered
under the constitution. •Judicial power to all cases in law and equity
under the constitution. •Judicial power to all cases involving
ambassadors. •Power shall extend to all cases of
amorality and maritime jurisdiction. •Power extends to all cases of
controversies between two or more states.
Judicial Branch
Amendment OneAmendment One states that we have freedom of religion.
Amendment FiveAmendment Five states that you have the right not to incriminate yourself, that you can’t be tried for the same crime twice, and that a jury must be present when being tried for a capital crime.
Amendment FourteenAmendment Fourteen states that all persons born in the US will have citizenship, and that no state can deny anyone their natural rights. (It officially abolished slavery.)