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THE U.S CONSTITUTION PROJECT
Madalyn Gathright 4 12-8-11
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The First Amendment This amendment prohibits any
establishment of religion or impeding the free exercise of religion.
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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.
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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.