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Constitution of the United States – Article I
- The Constitution has 7 Articles. Each Article is broken into Sections
- Article I – Legislative Branch of Government – CONGRESS. 10 Sections.
- Section 1
- Legislative Branch shall be called Congress, and consist of –
House of Representatives / Senate.
- Section 2 – House
- House of Representatives chosen every 2nd year.
- 25yrs old
- Citizen for at least 7 years
- Number of reps per state is determined by population (free)
- at least 1 per state
- 1 rep for every 30,000 people.
- State authority can select for a vacancy
- House shall choose Speaker
- Power of Impeachment
- Section 3 – Senate
- 2 Senators from each state
- Elected every 6 yrs
- Create classes based on election yrs.
- 30 yrs old
- Citizen for at least 9 yrs.
- VP shall be president of Senate
- No vote unless divided
- Power to try Impeachment
- Chief Justice shall preside over hearings
- Can only remove Pres from office
- Section 4 – Meetings
- Congress must meet at least once a year
- Section 5 – Congress Rules
- Majority shall be a Quorum (# needed to do job)
- Each house may discipline their own
- Must record (journal) proceedings
- Cannot adjourn for more than 3 days while in session.
- Section 6 – Privileges
- Shall be paid unless breaks the law
- Can only have one job at a time (civil vs. gov.)
- Section 7 – Bills
- Must originate in House – Senate can add to it.
- Must be passed in House, Senate, then signed by Pres.
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Constitution of the United States – Article I
- Section 8 – Powers of Congress
- Make and collect taxes
- Borrow (debt)
- Control money between other nations
- Create laws of bankruptcies
- Create and print/coin money
- Provide punishment for counterfeiting
- Create Post Offices and roads
- Allow for the progress of Science
- Create punishments for crimes on the “High Seas”
- Declare War
- Create and support Military
- Make all laws pertaining to the Constitution and the US
-Section 9 – Powers DECLINED of Congress
- No Bill of Attainder (ex post facto law) shall be passed
- finding guilty without trial
- No forcible taxes without approval
- Money must be spent for a REASON (budget)
- No title of Nobility without approval (king, prince etc)
- Section 10 – Restrictions on States’ powers
- States may NOT
Make money
Alliances
Bill of Attainder
Make title of nobility
Tax imports and exports
Enter into treaties.
Declare war – unless invaded
Make armies