Article II: The Executive Branch
Enforces the laws
President, Vice-President, and Presidential Cabinet
1. Term and election process
a. serves ___ year terms
i. (22nd Amendment limits the number of terms a President can serve to two.)
b. Elected by presidential electors who form the ______________________________
c. Presidential elections - 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November
d. Electors cast their votes on the __________ after the 2nd __________________ in
___________________
2. Qualifications:
a. Citizen of US by ____________
b. At least ______ years old
c. Resident of US for _______ years
3. Presidential Succession Act of 1947
a. ____________________ becomes President if the President dies, resigns, or is removed from
office.
4. Oath of office – administered by the ______________________ of the US Supreme Court
a. ______________________ was the only president-elect to not be sworn in by the Chief Justice
of the US Supreme Court.
5. Vacancies
b. President can temporarily appoint officials to fill vacancies when _______________ is not in
session.
6. Duties of the President
a. Annual State-of-the-Union address
b. Can call Congress into special session
c. Receive foreign diplomats and power to ask a foreign diplomats and power to ask a foreign
country to withdraw its diplomatic officials from this country (implies war)
d. Power to recognize or not recognize foreign governments
7. Powers
a. command the armed forces
b. make treaties with other nations
c. pardon criminals
d. appoint certain gov’t officials (Senate must approve these.)
e. veto laws passed by Congress
8. Impeachment
a. Reasons for --- conviction of treason, bribery, high crimes, and misdemeanors
Article III: The Judicial Branch
Interprets the law
US Supreme Court and other Federal Courts
1. Number of Justices
a. There are ______ justices.
b. They serve for ___________
2. Function:
a. To _________________ laws of the land and to preserve and protect the rights the Constitution
guarantees
3. Judicial Review – power of Supreme Court to review gov’t acts and possibly declare them
unconstitutional
a. 1803 – John Marshall called an act of Congress unconstitutional in the landmark case known as
Marbury vs. Madison – he established precedent or example for future courts to follow
4. Jurisdiction
a. The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law within a certain boundary.
b. _________________ - laws passed by Congress, treaties, and cases involving the Constitution
c. _______________ jurisdiction- authority to be 1st court to hear a case
d. _______________ jurisdiction - cases that have been appealed from lower courts
5. Treason
a. Definition
i. ______ witnesses be present to testify in court that a treasonable act was committed
b. Punishment - ______________ has this power.
Article IV: Relation Among the States
1. Extradition
a. Person convicted of a crime or a person accused of a crime must be returned to the ________
where the crime was committed.
2. Fugitive-Slave Clause
a. Slaves can’t become free by escaping to _________ states.
3. Power of Congress
a. ______________ admits new states based on guidelines for applying for statehood.
b. Congress has power over ___________ land.
Article V: The Amending Process
Article VI: National Supremacy
Constitution and federal laws are supreme when in conflict with those of states
Article VII: Ratification
States that the Constitution will go into effect after ____ states ratify it (____ out of the 13 states)
Review Information:
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There are 7 Articles and 27 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
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The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called the Bill of Rights.
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Know the qualifications for becoming a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator.
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The number of Representatives is based on population and the number of Senators is two per state.
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Checks and Balances diagram
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What does impeachment mean?
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Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas – know the meaning
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The House of Representatives has the sole power of impeachment. The Senate acts as the jury and
the trial is held there. The U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice acts as the judge.
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A writ of habeas corpus prevents you from being held without sufficient evidence.
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Culture is the way of life of a group of people.
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The 1st civilizations arose in river valleys.
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The period of time after the fall of the Roman Empire was known as the Middle Ages.
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The cry “No taxation without representation” is associated with the conflict between the American
colonists and the British Parliament.
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A characteristic of a large urban area is high population density.
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Our Founding Fathers established three branches of government to limit the power of any one
branch.
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The Commonwealth of Kentucky is responsible for laws governing state parks.
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Prairies, Steppes, and Savannas are all grassland regions.
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In the United States economy, one purpose of government is to establish rules and regulations that
allow businesses to compete fairly.
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Wyoming has a rural population.
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Eminent Domain