Article I: The Legislative Branch

·  Introduction to the US Constitution is called the ______.

·  Facts:

o  ______Articles

o  ______Amendments

o  First 10 Amendments to the US Constitution are called the ______.

o  Eminent domain - ______

______

Federal System
National Government / National and State Government / State Government
*Regulate trade / *Enforce the laws
*Eminent Domain / *Regulate trade within the state (intrastate commerce)
*Coin Money / *Establish courts / *Establish a local government
*Provide an army and navy / *Collect taxes
*Charter banks / *Conduct elections
*Establish marriage/divorce laws
*Conduct foreign affairs / *Borrow Money / *Establish public schools
*Set up Federal Courts / *Provide for the general welfare / *Establish laws governing corporations
*traffic laws
Enumerated Powers / Concurrent Powers / Reserved Powers
Look in notes for more.

1.  Congress

  1. Meets ______
  2. Made up of two houses: ______and ______

2.  House of Representatives:

  1. Term of office - ______
  2. Qualifications
  3. ______
  4. ______
  5. Resident of the state elected.
  6. The number of members in the House of Representatives is based on ______.
  7. Total number in the House is ______members (set in 1929).
  8. The leader in the House is the ______which is the ______and responsible for choosing the heads of various House committees/appoints people to select committees.

3.  Senate:

  1. Term of office - ______
  1. Qualifications
  2. ______
  3. ______
  4. Resident of the state elected.
  5. The number of members in the Senate is based on ______.
  6. Total number in the Senate is ______members.
  7. The President of the Senate is the ______whose only duty is to ______.
  8. ______takes the place of the President of the Senate in case of an absence.

4.  Impeachment Process

  1. Definition of impeach: ______
  2. Sole power of impeachment: ______
  3. Acts as the judge ______
  4. Acts as the jury and the trial takes place here ______

5.  Elections

  1. Held on the 1st ______after the 1st ______in ______.

November
S / M / T / W / Th / F / S
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12
13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19
20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26
27 / 28 / 29 / 30

6.  Organization/Privileges

  1. Quorum is the ______

______.

  1. If a member of the House is accused of disorderly conduct, then the ______will punish that member.
  2. If a member of the Senate is accused of disorderly conduct, then the ______will punish that member.
  3. Congressional Record - ______
  4. Neither house can adjourn for more than ______days without the permission of the other house.
  5. ______- members can’t be sued for anything that they say in Congress.

7.  Passing Laws

  1. Revenue Bills originate in the ______.
  2. Chief source of revenue is ______.
  3. How a bill becomes a law:
  4. House à Senate à President

8.  Enumerated

  1. Revenue
  2. Borrow money
  3. Commerce (trade)
  4. Naturalization and bankruptcy
  5. Currency
  6. Counterfeiting
  7. Post office
  8. Copyright and patent laws
  9. Courts
  10. Piracy
  11. Declare war
  12. Army
  13. Navy
  14. Rules for armed forces
  15. Militia
  16. Natural Guard
  17. Nation’s capital
  18. Elastic Clause – “______” clause
  19. Must be related to one of the enumerated powers

9.  Powers Denied the Federal Government

  1. Writ of Habeas Corpus
  2. Must have a body of evidence to detain a suspect
  3. May be suspended during time of ______
  4. Bill of attainder
  5. Can’t punish you without a ______
  6. Ex post facto law
  7. Makes an act a crime ______

Review Notes for Final

·  Town meetings and the House of Burgesses were steps in the growth of democracy.

·  The First Continental Congress was formed due to colonial frustration with the laws passed by Parliament.

·  The Battle of Saratoga in the American Revolution led to the entrance of France on the American side.

·  Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.

·  Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense.

·  Large landowners during the Middle Ages were called Lords.

·  The route from Africa that brought enslaved Africans to America was called the Triangular Trade Route.

·  American advantage during the Revolutionary War was that they were fighting for a cause.

·  Proclamation of 1763.

·  Navigation Acts were passed to control colonial trade.

·  1st written constitution of the United States was the Articles of Confederation.

·  Mayflower Compact was written to establish principles of government in the new colony.

·  Declaration of Independence said that people have the right to alter or abolish government if that government violates their natural rights. (This idea came from John Locke.)

·  The House of Representatives is the one that responds most directly to the will of the people.

·  Small states during the Constitutional Convention wanted equal representation.

·  The US Constitution has survived because it combines a strong framework for government with flexibility.

·  Preamble of the US Constitution – lists the goals of the government, tells that the authority comes from the people (ordinary Americans), and the defense means protection from foreign enemies.