Monday - Class test
Tuesday - Took Latin America Test
Wednesday - The constitution is A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed.
Father of the Constitution was James Madison
Senate and House of Representatives are the two houses of Congress
100 Senators - 2 per state
435 people in the House of Representatives - determined on the population of your state
Length of Term for House is 2 years / must be 25
Length of Term for Senate is 6 years / must be 30
Powers of Congress: Pass laws, Declare war
Length of Term for president 4 / longest they can serve 10 / must be 35
FDR served for just over 12 years
Powers of a president: Commander in Chief of Military, Can sign and veto laws
Qualifications to be in US Supreme Court: none
They get appointed by the President of US
Lose job when retire, die, or impeached
Power of Supreme Court: can interpret laws of the constitution
Current Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court is John Robertson
Thursday - Went over Asian map and watched the story of the trial of the murder of Chris Kyle
Constitution is the supreme law of the U.S.
Articles of Confederation set up the structure of the U.S. Government.
Articles didn't work because it gave all of the power to the states, then constitution was made
Constitution was written in 1789 and in Philadelphia
Article 1: legislative branch - bicameral (two houses) Make laws, set taxes, declare war, override vetoes, borrow money, regulate international and national trade, print money
Article 2 - executive branch - President and vice president are elected to 4 years - elected by the electoral college - commander-in-Chief, grant pardons, make treaties, appoint federal officers, ensure laws are executed
Article 3: judicial branch - judges serve for live unless impeached - decides cases of constitutional law and federal law, cases involving ambassadors go straight to Supreme Court
Article 4: relations among states- section 1: states can access other states-section 2: rights of citizens-section 3: new states-section 4: guarantees to states
Article 5: tells how the constitution may be amended
Article 6: says the Constitution is the supreme law of the land
Article 7: says the Constitution will be the law if nine states accept it
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Better the last two weeks!!