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Constitution in a Nutshell Preparation Packet for the United States Constitution Exam http://lsnhs.leesummit.k12.mo.us/twhiting/amgovt.htm NAME ___________________________ Hr _____ Preamble We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. The Preamble to the Untied States Constitution in the thesis and introductory statement of the Constitution that explains the philosophy and purpose of this document. Constitutional Structure LIST THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION Preamble ___________________ Article One ___________________ Article Two ___________________ Article Three ___________________ Article Four ___________________ Article Five ___________________ Article Six ___________________ Article Seven ___________________ Amendments ___________________ Preamble Author of the Declaration of Independence Father of the United States Constitution ARTICLE I (Structure) House Number of Members Term of Office Head of House # per state Constitutional Plan Qualifications ________ ________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ Role in Impeachment _________________________________ _________________________________ Specific Powers _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ Senate Number of Members Term of Office Head of Senate 2nd Head # per state Constitutional Plan Qualifications ________ ________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ Role in Impeachment _________________________________ _________________________________ Specific Powers _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ ARTICLE I (Powers & Restrictions) Non-Financial Powers Financial Powers Joint Privileges Restrictions of Congress Restrictions of the States ARTICLE II & III Term of Office Term Limit Elected By… Must take an Qualifications Specific Powers Removal from Office President ________ ________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ Judicial Branch Highest Court # of Members Head of Branch Who makes Lower Courts? Length of Term Types of Cases __________________ ________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ Original Appellate Definition of Treason ____________________________________________________ Judicial System Geography MAP OF THE NINETY-FOUR (94) DISTRICT COURTS & ELEVEN (11) APPEALS CIRCUITS……… CIRCUIT ONE ME - NH - MA RI - PR CIRCUIT TWO NY - VT - CT CIRCUIT THREE PA - DE - NJ VI CIRCUIT FOUR MD - VA - WV NC - SC CIRCUIT FIVE MS - LA - TX CIRCUIT SIX MI - OH - TN KY CIRCUIT SEVEN WI - IL - IN CIRCUIT EIGHT ND - SD - NE MN - IA - MO AR CIRCUIT NINE CA - OR - WA ID - MT - NV AZ - AK - HI GU - AS CIRCUIT TEN WY - CO - UT KS - OK - NM CIRCUIT ELEVEN AL - GA - FL FEDERAL CIRCUIT DC Judicial System Hierarchy Supreme Court Washington, DC Appeals Courts One Appeals court for each of the 11 Circuits, One in the District of Columbia, And One Federal Circuit for Specific Subject Matters ************************** ************************** ************************** **************** District Courts Each Circuit has several District Courts. District Court is the lowest Federal Court. There is at least ONE per state & territory of the United States. (American Samoa is the only territory without a Federal Court) OTHER FEDERAL COURTS: Federal Bankruptcy Courts, Federal Military Courts, US Tax Court, Federal Claims Court, International Trade Court, Appeals for Veteran’ Claims, Armed Forces Appeals, ARTICLE IV & VI Full Faith & Credit Clause: Art. IV Extradition: Art. IV New States: Art. IV Territories (non-states): Art. IV States’ Forms of Government: Art. VI Supremacy Clause: Art. VI Amendment Process CONGRESSIONAL METHOD CONVENTION METHOD AMENDMENT HISTORY Congressional Method ARTICLE V HOUSE J P t N o r c f dA STATES SENATE jO g ow u W zL G __________ Convention Method h v eD U S M V Bill of Rights 1st Amendment 2nd Amendment 3rd Amendment 4th Amendment 5th Amendment 6th Amendment 7th Amendment 8th Amendment 9th Amendment 10th Amendment Other Amendments (Selected) 11th Amendment 12th Amendment 13th Amendment 14th Amendment 15th Amendment 16th Amendment 17th Amendment 18th Amendment 19th Amendments 20th Amendment 21st Amendments Other Amendments (Selected) 22nd Amendment 23rd Amendment 24th Amendment 25th Amendment 26th Amendment 27th Amendment Federal Lawmaking House Committee Senate Committee Conference Committee House of Representatives Senate HOUSE BEGINS BILLS ABOUT SIGN / APPROVE PRESIDENT VETO POCKET VETO Electoral College o y d W p t f D P L T G ALL VOTES ARE COUNTED C v c IN EACH STATE w j b F K O N A Formula N HP+S=EV S=2 H>1 - Electoral Votes are cast in State Capitols…then sent to Senate Missouri *Except in Nebraska & Maine 9+2=11 Electoral Votes Electoral Votes are counted…the candidate with a majority of votes wins. If no candidate has a majority (greater than 270 votes), the President will be decided by the House of Representatives and the Vice President will be chosen by the Senate. In both houses, each state will have only one vote, regardless of representation. Thanks to the 23rd Amendment to the US Constitution, the District of Columbia is allowed to have THREE electoral votes and the residents there are allowed to vote for President. Impeachment Who can be impeached? 1st House of Representatives Senate 2nd Punishments 3rd Presidential Succession 1. ________________________________ 2. ________________________________ 3. ________________________________ 4. ________________________________ Principles of American Gov’t What is Popular Sovereignty? What is the Principle of Limited Government? What is the Principle of Federalism? What is the Principle of Majority Rules, Minority Rights? What is the Principle of Judicial Review? Checks & Balances Federalism POWER: POWER: POWER: POWER: Odds & Ends Foundation of American Government Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Odds & Ends Declaration of Independence Constitutional Convention Constitution Structure Political Leadership President of the United States Vice President of the United States Speaker of the House of Representatives President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate Majority Leader of the House of Representatives Minority Leader of the House of Representatives Majority Leader of the United States Senate Minority Leader of the United States Senate Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court Missouri Senator Missouri Senator Representative of the 5th Congressional District Notes…