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Legislative
Congresscanmake
laws
Canoverrideaveto
witha2/3voteofboth
chambers
Canremovepresident
orjudgesthrough
impeachment
Senatecanapprove
orrejectappointment
ofjudges
Senatecanapprove
treatiesand
presidential
appointments
Canprovideorrefuse
toprovidefunds
requestedbythe
president
Representationofall
statesbaseduponI
equalityand
population
(bicameral)checks
thefederalsystem
Thecongress
providesthemilitary
forceeventhoughthe
presidentis
commanderand
chief.
Regulatesinterstate
trade
Executive
1. Powertoexecuteor
enforcethelaws
2. Abletovetoor
executelaws
Negotiateforeigntreatieswith
othercountries.
Appointfederaljudgesand
supremecourtjustices
3. Grantpardons
4. Canrecommend
legislations
Judicial
powertojudgeand
interpretthelaws
judgesarenominated
forlife(iftheyare
federal),fromfree
executivecontrol
courtsmaydeclare
executiveactionsto
beunconstitutional
Courtsmaydeclare
actsofCongressto
beunconstitutional
involves
judicial
review
thepowerof
acourttodetermine
theconstitutionalityof
agovernmental
action
FirstSevenArticlesoftheConstitution
Article
SubstanceofArticle
Createsthelegislativebranchofgovernment
II
Createstheexecutivebranchofgovernment
III
Createsthejudicialbranchofgovernment
IV
Relationsbetweenthenationalgovernmentandthestates(andthestates
betweenthestates)
AmendmentProcess
VI
Setsthesupremacyofthenationalgovernmentoverthestate
VII
RatificationoftheConstitution
TheBillofRightsTheFirstTenAmendmentsofthe
Constitution
Amendment
SubstanceofAmendment
1st
Freedomofspeech
2nd
Righttobeararms
3rd
Soldierscantliveinanyhomewithouttheownersconsent
4th
Citizenshavetherighttobesafeintheirownhomes,theirownbelongings
5th
Trialandpunishment,compensationfortakings
6th
Righttoaspeedyandpublictrial
7th
Rightoftrialbyjury
8th
Excessivebailorfinecannotberequired.Nocruelorunusualpunishmentis
allowed.
9th
thegovernmentcannottakeawaytheunwrittenrightsofthepeople.
10tht
thepowersnotheldbythebranchesofgovernmentarereservedforthe
people.
Amendments1127oftheConstitution
Amendment
SubstanceofAmendment
11th
ImmunityofStatesfromcertainlawsuits
12th
Changesinelectoralcollegeprocedures
13th
AbolishedSlavery
14th
Citizenship,dueprocess,equalprotection
15th
Nodenialofvotebecauseofrace,color,orpreviousenslavement
16th
PowerofCongresstotaxincomes
17th
PopularelectionofU.S.Senators
18th
Prohibitionofalcohol
19th
WomanSuffrage
20th
ChangeofdatesforstartofpresidentialandCongressionalterms
21st
RepealofProhibition(18thAmendment)
22nd
Limitonpresidentialterms
23rd
DistrictofColumbiavoteinpresidentialelections
24th
Banoftaxpaymentasvoterqualification
25th
Presidentialsuccession,vicepresidentialvacancy,andpresidential
disability
26th
VotingAgeof18
27th
CongressionalPay