Constitution
Farther of the Of the constitution
Who is James Madison
Creates Congress
Article I
4th Amendment stats
Must have a search warrant
Which Enlightment thinker Focused on Checks and balances
Baron de Montesquieu
how old do you have to be to be apart of the legislative branch
25 years old
Popular Soverity
People Rule
Creates supreme Court
Article III
Second Amendments gives us
Right to Bare arms, Right of states to form miltias
What do checks and balances prevent
It helps prevent each branch from gaining too much power
how many chambers does congress have
two
3 parts of the Constitution
Preamble, Amendments, and Articles
Amendment Process
Article V
8th Amendment prohibits
Excessive bail, fines and cruel and unusual punishment
What are the 3 types of English colonies
Proprietary, Royal, and Charter colonies.
how often do people in the house get re elected
2 years
Limited Government is in control by
Who is the people
Article VI States
Supremacy Clause
26h Amendment
lets 18 year oldsvote
Who were the two main framers of the Constitution
George Washingtn d James Madison
what date do congress terms begin
January 3rd
We the people of the United States in order to
What is to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domstic tranquility, provide for a common defense
Article II
Creates the president
22nd Amendments limits
President terms to 2 terms or 10 years
DEcsribe the process of checks and balances
Each branch of government has the power in change or cancel acts of another branch
how many members does senate have
100 members