Potent Presidents
The President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States can be removed from office upon impeachment and conviction for these offenses.
What are Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors?
Each state gets 2 of these, who serve 6-year terms, and must be at least 30 years old.
What is a Senator?
Article III gives this to the Supreme Court in cases involving ambassadors and states.
What is original jurisdiction?
To take effect in 1789, the Constitution required ratification by this fraction of the states.
What is 9 out of the 13?
The system of dividing power between the states and national government.
What is Federalism?
This is the minimum age required for someone to serve as President of the United States.
What is 35?
To hold this office, one must be at least 25 years old, serve 2-year terms, and have been U.S. citizens for at least 7 years.
What is U.S. Representative?
This crime is the only one defined in the Constitution, requiring testimony of two witnesses or confession in open court.
What is treason?
This opening part of the Constitution begins with the words “We the People.”
What is the Preamble?
The framers gave Congress the power to regulate commerce among the states to solve problems caused by this earlier governing document.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
According to Article II, the President is this of the U.S. Army and Navy.
This article of the Constitution gives all legislative powers to Congress.
What is Article I?
Article III guarantees that trials for all crimes, except impeachment, will be held this way.
What is by jury?
Article IV requires every state to give “Full Faith and Credit” to these from other states.
What are public acts, records, and judicial proceedings?
This system prevents power from being consolidated in any particular department.
What are checks and balances?
This process requires the President to swear to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
What is the oath of office?
This special clause in Section 8 gives Congress the power to pass laws “necessary and proper” to carry out its duties.
What is the Necessary and Proper clause?
Judges under Article III hold their offices under this condition, meaning they serve for life contingent on this.
What is good behavior?
Article VI includes this clause, which declares the Constitution the highest law of the land.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The framers gave Senators 6-year terms and staggered elections to protect against this perceived danger.
What is the tyranny of the mob? Public passions
With the advice and consent of the Senate, the President has the power to appoint these judicial officers.
Who are Supreme Court Justices?
This body has the sole power to try impeachments.
What is the Senate?
Article III gives the power to this branch of government to establish inferior courts.
What is Congress?
Article V of the Constitution explains the process for doing this to the Constitution.
What is amending it?
The Electoral College was designed partly as a buffer between direct democracy and the selection of this office.
What is the President of the United States?