"In republican government, the LEGISLATIVE authority necessarily predominates"
Authorizes Congress to declare war, tax people directly, regulate commerce between the states, tribes, and foreign nations, among other things
What is Art 1.8 (clauses 11, 1, 3)?
Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment
What is the 8th Amendment?
Authorizes the President to nominate Supreme Court justices, Ambassadors, and other public ministers and officers of the United States with the “advice and consent” of the Senate
What is Art 2.2 (clause 2)?
Vests the judicial power of the United States in the Supreme Court and in such inferior courts that Congress may ordain and establish
What is Art 3.1?
Requires a Census be taken every 10 years, and that specific slaves be counted as 3/5ths a person when apportioning a states’ number of representatives
What is Art 1.2.3?
Specifies that all Senators must be 30 years of age, have been a US citizen for at least 9 years, and is a resident in the state they represent
What is Art 1.3 (clause 3)?
Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures, and the right to be secure in your person, places, and things
What is the 4th Amendment?
Specifies eligibility requirements for President includes being “a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of the Constitution,” being 35+ years old, and a resident of the US for at least 14 years.
What is Art 2.1 (clause 5)?
Prohibits judicial salaries from being diminished while judges are in office
What is Art 3.1?
Prohibits states from passing any law impairing the obligation of contracts
What is Art 1.10.1
Prohibits Congress from passing a regulation of commerce or revenue that gives preference “to the ports of one state over those of another”
What is Art 1.9 (clause 6)?
Establishes the right to due process of law before deprivation of life, liberty, or property, the right against self-incrimination, the right to just compensation of private property, the right to a grand jury in a capital case.
What is the 5th Amendment?
**Phone a Friend** Specifies that the President, Vice President, and all civil Officers of the United States shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and misdemeanors
What is Art 2.4?
Defines the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court: in all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and those in which the state shall be a party
What is Art 3.2 (clause 2)?
**Phone a friend** Specifies that states cannot make laws freeing escaped slaves, but that slaves “shall be delivered” back to slave owners.
What is Art 4.2.3?
Requires the Senate’s “advice and consent” in the appointment of Supreme Court Justices, Ambassadors, and other public ministers and officers of the United State that have been nominated by the President
What is Art 2.2 (clause 2)?
Declares that the powers not granted to the federal government by the constitution belong to the people or the States
What is the 10th Amendment?
Specifies that the President “shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.”
Defines the crime of treason as ”levying war against [the United States], or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them aid and comfort.”
What is Art 3.3 (clause 1)?
Establishes that the citizens of a state are entitled to the privileges and immunities of citizens in other states.
What is Article 4.2.1?
**Daily Double**
Requires each house to keep and publish a journal of its proceedings
Establishes the right to a speedy, public trial in criminal cases, by a jury of your peers, in the state where crime was committed; establishes right to be notified of crimes brought against you, and the right to bring witnesses, and the right to an attorney
What is the 6th Amendment?
Authorizes President to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment
What is Art 2.2 (clause 1)?
Authorizes Congress to regulate the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
What is Art 3.2 (clause 2)?
Outlines the procedure for the House of Representatives selecting the President if no candidate gets a majority of votes
What is Art 2.1.3?