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The U.S Constitution Project. Madalyn Gathright 4 12-8-11. Article One: The Legislative Branch. House of Representatives a . Qualifications
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The U.S Constitution Project Madalyn Gathright 4 12-8-11
Article One: The Legislative Branch • House of Representatives a. Qualifications - Age: Must be at least 25 years old - Residency: Must live in the state you represent. - Elections: Every two years. b. Responsibilities - Impose and collect taxes and duties. - Borrow money. - Regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the states. - Coin money. - Establish post offices. - Declare war. - Raise and support the army and navy. • Senate a. Qualifications - Age: Must be at least Thirty years old. - Citizenship: A minimum of Nine years in the US. - Residency: They can not live in the state in which they are elected. - Elections: Once a year. b. Responsibilities -Borrow money on the credit of the United States. -To establish post offices and post roads.
Article Two: The Executive Branch a. Qualifications - Age: Must be at least Thirty-Five. - Citizenship: Must be a native born citizen. - Residency: Must have lived in the country for at least Fourteen years. b. Responsibilities - Carry out and enforce the laws made by congress.
Article Three: The Judicial Branch • Length of tenure - Life • Responsibilities - Interpreting state laws. - Settling legal disputes. - Punishing violators of the law. - Protecting individual rights. - Determining the guilt or innocence of those accused of violating the laws carried out by the Executive Branch.
The First Amendment • This amendment prohibits any establishment of religion or impeding the free exercise of religion.
The Fifth Amendment • The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, protects against abuse of government authority in a legal procedure.
The Fourteenth Amendment • The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. • Its Citizenship Clause provides a broad definition of citizenship that overruled the Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling by the Supreme Court (1857) that held that blacks could not be citizens of the United States.