U. S. CONSTITUTION
Preamble – Tells why the Constitution was written
Articles (7) – Set up the structure of the government
Amendments (27) – Address issues that have come up as people have lived under the Constitution
PREAMBLE
Solve problems with the Articles of Confederation:
“Every state for itself.”
Different “inalienable rights” in different places
Basic foreign policy functions
ARTICLE 1 -- LEGISTLATURE
House of Representatives – One man, one vote
Senate – Equal representation for each state
Job: Write and pass laws.
Generally, majority rules with Presidential approval, 2/3 to override veto.
Powers of Congress:
Tax
Borrow Money
Spend Money
Declare war
Remove criminals from office
Regulate commerce between states (money, post offices, patents, courts, etc.)
Running the capital
Whatever else they decide they need to do.
Congress can't:
Change laws after the fact
Make something illegal only for certain people
Tax exports
Suspend the right to be seen in court
Spend money without accounting for it
Grant titles of nobility
Because there is now a Congress, states can't:
Declare war
Enter into separate treaties with foreign countries
Print their own currency
Tax imports separately
Tax imports from other states
Do anything Congress can't do either
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I think that the president should be the supreme commander of the military but I don't think that he should be able to pull out the weapons that the people in the war need to protect themselves. That is not right. I say this because Obama is not in favor of a person having a gun and ammunition for that gun.
ReplyDeletei dont think our prez. should be commander over our entire military. beacause he dose not hav a clue wat its lik to be out there fighting. i think a former millitary commander should mak all the desitions 4 our military. cause he nose wats hapnen out there not lik the prez.
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