Basic overview of the Constitution

1. United States
Federal
Government

2. Preamble
We the People of the United States, in Order to
form a more perfect Union, establish Justice,
insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the
common defence, promote the general Welfare,
and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves
and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States of America.

4. Executive
President Barack Obama
Vice President Joe Biden
& The Cabinet
http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/cabinet.html

5. Executive
• Qualifications
35, US Born (14yrs)
• How to Apply
Election Process
• College?
Electoral College

6. Powers & Duties
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Military
Treaties &
Appointments
Vacancies
State of the Union
Recommendations
Let’s Meet, Receive
Top Cop

7. Cool & Not So Cool
• Veto (Pocket Veto)
• Succession
• Impeachment

8. Legislative
Senate
&
House of
Representatives
Branch

9. • House of Reps
•
Qualifications
Speaker – John Boehner (R)
• Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D)

10. Your Congressmen
House
Joe Kennedy
Senate
Elizabeth
Ed
Warren
Markey

11. Power of Congress!

12. How a Bill Becomes A Law
1. Bill introduced in House or
Senate
2. Committee revise
3. Vote in House or Senate
4. Move to other body (House or
Senate) and repeat 1-3
5. Approved bill goes to President
to be signed into law.
6. If vetoed – back to step one
needing 2/3 majority

13. Elections
Rules & Procedures
Payment & Privileges

14. Impeachment Role
House of
Representatives
Grand Jury
Senate
Criminal Jury

15. • All Federal
courts including
the
Supreme Court
Judicial Branch

16. Powers
• All Constitutional Cases
• Appellate cases
• Federal Officials

17. Impeachment
Chief Justice
Define
Treason
Punishment

18. Powers
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DELEGATED
Slave trade,
Habeas Corpus
Bill of Attainder
Expost Facto
Denied to States
• Restrictions (foreign
alliance, coin money,
Fed law, nobility)