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Articles 1 2 of the Constitution of the United
States of America

• Erika Friman
• Vanessa Echevarria
• Emver Davilla
• Marcos Carriedo
• Adriana Miele

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Article 1

• Section 1
• Legislative power will be given to Congress which
  consist of the Senate and House of
  Representatives.
• Section 2
• Members of the House of Representatives will
  chosen every two years by the residents of that
  specific state.
• A person must have the right qualifications to
  run.
• A candidate must be at least 25 years of age, be
  a citizen of the U.S. for at least 7 years, and
  be a resident of the state they are chosen for.
• Representatives and direct taxes will be divided
  among the states depending on their numbers. This
  will be checked every 10 years.
• The number of representatives should not pass
  ratio of 130,000. there has to be at least one
  representative per state.
• Power to impeach

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Section 3

• Each state will have a total of two senators and
  senators will be in office for a total of 6
  years.
• Candidates must be at least 30 years of age, been
  a citizen of the U.S. for at least 9 years, and
  be a resident of the state they will be chosen
  for.
• Vice President will be the President of the
  senate.
• The senate will choose their officers and a
  president when the Vice President is not
  available like becoming President of the U.S.
• Senate has the power to try all impeachments.
  When President is tried but cannot be convicted
  without the agreement of 2/3 of the members
  present.
• Cases of impeachment will not go further than
  just being taken out of office and cannot be part
  of any position in office of the U.S.
• The person will be liable to indictment, trial,
  judgment and punishment, according to law.

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Sections 4 5

• Section 4
• This section corresponds to the holding of
  congressional elections, such as times, places,
  and manners to be placed in the hands of
  Congress. They used such authority in order to
  establish the uniform date for federal elections
  and may, if need be, preempt State regulations
  with uniform national rules. Moreover, Congress
  must meet at a minimum of once a year (although
  now it is typically far more than that)
• Section 5
• The majority of each House can choose to require
  a quorum (minimum amount of people) in order to
  conduct certain business. Also, there are certain
  ways in order to run their meetings (basically
  following Roberts Rules of Order).

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Sections 6 7

• Section 6
• Such a section explicitly states that Congressmen
  and the Senate set their own compensation
  HOWEVER, such a compensational change will not
  take effect until the following congressional
  election. Also, no Senator nor Representative may
  serve in both the Legislative and Executive
  Branches simultaneously.
• Section 7
• The first clause basically states that bills may
  originate from either house, with the exception
  of revenue bills, which must originate from the
  Senate. Also, if a bill passes through both
  houses, it must be presented to the president,
  who must sign it within 10 days to make it law,
  veto it, or pocket veto. If it is vetoed,
  Congress may overrule it with a 2/3rd majority.

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Article 2, Section 1

• Article two section one is all about the
  president and it is about how the electors get
  elected.
•  The first part states that the electors cannot
  be part of the senate or the president himself or
  the House of Representatives. There are an equal
  amount of electors as representatives and
  senators combined.  They have one vote each for
  both the president and vice president.  All of
  the electoral votes would be in on the same day.
• It also said that the president needs to be a
  natural born United States citizen he needs to be
  35 years or older and needs to have lived in the
  US for at least 14 years.  If a president was to
  be impeached or something happen before his term
  ends it was said that the vice president would
  take his office till a reelection happen. A
  president would get paid the same for his full
  term.
• Finally the president must say this quote. "I do
  solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully
  execute the Office of President of the United
  States, and will to the best of my ability,
  preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of
  the United States."

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Article 2

• Section 2
• The president  is commander-in-chief of the
  military, is the boss of the heads of all the
  civilian departments of government
• The constitutional basis for the cabinet
• He has the power to pardon individuals convicted
  of crimes (except impeachment)
• The president has the power to negotiate treaties
  with foreign governments, although a two-thirds
  vote of the Senate is required for ratification.
• He also has the power to nominate all appointed
  officials of the government, including both
  officers of the executive branch and judges of
  thejudicial branch, although he needs to receive
  the "advice and consent" of the Senate in doing
  so.
• The president appointing individuals to
  government positions without Senate approvalany
  time the Senate is out of session. Recess
  appointments are only temporary, however they
  cannot last longer than the next session of
  Congress.

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Section 3 4

• Section 3
• The president is required to report to Congress
  on "the State of the Union" formally known as
  "State of the Union Address" delivered every
  January to a joint meeting of both houses of
  Congress.
• The president can call Congress into special
  session when it's out on recess if he thinks
  there is urgent business the Congress needs to
  deal with.
•  The president has to "faithfully execute" the
  laws of the United States
• Finally, the president has to grant commissions
  to all military officers of the United States.
• Section 4
• If Congress finds the president guilty
  of treason, bribery, or "other high crimes and
  misdemeanors he can be impeached and removed
  from office before the end of his normal
  four-year term.

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The Constitution of the United States of America

• Article 1 Sections 4, 5, 6, 7

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• Sec. 4 Section four basically states that each
  state will be able to determine the time, place,
  and manner in which they hold elections for
  senators and representatives all with the
  exception that, by law, Congress can make or
  alter such regulations.
• Sec. 5 States that each house will be
  responsible for is responsible determining their
  own rules of proceedings, how they punish
  disorderly behavior, and will allow a quorum to
  do business and must keep a journal or
  documentation of its proceedings.

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• Sec. 6 States that senators and representatives
  will receive payment from the treasury of the
  United States of America for their services and
  unless treacherous, or having committed a felony
  or breach of peace, they are exempt from arrest.
  It also states that no person holding any office
  under the U.S shall be a member of House.
• Sec. 7 States that all bills will originate in
  the House of Representatives and that every bill,
  before it becomes a law, will be presented to the
  President of the United States and if he approves
  may sign but, if not so, he shall return it with
  any objections to the House and the bill shall be
  subject to review. If two thirds of the House
  agree to pass the bill then it shall be sent to
  the other house where, if approved by two-thirds,
  it shall become a law. Every order, resolution,
  and vote shall be presented to the president.