Table of contents:
On this page I have put Constitution related things, I believe that it summarizes all that you basically need to know about the American Constitution.
In order they are:
In order they are:
- Purpose of the Government Listed in the Preamble.
- 7 Articles of the Constitution
- The 27 Amendments, including short synopsis.
- Examples of violating/using the 27 Amendments.
- The Amendment Process, what it takes to make an amendment.
- Checks and Balances
Purpose of the government listed in the Preamble
7 articles of the constitution
The 27 amendments
Definitions of the 27 amendments:
1- Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
2- Right to keep and bear arms.
3- Lodging troops in private homes.
4- Search, seizures, and proper warrant.
5- Due process, eminent domain, self incrimination, double jeopardy.
6- Right to trial in criminal cases.
7. Right to jury trials in most civil cases.
8- Bail, cruel, and unusual punishment.
9- Unenumerated rights.
10- Power reserved to the states.
11- Immunity of states from certain suits.
12- Separate voting for President and Vice President.
13- Prohibition of slavery.
14- Citizenship, due process, equal protection under the law.
15- No denial of vote because of race, color, or previous state of servitude.
16- Power of congress to tax incomes.
17- Popular election of U.S. senators.
18- Prohibition of alcohol.
19- Women's suffrage.
20- Change of dates for start of presidential/congressional terms.
21- Repeal of prohibition.
22- Limit on presidential tenures.
23- District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes.
24- Ban on poll tax payment on voter qualification.
25- Presidential succession, vice presidential vacancy, presidential disability.
26- Minimum voting age no higher than 18.
27- Congressional pay.
1- Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
2- Right to keep and bear arms.
3- Lodging troops in private homes.
4- Search, seizures, and proper warrant.
5- Due process, eminent domain, self incrimination, double jeopardy.
6- Right to trial in criminal cases.
7. Right to jury trials in most civil cases.
8- Bail, cruel, and unusual punishment.
9- Unenumerated rights.
10- Power reserved to the states.
11- Immunity of states from certain suits.
12- Separate voting for President and Vice President.
13- Prohibition of slavery.
14- Citizenship, due process, equal protection under the law.
15- No denial of vote because of race, color, or previous state of servitude.
16- Power of congress to tax incomes.
17- Popular election of U.S. senators.
18- Prohibition of alcohol.
19- Women's suffrage.
20- Change of dates for start of presidential/congressional terms.
21- Repeal of prohibition.
22- Limit on presidential tenures.
23- District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes.
24- Ban on poll tax payment on voter qualification.
25- Presidential succession, vice presidential vacancy, presidential disability.
26- Minimum voting age no higher than 18.
27- Congressional pay.
Examples of The Amendments Being Used/Violated:
- Government telling you what to believe in.
- Congress says no one except military can own guns.
- Troops rush into your home, expecting to be fed.
- The police try to search your house, because they feel like it.
- You murder someone, you are pleaded innocent therefore the government cannot try you again for murder.
- Someone accuses you of being guilty, you have the right to counsel and a jury.
- Judges cannot decide civil cases, a jury must.
- Insures that you can be released on bail, and the government won't poke you with bamboo.
- Many more rights not listed so the government has limited power
- The government has no right to make a law that would reside in just one state.
- You cannot sue a state that you do not reside in because of an unjust law.
- Doing two different elections for two different jobs.
- You cannot buy people, you cannot own people, because slavery is wrong.
- Prohibits laws from discriminating against you..
- No one can be turned away from voting, only those underagged.
- You earn $700 on your paycheck but only receive $500.
- Voting must be used for senators.
- Dry counties everywhere.
- Sexist occupations.
- Changed inauguration to January 3rd, and presidents move into the house on January 20th.
- No more dry counties everywhere!
- Presidents cannot run longer than 4 years in one term, and can only serve up to 2 terms.
- Washington D.C. gets to vote for the Electoral College, but not for the president or Congress.
- All states had to rid of their poll taxes.
- Allows the Vice President to become President in the cases of illness, death, disability, or resignation.
- Anyone can vote at 18.
- Congress can set their salaries.
the amendment process
The amendment process consists of proposing an amendment and ratifying an amendment, without this process, we would not have all of our current amendments.
Proposing an Amendment- There are two methods for proposing an amendment. The first method is from 2/3 votes from both houses of Congress, and the second method is 2/3 votes of the states request a constitutional convention.
Ratifying an Amendment- Ratify means to approve. Amendments can be ratified in one way, 3/4 of the states choose to ratify or approve the amendment, and Congress is able to set a time limit on the amendment ratification.
Proposing an Amendment- There are two methods for proposing an amendment. The first method is from 2/3 votes from both houses of Congress, and the second method is 2/3 votes of the states request a constitutional convention.
Ratifying an Amendment- Ratify means to approve. Amendments can be ratified in one way, 3/4 of the states choose to ratify or approve the amendment, and Congress is able to set a time limit on the amendment ratification.
CHecks and balances
Checks and Balances refers to the concept of the government checking and balancing power between the three branches.