American_Constituition

The Constitution of The United States of America Article I The Legislative branch made up of two equivalent houses and creates The Congress of The United States. This is known as bicameral legislature. These two houses or branches are known as The Senate and The House of Representatives. The Legislative branch is very large. What bicameral legislature does, is that it splits up the power of the branch evenly to the two houses, and they come together to make executive decisions dealing mainly with money. The House of Representatives are chosen every second year by the people of several states. Section two, paragraph 3 states that the people of the house are elected based upon the population census. Each state however, shall have at least one representative; New Jersey for example has four representatives. Bluntly speaking, The House of Reps. Was designed to solely represent the people, it was made up of the people, and was a fair way of showing that the people had control over what was happening in the Legislative branch. The Senate on the other hand represents the state itself, not necessarily the people in it. The Senate consists of two people from each state, and these two people are chosen for a term of six years. The vice president also sits in on the Senates meetings which are held at a minimum of once a year on the first Monday in December. Every two years however, the Senate has one third of its members re-voted due to term deadlines and vacancies. Each house can also make its own rules as well for proceedings and punishments. Both houses have some pull with the government. The original cause of the immunities laws was to have all members always present when congress is in session. Members of the house and of the senate are excused of all crimes except for treason, felony, and the breach of peace. The House of Reps. is the first to see all bills and then sent to congress tp see what they thing of it, and then congress meets and votes on the bill or the law and it is then sent to the president. The president has the power and authority to veto the law or bill, but congress also has the power to override the president’s veto if two thirds of congress can vote for it. Congress has full power of all of the money. They are the treasury. They also have the power to establish a postal service. Congress can also punish crimes committed on the high seas, and it may also declare war if deemed necessary. Congress also has the power to maintain an army and a navy and also regulate both of these. Congress also may call out state militia if needed; it also shares this control with the state itself. Congress makes all of the laws for federal areas including the District of Columbia. Congress however cannot spend public money without notice, Congress is not allowed to control slave trade and taxing exports is forbidden. Gifts from foreign nations may also not be accepted until congress has met and agreed to receive it. Direct taxes on the people are deemed unconstitutional. The states also have no power without the consent of Congress. States do not have the right to levy taxes without the Congress’s consent. Article II Being the president is a very, very, very big deal. The president is the chief executive of the branch. He is chosen by his own electoral college and a majority of those votes is needed to become elected as president. Congress has the power to decide when the Electoral College would meet. The restrictions on being president are also very strict. Only a state born natural citizen may run for office, and they must be of 35 years of age. The presidential oath of office is a promise to the country, stating that the President will do everything vested with the power he has to make sure that the country will stay safe at all times; to protect, preserve and defend the Constitution of the United States. The president has the power to negotiate treaties and nominate Federal officials. The president also has very important military and civil duties. He is the commander in chief of the US military. The president is also allowed to fill vacancies within congress, he may grant commissions until the next time congress meets and this commission ends when the next session ends. The president will also from time to time convene information to Congress. He may recommend to their consideration measures which the President may deem necessary. He will also see to it that all the laws be faithfully executed at all times, and the President will commission all officers of the United States. The president has certain rights as president. He may only be removed form office as the can the vice president and other officials if deemed that they have been convicted of treason, bribery, and other high crimes of misdemeanor. Article III Mostly all of the judicial powers belong to the High Courts. Most of the power is vested in the Supreme Court. The judges of both courts shall hold office during good behavior and receive compensation for their work. Trial by jury gives the people a fair trial. Under the Constitution and the bill of rights, a trial gives the person a chance to speak his side of the story or explain himself and from there on be proven guilty or innocent. Not only is this but the person on trial also given a jury of his peers to say whether he is innocent or guilty. In other cases suck as treason, other branches of government are required to step in. The only time treason will be tried is when the person who committed it confesses verbally in an open court. When a case of treason is tried Congress shall have the power to decide the punishment. Article IV In Article four of the US Constitution, Congress is given the power to regulate which territories become states and enter the union, and which do not. Furthermore, congress has the power to create all laws and regulations that appertain to the United States, as well as get rid of them. Because every citizen of the US, no matter their home state, has equal rights and privileges, it creates equality among all citizens. This equality then encourages unity between all the US's states and their citizens since no one state's citizens feel superior or inferior to another's. Section four is important because it guarantees all states a republican government, reassuring that each states has a voice in the way it is being governed. Furthermore, it promises protection against domestic violence and invasion, and in general, security.  Article V There are four different methods of amending the constitution. The first method is for an amendment to be proposed by a convention of states and then ratified by state conventions. A second way is for an amendment to again be proposed by a convention of states, but instead, ratified by state legislatures. A third method of changing the constitution is for an amendment to be proposed by congress and then ratified by state conventions. The last method of amending the constitution is for an amendment to be proposed by congress and then ratified by state legislatures. This method has been used most often, while two of the other three have never been used and the last of the three only used once. All of our amendments have originated in congress, and then most of them ratified by state legislatures. Only one amendment to our Constitution has been ratified by state conventions. The process of amending the constitution was made so long and difficult so that the main rules and ideals of the US are not easily lost. If amendments were able to be made easily, continuous changes would instate, and the core values and regulations that were deemed critical to stability and governing of the US at its beginning would be lost.  Article VI All debts are carried over from the Confederation to the Constitution; all debts owed must be paid out by the United States as deemed necessary. Section two explains that the Constitution and all other federal laws have precedent over everything else. All state courts must be governed by federal law and all proceedings must be constitutional. The oath of offices bound state and federal officers to the country. As they are bound to the country it means that they are also bound to the constitution as long as they hold office, and the oath explains that they must be constitutional at all times, but no tests on religion will ever be used to qualify a person for office. Article VII The US Constitution could only be put into effect if at least nine of the thirteen states ratified it. This was to be done by unanimous consent of the states present, and the ratification of the Constitution occurred on September 17, 1787.