Constitution
-states that the people of america made up the-congress consist of Senate and House of Representatives. -The House of Representatives members chosen every second year by the people of the several states-electors in each state got to have the correct qualifiactions-must live in state you want to get elected in-each state shall have at least one Representative-states cannot exceed one repersenative for every 30,000 people-The House of Representatives shall choose their speaker and
-list of duties congress does:borrow money on the credit of the u. :coin money, regulate the value and fix standard weightsand measures:establish post offices and post roads:promote progress of science and useful arts:declare war:raise and support armies, provide and maintain navy's:make lawssection 9-privlage of writ of habeas corpus can never be suspended. section 3 -the senate composed of 2 senators from each state-each senator has one vote, and is in office for 6 years-senators divided into 3 classes so 1/3 of senate is goneafter 2 years-got to be 30 years old and be a citizen for 9 years-vice president is president of senate-senate has power to impeach, needs 2/3 vote to impeachsection 4-congress has to assemble once a year-meeting is the first monday of december unless votedotherwisesection 5-each house determines own rules-need 2/3 vote to expel a member-each house has to publish there meetings exceptif it requires secrecysection 6- senators and repersenatives get compensation forthere services, payed for by the treasurey-except treason, felony and breach of the peace, senatorsand repersenatives cannot be arrested during their attendance at the session of their respective Housessection 7-All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives-every bill passed by h. r and senate has to be approved by president -president can veto any bill, but if 2/3 vote from both houseshappens, then the presidents veto is overturned-president has ten days to overturn a bill, but after thetenth day and the bill has been returned it becomes law,unless congress overturns itsection 8-congress has power to lay and collect taxes-provide for the coomon welfare and defence of the u. other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment.
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