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The Constitution of the United States
On which date was the Constitution ratified and signed?
How many states were originally part of the Union?
Who were these states?
Where is the composition of the House of Representatives explained?
Where is the composition of the Senate explained?
Where is the process of electing a President explained?
The Constitution of the United States
On which date was the Constitution ratified and signed?17th September 1787How many states were originally part of the Union?13Who were these states? New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode-Island and Providence
Plantations, Connecticut, New-York , New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Where is the composition of the House of Representatives explained?
Article 1, Section 2Where is the composition of the Senate explained?Article 1, Section 3Where is the process of electing a President explained?Article 2, Section 1
Congress
House of Representatives Who can be elected as a
Representative? How often are they
elected? Who elects them? How many
Representatives shall there be, at first and then in the future?
How will this be decided?
Who is included in the population of the United States?
Senate
• 25 yrs•Resident 7 yrs• Legal state inhabitant
House of Representatives
• 25 yrs•Resident 7 yrs• Legal state inhabitant
• 30 yrs•Resident 9 yrs• Legal state inhabitant
• 35 yrs•Resident 14 yrs• Natural born Unites States
Elections:•Will occur every 2 years•Will be elected by those qualified to vote as determined by the individual states.•The number of representatives is dependent on population – 1/30,000.•Population will be decided by a national census.• 1st one will occur in 3 yrs.• Subsequent censuses will occur
every 10yrs.• Before a the first census the
number of Representatives was determined by the Constitution.
•The population is counted as• Free persons• Indians who pay tax• Those bound in service• 3/5ths of all other persons
Congress
House of Representatives Who can be elected as a
Representative? How often are they
elected? Who elects them? How many
Representatives shall there be, at first and then in the future?
How will this be decided?
Who is included in the population of the United States?
Senate Who can be elected as a
Senator? How many Senators can
there be? Who elects the Senators? How often are they
elected? How many votes does
each Senator hold? How many Senators are
chosen at each election? What is the maximum
term for a Senator? What is the role of the
Vice President?
Senate
Elections There are 2 Senators for
every state. The Senators are elected by
the State Legislature. They are elected every 2
years. Each Senator has one vote in
the Senate. A third of the Senators are
elected at each election. A Senator serves 6 years
maximum before re-election. The Vice President is the
President of the Senate and only votes if there is a tie.
• 30 yrs•Resident 9 yrs• Legal state inhabitant
• 35 yrs•Resident 14 yrs• Natural born Unites States• 30 yrs
•Resident 9 yrs• Legal state inhabitant
The President
President is elected every 4 years, along with the Vice-President.
It is not a direct popular vote, instead electoral colleges are used. Population of each state votes for the State electors State electors cast 2 votes How many state electors are there? ‘Faithless electors’
What happens if a majority of state electors’ votes is not obtained or there is a tie? For the President For the Vice-President
How is an Amendment made? By the end of our study period (1861), there were 12 Amendments to the Constitution. The 13th abolished slavery in the United States.
The first 10 Amendments were brought about together in The Bill of Rights (see on the right).
How is an Amendment made?
There are 2 methods to propose an Amendment. In Congress By a State proposed National Convention
How is it then passed? State ratification
Where is this in the Constitution?