Constitution: Articles+ Sections
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leoraradman on February 10, 2012
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27 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Article 1 | Process for bills becoming laws; bills originate in House |
| Article 1 | 'General Welfare Clause' |
| Article 1 | Slaves |
| Article 1 | Limits on states-- cannot function as nations |
| Article 1 | 'Commerce Clause' (power to tax) |
| Article 1 | 'Necessary and Proper' Clause/elastic clause |
| Article 2 | "Take Care" clause |
| Article 2 | Impeachments of President, VP, and officers |
| Article 3 | Supreme court as well as lower courts |
| Article 3 | Judicial powers over cases and impeachments |
| Article 3 | Treason; congress has the power to declare punishment of treason |
| Article 4 | "Full faith and credit clause" |
| Article 4 | "Privileges and immunities" clause (citizens in each state entitled all privileges and immunities) |
| Article 4 | Admission of new states; regulation of territories |
| Article 4 | All states have republican form of government |
| Article 5 | Process of amending Constitution |
| Article 6 | Supremacy clause—Constitution and federal laws authority as supreme, oath of support of government officials |
| Article 7 | Process for ratification of Constitution (signatures at bottom) |
| Article 1 | powers including currency ($$), debt, and military/navy/militia |
| Article 1 | Writ of Habeas Corpus |
| Article 1 | No Bill of attainder |
| Article 1 | No capitation or title of nobility |
| Article 2 | State of union |
| Article 1 | 3/5 Clause |
| Article 5 | Oath of support of gov. officials |
| Article 4 | Admission of states, regulation of territories |
| Article 2 | power to convene or adjourn Congress |
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