Summary of The constitution of the United states

Constitution of the United States

Article 1

Section 1- Congress
• Legislative powers belong to congress
• Congress is made up of the House of representatives and the Senate
Section 2- House of Representatives
• People vote members to the house of representatives every 2 years
• Representatives must be at least 25 and have been a US citizen for 7 years
• Number of reps is determined by states population, each state is guaranteed one representative, slaves count for 3/5 of a person
• Vacancies filled by special elections
• Speaker is the leader and chooses head of committees. Speaker is also in charge of Impeachment(charges to an officer)
Section 3- The senate
• Senators elected by the people, 2 from each state, serve for 6 years.
• 1/3 of the senate elected every year, staggered the first senators terms
• Must be at least 30 yrs. old and have been a US citizen for 9 years.
• Vice president is president ...