Constitution Assignment

Part A:

The Preamble - We as the people of the United States establish the constitution of the United States to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty.

The Branches & They're Powers:

Legislative Branch -

Article 1

Powers - They make laws, controls money, declare ware, oversee government, and can amend the constitution. Congress is basically what this branch is all about, in congress there is the house and the senate. The house consist of 435 seats. They start tax bills and impeach officials. The Senate consist of 100 seats (2 from each state). They start laws as well except for tax laws. They also give advice and consent to the president on appointments and treaties.

Executive Branch -

Article 2

Powers - The executive branch can execute laws, execute congressional decisions, commander - in - chief , certain emergency powers, appoint judges (which have to be approved by senate) and can make pardons. The executive branch is the President and his cabinet. The president can do everything listed and can also Veto bills.

Judicial Branch -

Article 3

Powers - The judicial branch can find a law or action unconstitutional, this is called the Judicial Review. This branch can also administer courts. The Judicial branch is more the Supreme Court if anything. The structure of the branch/supreme court is that there are 8 Assoc. Justices and 1 chief Justice.

When doing this assingment and the assignments on the constitution for the past couple of days I thought it was going to be hard to really remember this and get the basics of it but after doing this assingment especially it helped me a lot and I feel like it feels much easier to grasp.

Questions & Insights:

1. What does learning the constitution now in the 11th grade say about the AWOL?

2. How much power do we as the American People really have?

3. Who does the constitution benefit more the People or the Government?

4. Why is it that the judicial branch seems to have less power then the other branches?

5. Why does it seem as if the Legislative Judge has the most power?