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L1 - The document discusses different forms of government including unitary, confederal, and federal systems. It also summarizes the structure and powers of the US legislative branch as outlined in Article 1 of the Constitution. Key points covered include the bicameral Congress consisting of the House of Representatives and Senate, and their roles and leadership structures. E2 - The summary also notes that the legislative branch has the power to lay and collect taxes, borrow money, declare war, and establish post offices according to the Necessary and Proper Clause. It discusses how bills are passed and the president's ability to sign or veto legislation. J3 - In closing, the summary captures that the document contains themes around different

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Cornell Notes 2

L1 - The document discusses different forms of government including unitary, confederal, and federal systems. It also summarizes the structure and powers of the US legislative branch as outlined in Article 1 of the Constitution. Key points covered include the bicameral Congress consisting of the House of Representatives and Senate, and their roles and leadership structures. E2 - The summary also notes that the legislative branch has the power to lay and collect taxes, borrow money, declare war, and establish post offices according to the Necessary and Proper Clause. It discusses how bills are passed and the president's ability to sign or veto legislation. J3 - In closing, the summary captures that the document contains themes around different

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Cornell Notes
Topics: The Constiution

Big Ideas, questions, Notes, details, definitions, answers to your


questions, examples, sentences, pg.
main Ideas, vocabulary numbers…

•Unitary- Central government has the power and


creates different smaller governments (states and local
governments) based on need.
•Confederal- Confederacy- Loose union of
independent states. The Confederate states of
America and the Articles of Confederation.
•Federal- Power is divided between the Federal and
State government. Each level has powers specific to
Who has the Power in these it. Our government today.
systems?

•We the people of the United States, in order


to form a more perfect union, establish justice,
ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the
common defense, promote the general welfare
and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves
and our posterity do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States of America.
The Preamble

Structure of the Consitution


- •Preamble- We the people…
- •7 Articles
- - creates branches of government
- - defines federalism
- - amendment process
- - supremacy clause
- 27 amendments- changes to the Constitution

•Congress= House of Representatives and the Senate!


•House of Representatives has 435 members
•Based on population
•2 year terms
•Must be 25 yrs. Old
Article 1-Legislative Branch
•Speaker of the House- most powerful in the House of
Representatives

•Leader of the majority party in the House


•2nd in line for presidency after the vice president
House Leadership
•2 Senators per state

•100 total
•6 yr. terms
•1/3 elected every 2 years
•Must be 30 yrs. old
The U.S. Senate
•Vice president is the President of the Senate. Votes
in case of a tie

•Senate majority Leader- from the majority party


•Senate minority leader- from the minority party
•President pro tempore- stands in for vice president.
Most senior member of the Senate.

•3rd in line for the presidency if the president dies.


(Chuck Grassley)
Senate Leadership
Powers of the Legislative •Legislative Branch can…
Branch
-Lay and collect taxes
-Borrow money
-Declare war
-Raise and support an army
-Coin money
-Establish post offices
-Elastic Clause or “Necessary and Proper Clause (Art.
1 sec. 8 clause 18)

•House and Senate vote on bills. If they pass them


they go to the President.

•Senate can filibuster or delay a vote with ongoing


debate.
•President signs a bill or veto a bill but the Congress
can override a veto with a 2/3 vote.
Conducting business

Themes I see in the information:


Multiple forms of different government

Other questions I might have about what we covered today:


What causes governments to be similar.
Please list 3 things you learned today:
- England
- Theocracy
- Republic

Please explain how one thing you learned today relates to you:
I live in America and the way the government works has a huge impact on
my life.

Notes Continued….

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