bill of rights

Fifth amendment
no person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamouse crime unless on presentment or indictment .
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No person shall have to testify against himself
No person shall be deprived of life , liberty , or proprety without due process of law.
Sixth Amendment
The right to a speedy and public trial.
The right to an impartial jury in the state where the crime was committed.
The right to see the witnesses speaking against you.
The right to a pubic defender.
Seventh Amendment
*Everyone has the right to a trial by jury in property disputes where the value is over $ 20.00
*Both may agree to have a judge try the case in small claims court.
Eighth Amendment
*Excessive bail shall not be required
*No cruel or unusual punishment .
Ninth Amendment
The basic rights of people cannot be denied, even those not named in the constitution.
Tenth Amendment
The powers to given to the federal government are to be held by states or the people .
Eleventh amendment
federal courts do not have the power to hear suits brought against the state by the citizens of another state or by foreigners.
The Eleventh amendment is the forts consititutional amendment to specify overturn a supreme court decision .
The supreme court has lately used the amendment in several cases to strike down federal laws thats it beleives over step the state power.

12th Amendment
rules regarding the electoral collage
Discusses the process if no one receives a majrity of electoral votes .
House of rep
Senate

13th
Slavery is prohibited.
Congress has the power to enforce the abolition of slavery.

14th
*All people born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens
States cant prevent citizens from voting,
Details dealing with the confederacy.
office holders
debt

15th
No citizen can be denied the right to vote , because of race , color or because he was a former slave
( all must be atleast the age of 21)

16th)
Congress has the right to pass income tax law’s

17th)
*Senators are to be elected directly by the people rathr than by the state legislators.
The governor may appoint a new senator or call for a special election if there is a vacancy.
18th)
All alcohol consumption , manufacureing , sale, abd transportation is prohibited.
19th ) Women are given the right to vote.
20th
the terms of congress shall end on jan.3rd instead of march 4th .
The terms of president f vice shall end on jan 20th instead of march 4th .
If the president of elect dies before taking office he vice president will take office.
21st
Repeals the 18th amendment ‘
22nd
The president is limited to terms of office.
23rd
The residents of the district of columbia are given the right to vote for the president and vice president .
24th
No citizen can be made to pay tax for the right vote in s federal election

25th
the Vice president becomes president of the president dies or must leave office
If the office of Vice- president is vacant the President will appoint and the congress shall approve a new vice president .
If the president declares himself unable to continue as president , the vice president becomes acting president.
Whenever the Vice president and a majority of other officers declair that the president is disabled , The vice president becomes acting officer.
When the president declares that he is again able, he resumes his duty. but if the majority disagree, congress decides whether or not the President is able to preform his duties as a president.
26th
*Eighteen your olds are given the right to vote.

27th
*Any congressional pay raises will be delayed until after the election to let the voters react to the raise in pay.

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Requirements
The president must be 35 years old
must be born in the united states
14 years a resident

Term of office
you have a 4 year term
You can be a elected twice
vice president elected at the same time
( early on the second place person was vice president)
MUST! take oath of office
the top executive is the president

How Dose A President Get Elected
Primares&Causes
2 major partys (Demecrats&Republicans)
Each one will no,nominate a candidate though the primary and caucus system.
State may have a group of elections who choose in a caucus system.
the primares are a series of state elections where the people vote for their parties top candidate.
the winners of each party accepts the nomination at their parties national convantion.

Election prosess
Electorioal collage

A group of ellectors from each state make up of the number of reps and senators ( Ca 59)
Each party submits a group of elections
558 votes needed
a candidate must win 270 votes to become president










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You can win the popular vote and still lose the election by not getting the electioal vote.
Electoral Process
if the candidate can’t get the majority of votes,the house of representatives vote on the top 3 candidates.
if no candidates can get an absolute majority in the House Of Reprsentatives then it goes to the Senate where they will select from the top two candidates.

Power of the President
Commander of the Armed Forces
Pardons for federal crimes except for impeachment.
to make treaties,nominate Ambassadors , Supreme Court, Justices,and Cabinet officials for appointment with 2/3rd concurrence from the Senate

State of Union
The president must give a yearly speech on the state of our nation
Every January
Before congress
Presidental Salary
$400,000 a year

Impeachment
“conviction of treason bribery or other higher crimes and misdemeanors.”
andrew jonson 17th president was impeached but was found non guilty they thought he abused his power.
president nixon would have been impeached because of watergate where the leader of the demecrates offices . quietly he hired his people to hire criminals to brake into this hotel and the night watch men reported it he would have gone to jale but he was pardoned by Ford.
presedent clinton was impeached and he comitted pergery for lieing under oath but was found not guilty.
Cabinate
person is in charge pf each of theses
Justice Education
energy State
labor Homeland security
commerence Veterans Affairs
transportation Defense
interior Treasury
housing Agriculture
healt and human servises

Oval Office
is the most important room in the world
in that room people can change america
the offical head quorters of the president of the oval office

Transition period
Nov.5 to Janyary 20th
in 1980 at the end of jimmys chaters term iran took 100 americal hostages he couldn’t negoshiate a release
as soon as charter was not presedent they released the hostages

Inauguraion
jan.20
Presedent elected takes oath of office