Article I and II

Article 1: Legislative Branch

• Legislative Branch is one of the 3 branches of the government of United States

• It is responsible to make laws

• It is made up of 2 houses of the Congress, Senate and House of Representatives

• Congress holds the power to draft and pass legislation, borrow money for the nation, declare war and raise a military. It also has the power to check and balance the other two federal branches

Article 2: The Executive

• It covers the office of the president

• It has four sections: The Presidency, Powers of the President, Presidential Duties, and Impeachment

• Section 1: President and Vice President

• 1. Terms of Office - 4  years

• 2. Electoral college - decide president

• 3. Former Method of Electing President(has been deleted or changed)

• 4. Election Day - second tuesday on Jan

• 5. Qualifications - 35 years above, residency

• 6. Succession - vice president - speaker of the house - senate president