Summary Of The First Ten Ammendmants

Article I. - The Legislative Branch

Section 1 - The Legislature

This Section states that all legislative (bills, vetos, ect.) powers belong to congress and its branches.

Section 2 - The House

This section states that The House of Represenative should be voted for every two years and meet the following qualifications:

25 years or older

Seven year Citizen

At time of being elected live in elected state

It also

describes

the House's right to initiate bill to do with taxes and such.

When there is a vacancy an election is held for a replacement.

The house chooses its speaker and has sole power of impeachment.

Section 3 - The Senate

This section states that each state has two senators who each have one vote and serve a six year term.They Must be Thirty years old and have been a nine year citizen.

The Vice President of the United States is President of the Senate but doesn't hava a vote unless its a tie.The senate chooses its officers and President in the absence of the vice Presedent.The senate has the power of Impeachment and all that goes with it.

Section 4 - Elections, Meetings

This section states the place of senator elections will be in the state their

are to represent unless congress states otherwise.The Congress must assemble at least once in every Year on the first Monday in December.

Section 5 - Membership, Rules, Journals,

This section states that Congress must have a minimum number of members present in order to meet, and that it may set fines for members who do not show up. It says that members may be expelled, that each house must keep a journal to record proceedings and votes, and that neither house can adjourn without the permission of the other.

Section 6 - Compensation

This section states that members of Congress will be paid, that they cannot be detained while traveling to and from Congress, that they cannot hold any other office in the government while in the Congress.

Section 7 - Revenue Bills, Legislative Process, Presidential Veto

This section states how bills become law. First, any bill for raising money (such as by taxes or fees) must start out in the House. All bills must pass both houses of Congress in the exact