PSC 2302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Bicameralism, Extradition Clause, Supremacy Clause
10 Sep 2020
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Each article deals with a particular facet of government. The first five articles deal with governmental institutions: article 1 : legislative, article 2 : executive, article 3 : judiciary, article 4 : states, article 5 : the amendment process. Sets up the general aspirations and what goals they hope to achieve by establishing this constitution: form a more perfect union, establish justice. Insure domestic tranquility: provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, secure the blessings of liberty. Preamble was added to the constitution at the very end of the process, so it was not debated on. Deals with the legislative branch of government. Section 1: referred to as the vesting clause for congress, establishes congress as a bicameral legislature as the senate and house of representatives. Herein granted " refers to concept that only the powers contained within the constitution are given to congress: even as the founding fathers are empowering the government, the constitution still has its.
