ANTHRO 2030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Thirteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Fifteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Seventeenth Amendment To The United States Constitution
8 Sep 2018
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Articles 1-3 create the branches of the government. Gives house the power of the purse. Budget passes first in the house, then in the senate. Necessary and proper clause in article 1 section 8 says that just because it"s not listed as a power of congress doesn"t mean it isn"t a power of congress. Framers couldn"t agree on the power of the presidency, but they knew that. George washington was going to be the president. They thought that he would establish important precedents. Didn"t specific number of justices, jurisdiction or lower level courts. Congress has the power to declare something unconstitutional. Amendments can be proposed by congress or by states. 2/3 of both house and senate must deem is necessary to propose the amendment. Constitutional amendments that deal with voting rights. 14 amendment extended bill of rights to the states. 15th amendment said that you can"t deny someone the right to vote based on their ethnic background.
