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Impeachment is an indictment of a public official.It allows legislature to bring formal charges against a civil officer of congress. After an official has been impeached, or formally charged, a trial is held to determine whether or not the official will be removed from office. After the House of Representatives impeaches, teh senate tries the accused.

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The 50 states elect 2 senators each for staggered for 6 - year terms. States are divided into 435 congressional districts with about 710,000 population in each. Each district elects representatives to the House of Representatives for a two- year term.

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Qualificatiions to be a senaotor or represenative

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Qualificatiions to be a senaotor or represenative

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To become a senator, you must be at least 30 years old and have been a U.S. citizen for at least 9 years. Also have to have residency of that state. To become a Representative, you must be at least 25 years old and have

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Congress's main purpose is to create laws for the country. In both houses, the work of preparing and considering legislation is done by standing committees. The two houses have an equal voice.

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Congress is made up of two chambers: The Senate and House of Representatives. The senate is smaller and each state has two senators. The house is larger and each state has a number of representatives proportional to its population. It is composed of a bicameral structure, which meand it's divided into two chambers.

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How is the power of Congress limited? What are they restricted from doing?

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How is the power of Congress limited? What are they restricted from doing?

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To make sure that the government is fair to everyone, congress is limited on power, and they are restricted from doing a majority of things which include:

No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.
No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or Enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.
No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another; nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another.
No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.
No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States

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Limited government gives citizens more control on how they shape their local environment and policy. More emphasis becomes placed on local government and policy, giving more citizen access to participate. It also provides a stronger free market system so that the citizenry have more opportunity for real success. In a limited government, the power of government to intervene in the exercise of civil liberties is restricted by law, usually in a written constitution.

The Constitution limits the power of the government in several ways. It prohibits the government from directly interfering with certain key areas: conscience, expression and association. Other actions are forbidden to the federal government and are reserved to state or local governments.

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What are the powers of Congress? What role does the Elastic Clause play?

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What are the powers of Congress? What role does the Elastic Clause play?

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When it comes to the powers congress have, there are many. The list includes:

To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises

To pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States;...

To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;

To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;

To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;

To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures

To establish Post Offices and post Roads

To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries

To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court

....and the list can go on and on.

But when it comes to the Elastic Clause its role is to grant Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers.

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What significant changes (Amendments) have been made to Article I?

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What significant changes (Amendments) have been made to Article I?

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There have been many changes to Article I. The following phrases have been removed from Article I:

The original Bill of Rights

The Anti-Title Amendment

The Slavery Amendment

The Child Labor Amendment

The Equal Rights Amendment

The Washington DC Voting Rights Amendment