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In 1787, only white men over 21 could vote, and the President could serve for as long as he was elected. The following amendments changed those laws. The 15th Amendment, the 19th Amendment, the 22nd Amendment, and the 26th Amendment

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States can create laws for their own state, but if the supreme court doesn't like them, they can get rid of it.

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Congress can't pass ex post facto laws, which outlaw acts after they have already been committed. They can't pass bills of attainder, which punish individuals outside of the court system. They can't suspend the writ of Habeas Corpus, a court order requiring the federal government to charge individuals arrested for crimes.

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The Elastic Clause is a statement in the U.S. Constitution that grants Congress the power to pass all laws that are necessary and proper.

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The most important power Congress has is the ability to make laws. They also have the power to declare war, coin money, raise an army and navy, regulate commerce, establish rules of immigration and naturalization, and establish the federal courts and their jurisdictions.

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A majority of the members of the House of Representatives must vote for these charges in order to impeach the president. After the charges are filed, the Senate has the power to try impeachment cases like a court. Two-thirds of the senators must vote for conviction.

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Members of Congress in both houses are elected by  popular vote. Senators are elected by a statewide vote. Representatives are elected by voters in each congressional district.

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If a bill has passed in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and has been approved by the President, or if a presidential veto has been overridden, the bill becomes a law and is enforced by the government.

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What are the qualifications needed to be a Senator?

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What are the qualifications needed to be a Senator?

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Senators must be at least 30 years old. They must have been citizens of the United States for at least nine years, and they must live in the state they are representing at the time of the election

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What qualifications are needed to be a representative?

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What qualifications are needed to be a representative?

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Representatives must be at least twenty-five years old. They must have been a citizen of the United States for at least seven years, and they must live in the state they are representing at the time of the election.

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Congress is the legislative branch of the United States. It shares power with the president and the Supreme Court. They make laws for the U.S.

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Congress is made up of two separate chambers. There is the Senate, and the House of Representatives. There are 100 senators, and 435 representatives in congress.