Article 1, 2, 3 Of The U.S. Constitution
| Article 1 of the US Constitution explains about the US Legislation. According to this article, all the legislative powers granted shall be vested in the United States Congress that is primarily composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate. |
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The House of Representatives primarily contains elected representatives of all the 13 states belonging to the United States of America. These representatives or members are chosen every 2 years. The United State Senate is composed of Senators, two from each state. These senators will be in the term for six years. There are several other sections in this article where the procedure of electing members and senators are listed. Also, included are different rights and duties of each member of the legislation.
Article 2 of the US Constitution explains about the executive powers of the federal government and also details the procedure for electing the President and the Vice President of the country. As per this article, all the executive powers shall be vested with the President of the United States of America and that the entire tenure of a US President in power would be 4 years. As per this article, if the President of United States is incapacitated, dies or resigns, the Vice President succeeds to the Presidency. Impeachment procedure of civil officers including President, Vice President and the Federal Court Judge is also provided under article 2.
Article 3 of the U.S constitution explains the arrangement and functioning of judicial system in the country. As per this article, all the judicial powers shall be vested in one Supreme Court. The Congress has the capacity to create other courts, all of which will function independently but will be lower than the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has the right to review all the judgments given by lower courts. In cases related to Ambassadors, Ministers and Counsels, the Supreme Court will be have the final jurisdiction.
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