Constitution Class Handout
March 6, 2014
Instructor: Douglas V. Gibbs
www.politicalpistachio.com
www.douglasvgibbs.com
www.constitutionassociation.com
Faith Armory
41669 Winchester Rd.
Temecula, CA
Class begins at 6:30 pm
Lesson 08
· Legislative Branch
· Legislative Powers
· House of Representatives
· U.S. Senate
· Elections
· Procedure
· Compensation, Privileges, Restrictions
Legislative Powers
All Legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
Article I establishes the Legislative Branch of the federal government.
Article I, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution establishes the two parts of Congress, and grants all legislative powers to the two houses of Congress.
When studying the language used in Article I, Section 1, the original intent by the Founding Fathers becomes obvious.
The first word in the first section of Article I is the word “all.” The fascinating thing about the word “all” is that it means, as shocking as it may seem, “all.”
The following words are “legislative powers.” Legislative powers are the ability to make law, modify law, repeal law, and anything else that has to do with affecting law...
Continued on the handout. If you can't make the class, view it on our Temecula Constitution Class page.
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