CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES

ARTICLE 1 : SECTION 5

• 1. House cannot exclude any member-elect who satisfies the qualifications.

ARTICLE 1 : SECTION 5

• 2. Each house may discipline members for unacceptable conduct.

ARTICLE 1 : SECTION 5

• 3. Each house must keep and publish records of its meetings.

ARTICLE 1 : SECTION 5

• 4. Neither house may suspend its work for more than 3 days without approval.

ARTICLE 1 : SECTION 6

• 1. Each house sets its members salaries.
• Immunity to speak and debate freely.

ARTICLE 1 : SECTION 6

• 2. Cannot serve in executive or judicial branch if part of Congress.

ARTICLE 1 : SECTION 7

• 1. All bills that raise money must originate in the House.

ARTICLE 1 : SECTION 7

• 2. President can sign a bill or veto it.

ARTICLE 1 : SECTION 7

• 3. A joint resolution passed by congress signed by president has the force of the law.

ARTICLE 1 : SECTION 8

• 1. All federal taxes must be levied at the same rates throughout the country.

ARTICLE 1 : SECTION 8

• 2. Congress has the power to borrow money to finance the government.

ARTICLE 1 : SECTION 8

• 3. Congress has the power to regulate foreign and interstate trade.

ARTICLE 1 : SECTION 8

• 4. Congress has the power to determine how aliens become citizens.

ARTICLE 1 : SECTION 8

• 5. Congress has the power to establish and require the use of information gauges of time, distance, and weight, volume, area.

ARTICLE 1 : SECTION 8

• 6. Congress has the power to make it a federal law to make counterfeit money.

ARTICLE 1 : SECTION 8

• 7. Congress has the power to regulate mail.

ARTICLE 1 : SECTION 8

• 8. Congress has the power to provide for copyrights and patents.