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Preamble - ✔✔✔Introduction to the U.S. Constitution, establishing the goals and purposes of government
Article 1 - ✔✔✔Legislative Branch: the U.S. Congress makes the laws for the United States. Congress has two parts, called
"Houses," the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Article 2 - ✔✔✔Executive Branch: the President, Vice-President, Cabinet, and Departments under the Cabinet Secretaries carry
out the laws made by Congress.
Article 3 - ✔✔✔Judicial Branch: the Supreme Court decides court cases according to US Constitution. The courts under the
Supreme Court decide criminal and civil court cases according to the correct federal, state, and local laws.
Article 4 - ✔✔✔States' powers: States have the power to make and carry out their own laws. State laws that are related to the
people and problems of their area. States respect other states laws and work together with other states to fix regional
problems.
Article 5 - ✔✔✔Amendments: The Constitution can be changed. New amendments can be added to the US Constitution with
the approval by a two-thirds vote in each house of Congress (67, 281) and three-fourth vote by the states (38).
Article 6 - ✔✔✔Federal powers: The Constitution and federal laws are higher than state and local laws. All laws must agree with
the US Constitution. (National Supremacy)
Article 7 - ✔✔✔Ratification: The Constitution was presented to George Washington and the men at the Constitutional
Convention on September 17, 1787, Representatives from twelve out of the thirteen original states signed the Constitution.
From September 1787 to July 1788, the states meet, talked about, and finally voted to approve the Constitution.
1st Amendment - ✔✔✔People have freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and
the right to petition the Government. 1791.
2nd Amendment - ✔✔✔People have the right to have a weapon to protect themselves. 1791.
3rd Amendment - ✔✔✔Soldiers cannot take or live in a person's house. 1791.
4th Amendment - ✔✔✔The government cannot arrest a person or search their property unless there is "probable cause." 1791.