THE UNITED STATESCONSTITUTION

CONSTITUTION STRUCTUREARTICLE I

LEGISLATIVE

ARTICLE IIEXECUTIVE

Section 1 “legislative Powers herein

granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States”

Section 2 – 4 Elections; Qualifications; # of Reps

Section 8 Powers of Congress

Clause 3 – Commerce Clause Clause 18 – “necessary and

proper” clause

Section 9 Powers Denied to Congress

Clause 2 - Habeas corpus

Section 10 Powers Denied to the States

Section 1 “executive Power shall

be vested in a President of the United States of America”

Qualifications; Vacancy; Compensation

Section 2 – 3 Presidential Powers and

Duties

CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE

ARTICLE IIIJUDICIAL

ARTICLE IVRELATIONS AMONG

STATES Section 1

“judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress”

Section 2 Jurisdiction

Section 3 Treason (Definition &

Punishment)

Section 1 Full Faith and Credit

Clause States recognizing validity of

each others laws, public records, and court decisions

Section 2 No state may discriminate

against residents of another Extradition

Section 3 New states Territories

Section 4 Protection of the states

CONGRESS

CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE

ARTICLE VPROVISIONS FOR

AMENDMENT

ARTICLE VI

Proposal 2/3 of both houses of

Congress OR 2/3 of states at

convention

Ratification ¾ of the states approve

by vote or in convention

Section 1 - National Debts Section 2 -Supremacy

Clause Constitutionalism

Section 3 - Oaths of Office

ARTICLE VII• Ratification of the

Constitution