Outline of the Constitution ARTICLES OF THE CONSTITUTION SectionSubject PreambleStates the purpose of the Constitution Article ILegislative Branch Article IIExecutive Branch Article IIIJudicial Branch Article IVRelations among the States Article VAmending the Constitution Article VINational debts, supremacy of national law, and oaths of office Article VIIRatifying the Constitution

Basic Principles of the Constitution Popular Sovereignty Limited Government Separation of Powers Checks and Balances Judicial Review Federalism

Instructions  Write definition of principle (in own words)  Two examples of term (from Constitution)

Constitutional Change Two-thirds vote of members present in both house of Congress (thirty-three amendments proposed National Convention called by Congress at request of two-thirds of state legislatures (no amendments proposed) Three-fourths of state legislatures (twenty-six amendments ratified) Constitution conventions in three-fourths of the states (one amendment, the 21 st, ratified) or Proposal StageRatification Stage

Bill of Rights Proposed by First Congress 1789; ratified by states late 1791 Constitutional guarantees of:  Freedom of belief and expression  Freedom and security of person  Fair and equal treatment under the law

AmendmentSubject 11 th Immunity of States from certain lawsuits 12 th Changes in electoral college procedure 13 th Abolition of slavery 14 th Citizenship, due process, equal protection 15 th No denial of vote because of race, color, or previous enslavement 16 th Power of Congress to tax income 17 th Popular election of US Senators 18 th Prohibition of alcohol 19 th Woman suffrage 20 th Change of dates for start of presidential and Congressional terms 21 st Repeal of Prohibition (18 th Amendment) 22 nd Limit on presidential terms 23 rd District of Columbia vote in presidential elections 24 th Ban on tax payment as voter qualification 25 th Presidential succession, vice presidential vacancy, and presidential disability 26 th Voting age of th Congressional pay

Agent of ChangeExplanationExamples of Change Congress President Supreme Court Party Practices Custom