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Essential Question How is the Constitution structured?

Structure of the Constitution

Preamble The introduction states why the Constitution was written

Articles Seven major divisions of the Constitution

Article 1 The legislative branch Organizes the U.S. Congress into the Senate and House of Representatives How to make laws

Article 2 Creates the executive branch Details the powers and duties of the presidency Qualifications for election

Article 3 Establishes the Supreme Court as head of the judicial branch Created lower federal courts

Article 4 Relationship of states Citizens of other states have the same rights as their own citizens

Article 5 Explains how the Constitution can be amended

Article 6 Contains the supremacy clause The Constitution and laws passed by Congress are the supreme law of the land

Article 7 Ratification 9 states needed to adopt the Constitution

The Amendments Changes to the Constitution 27 have occurred thus far

Let’s (legislative) Eat (executive) Jumbo (judicial) Shrimp (states’ relations) At (amendment process) Sonic (supremacy clause) Restaurant (ratification)

Powers of Congress Enumerated powers are listed in Article 1, Section 8 List of specific actions Congress may take

Powers of Congress? Elastic Clause Gives Congress the right to make all laws deemed “necessary and proper” Can stretch their powers

The Amendment Process Amendments are proposed by the national government and ratified by states Example of federalism

Proposing Amendments 1.Two-thirds vote from both houses of Congress 2.Convention called by Congress on petition of 2/3 of the states

Ratifying Amendments 1.Legislatures of ¾ of the states approve it 2.Each state calls a special ratifying convention and ¾ approve it.

Federalism Government power is divided between the state and national governments

Concurrent Powers Powers that both the national government and the states possess

Power to Tax

Power to Maintain a Court System

Power to Define Crimes

10 th Amendment States may exercise any power not reserved in the Constitution for the national government

What Can States Not Do? Restrictions outlined in Article 1

Make treaties with foreign governments

Coin money

Grant titles of nobility