1. Articles in the Constitution

2. Article 1: The Legislative Branch
Tells how Congress will be organized. Congress = group that makes laws
Includes official requirements, pay, how bills become laws, etc.
Article 1 Section 8: Powers of Congress (we’ll look at this more when we study Congress)

3. Article 2: The Executive Branch
The executive branch carries out and enforces laws
Includes, the President, Vice President, and the Cabinet.
Article includes qualifications, election procedures for Prez/VP, and pay
Art. 2 Section 2: The Powers of the Executive Branch

4. Article 3: The Judicial Branch
This article sets up the Supreme Court and gives the government power to create lower federal courts.
Article 4: Relations Among the States
Details how legal systems should deal with conflicts between states.
Full Faith & Credit Clause: States have to give citizens of other states the same rights as their own citizens.
Section 3 explains how to create new states.

5. Article 5: Amendments No amendments allowed until 1808
Process: Most amendments start in Congress. Two-thirds of Congress must agree, and then they have to get the approval of three-fourths of the state legislatures.
Only one amendment has started in a constitutional convention of the states. In this situation, two-thirds of the states have to agree and then three-fourths of Congress has to approve it.

6. Article 6: National Supremacy
The U.S. under the Constitution will still be responsible for debts under the Articles of Confederation
Federal law is the supreme law of the land and trumps state and local laws
All federal and state officials must swear to abide by the Constitution
Article 7: Ratification
Nine states have to agree in order for the Constitution to be ratified.