Articles I - VII
Article I
Article I introduces the Legislative Branch of government. This branch of government is in charge of law-making. In this article, it creates a legislature called Congress which divides into two parts: the Senate and the House of Representatives. It also says what qualifications must a member of Congress have to become a member, as well as how often Congress should hold meetings and elections. As Congress is divided into two parts this article explains the certain powers that both parts have and how they both function separately to become one.
Article II
Article II introduces the Executive Branch of government. The job of the executive branch is to carry out laws and has the President as the head of the branch. This article also explains the Electoral College and what are the qualifications in becoming President. As President one has certain powers and duties to follow and in Article II it explains what the President must follow.
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Article III
Article II introduces the Judicial Branch of government. This is where courts and judges are presented which makes up this branch of government. The purpose of the judicial branch is to interpret and decide what laws mean, and to see if they have been followed in specific court cases. This article also creates the Supreme Court and allows Congress to form federal courts under the Supreme Court. The smaller courts will deal with U.S. laws, not laws of state, as well as hear different cases than the cases heard by the federal court. Federal judges are chosen not elected under this article.
Article IV
Article V explains the relationship between the Federal government and the state government. It says that each state government as well as the federal government have responsibilities. It explains that the federal government has duties and things to worry about and one of them is to make sure that the states are doing what they are supposed to do.
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Article V
Article V is the most simplest article in the Constitution. It explains the process of the steps that have to be taken in order to amend or change the Constitution. To add an amendment it has to go through two steps. First, the amendment needs to be proposed by the States or Congress, both houses of Congress must introduce the amendment with a two-thirds vote. Second, it has to be ratified by the states; three-fourths of the State counsel must approve that amendment introduced by Congress.
Article VI
Article VI introduces the concept of federalism; which is when the state government and the national government share power. When the Constitution came to affect, Congress took full responsibility of the money that they had borrowed during the Revolution in the 1780s which created a trust between Congress and the new government. This article also explains the "Supreme Law of the Land" which is the federal law; to where the federal law is the overall law of the United States. The concept of Supremacy of the National Law is that no state government can make or enforce a law, only the federal government can make those decisions.
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