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The U.S. Constitution

Structure of the U.S. Constitution Preamble Main Body Article I: Legislative Branch Article II: Executive Branch Article III: Judicial Branch Article IV: Relations Among the States Article V: Amendment Process Article VI: Constitutional Supremacy Article VII: Ratification Amendments

Each Article is divided into sections which are divided into clauses On page 797, the word “impeachment” is referenced in Article I, Section 2, Clause 5

There are 27 total amendments to the U.S. Constitution The first 10 are called the Bill of Rights