1. The US Constitution
Overview of Structure

2. Warm-up: Why does the Constitution still work, even though it is more than 200 years old?
Flexible Document
Universal Concerns

3. Quick Facts about the Constitution
Ratified in 1787
Authors:
Circumstances of its writing:

4. Ratification Was Challenging
Ratification - to ratify means to approve
Division among federalists and Anti-federalists
Federalist
Anti-federalists
Needed 9 of 13 states to ratify
First to ratify was Delaware in December 1787
New Hampshire was 9th , June 1788.
Waited for Virginia and New York, July 1788
Rhode Island was last in 1790

5. Structure of Constitution
Preamble
I. Article
Section
Clause
7 Articles
Bill of Rights
Additional Amendments

6. Article I – Legislative Branch

7. Article II – Executive Branch

8. Article III - Judicial Branch

9. Article IV – Relations among the States

10. Article V - Amending the Constitution

11. Article VI – National Debts, Supremacy Clause, Oaths of Office

12. Article VII – Ratifying the Constitution

13. Amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights –
First 10 Amendments
17 Additional Amendments –