1. Constitutional Articles
Unit Three
The part our Founding Fathers wrote

2. preamble
The Constitution’s Introduction

3. Goals of the New Government
Form a more perfect union
Establish justice
Insure domestic tranquility
Provide for the common defense
Promote the general welfare
Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity

4. Article i
The Legislative Branch

5. The Legislative Branch
Congress: their job is to make laws
The House of Representatives—435 members
The Senate—100 members

6. Article II
The Executive Branch

7. The Executive Branch Role is to enforce the nation’s laws
Includes the President, the Vice President, and the White House Staff

8. Article III
The Judicial Branch

9. The Judicial Branch
Their job is to interpret the laws and the Constitution
Includes all the federal courts and especially the U.S. Supreme Court

10. Article IV
How Everyone Works Together

11. Relationships Between the States
Section 1: Full Faith and Credit—all the states have to recognize what happens in the others (you can drive in Ohio, you can drive in the other 49 states)
Section 2: we have rights in all states as citizens; and if you’re guilty in one state, you can’t flee to another

12. Section 3:
New states can be admitted to the union
Done by Congress
Cannot be from a current state unless the state legislature approves
Congress is in charge of U.S. Territories and cannot infringe on the rights of current states

13. Section 4:
All states will be republics
The federal government will provide each state with safety

14. Article V
How to Amend the Constitution

15. The Process

16. Article VI
National Debts (insert jokes here)
Supremacy

17. The new government would cover debts under the Articles of Confederation (the Revolutionary government)
The Constitution and all federal laws are more important than any individual state’s laws
All elected and appointed officials must take oaths of office; there will not be any religious requirements

18. Article VII
Ratifying the Constitution

19. Only needed 9 states to ratify to pass (12 were present)
Finally passed September 17, 1787

20. Article Summary Divide your paper into eight blocks
One for the Preamble
One each for the seven Articles
In each block, include:
A title
A description/summary in your own words
A picture or illustration
Due: Thursday, November 3rd
Worth 30 points
Last grade for the 1st Quarter