1. 7 Articles of the Constitution

2. Preamble
Why constitution is needed; purpose and goals

3. Article 1 Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 All laws are made by congress
House of Representatives based on population
Qualifications
Section 3
Established Senate- two from each state

4. Article 1 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Section 7
When Congress meets and elections are held
Section 5
Rules for each House, includes punishment
Section 6
Compensation (pay)
Section 7
Revenue Bills have to start in the House.

5. Article 1 Section 8 Enumerated Powers
Clause 1: Power to Tax
Clause 2: Power to Borrow
Clause 3: Power to Regulate Commerce
Clause 4: Power to control Immigration
Clause 5: Power to coin money
Clause 9: Power to establish Federal Courts
Clause 12: Power to establish the Army
Clause 13: Power to establish the Navy
Clause 18: Necessary and Proper Clause
Implied Powers

6. Article I Section 9 Powers Denied to the Congress
Clause 2: May not suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus (except in time of war)
Clause 3: May not pass Bills of Attainder, nor Ex Post Facto Laws
Powers Denied to the Congress

7. Article1, Section 10 Powers Denied to the States
Clause 1: May not conduct foreign policy
May not declare war
May not coin money
May not pass Bills of Attainder
May not pass Ex Post Facto Laws
May not grant Titles of Nobility
Clause 2: May not tax imports or exports
Powers Denied to the States

8. Article 2 Section 1 Section 2 Est. presidency, qualifications
Est. duties, commander in chief; make treaties
Section 2
Est. electoral college

9. Article 2 Section 3 Duties Section 4 Impeachment
State of the Union, Receiving Foreign Diplomats
Section 4 Impeachment
Treason, High crimes misdemeanors

10. Article 3 Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Creates national Judiciary
Jurisdiction- which cases they try
Original, Appellate
Section 3
Treason

11. Article 4 “Full Faith and Credit” Section 1 Section 2
Official acts: each state must honor each other’s records and laws
Section 2
Privileges of citizens: resident of one state cannot be discriminated against in another state.
Extradition: returning people who commit a crime to the proper state for trial

12. Article 4 Section 3 Section 4 Only Congress can admit states
Protection of states:
Guarantees each state to choose their own representatives
Use force needed to put down violence

13. To Propose (2/3)
Article 5
Section 1
Amendments: set up method of amending the Constitution
Ratify (3/4)

14. Article 6 Section 1 Section 2
Est. Supremacy Clause: federal law takes precedence over state law
Section 2
Government officials must take an oath
No religious requrement for office

15. Article 7 Section 1 Ratification:
At least nine states had to ratify the Constitution
Article 7