1. Remember this Pneomonic: LazyLegislative ElephantsExecutive JumpJudicial RarelyRelation AndAmendments SleepSupremacy RegularlyRatification

2. Legislative Made of two parts House of Representatives (Based on population) Senate (2 per state) VP is president of the Senate Power to collect taxes and borrow money on the credit of the United States

3. Executive How a President is elected Term limits Paid for the job and Commander in Chief Order of succession if the President dies in office Pres Vice Pres President pro temp of the Senate Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury

4. Judicial The Supreme Court is the Highest Court in the land Rulings of the SC must be followed by lower courts Person is tried in the state where the crime was commited. Treason defined by someone waging war against the US, only the traitor gets the death penalty, not traitor’s family.

5. Relation (AKA Federalism) New States can be created by Congress, not under control of any other states Federalism-relation between states and between States and Federal Government Separate and equal Honor debts and borrow money from each other Return fleeing criminals to stand trial

6. Amendments One of the most important parts of the document Amendments or changes of Con, happen when 2/3 of the house propose one, and ¾ of the states approve it. Ratified in a reasonable amount of time Bill of Rights first 10 amendments to the Constitution

7. Supremacy All debts (i.e. Revolutionary War) will be repaid before Con is ratified Federal Govt is more powerful (Supreme) than state govts. Federal Laws trump State Laws

8. Ratification Nine out of thirteen states had to ratify (legally allow it to take affect) Unanimous ratification Ratified Sept 17 th 1787 Signers from NC William Blount Hugh Williamson Richard Dobbs Spaight