Article VI & VII Flashcards
How many changes have been made to the Constitution?
27
What are the first 10 amendments called?
The Bill of Rights
What are the first 10 amendments designed to protect?
Civil rights & liberties for each American citizen
When did the Constitution go into effect?
September 17, 1787
What was required to ratify the Constitution?
The Constitution was ratified by 9 out of the 13 existing states
What does the Constitution sat about all debts acquired before the Constitution?
They are valid against the U.S. under the Constitution, as under the Confederation
In comparing the Constitution and the laws of the U.S. to any other laws which is supreme?
The Constitution is the supreme law of the U.S.
What do all senators, representatives, and all executive and judicial officers, as well as, members of the state legislatures, promise to do?
Bound by oath or affirmation