Articles

Question 1

Article 1

Answer 1

• deals with the Legislative Branch (Congress)
• Section 1: all Legislative powers rely within Congress in the Senate and the House
• Legislative Powers: declare war, monetary powers (taxing, spending, interstate commerce, coin money), border control, postal service

Question 2

article 2

Answer 2

• deals with Executive Branch (president and his cabinet)
• presidents responsibilities: chief of state, commander in chief over the military, CEO of the Executive Branch, chief diplomat in foreign relations, chief architect for needed legislation (puts bills in front of congress and tries to get them passed), grants pardons and reprieves sentences

Question 3

Article 3

Answer 3

• Judicial branch
  -courts
• Types of cases Judicial Branch sees: having to do with constitution, laws passed by congress, disputes between U.S. and foreign country, affecting ambassadors, of the high seas (maritime problems), anytime someone is suing the U.S., disputes between states, disputes between citizens of different states, involving claim of land or land grants

Question 4

Article 4

Answer 4

• states and the citizens relationships
• basically saying “we are united” “we are going to treat each other equally and fair”
• all acts of the U.S. are binding to all states
• all people in every state has equal rights
• rights of people
• rights of states
• dividing states

Question 5

Article 5

Answer 5

• Amending process
• to amend constitution: 2/3 in house and senate, 3/4 of states

Question 6

Article 6

Answer 6

• federal supremacy
• the federal gov overrules state gov
• federal employees have to take oath that they will uphold the constitution