Articles Of Confederation

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Article 1

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Legislative branch: the U.S. Congress makes the laws for the United States. Congress has two parts called “houses” the House of Representatives and the Senate

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Article 2

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Executive branch: The president, Vice President, and the departments under the cabinet secretaries carry out the laws made by congress

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Article 3

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Judicial Branch: the Supreme Court decides court cases according to U.S. constitution. The courts under the Supreme Court decide criminal and civil court cases according to the correct federal, state, and local laws

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Article 4

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States’ powers: states have the power to make and carry out laws. State laws that are related to the people and problems of their area. States respect other state laws and work together with other states to fix regional problems.

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Amendments: The constitution can be changed. New amendments can be added to the U.S. constitution with approval from a 2/3 vote in each house of Congress, and three fourths votes by the state

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Federal powers: the constitution and federal laws are higher than state and local laws. All laws must agree with the U.S. constitution

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Ratification: The constitution was presented to George Washington and the men at the constitutional convention on September 17, 1787, representatives from 12/13 original states signed the constitution. From September 1787 to July 1788, the states meet, talked about, and finally voted to approve the constitution.