The Bill of Rights: Articles 1-7

Question 1

Article 1

Answer 1

Sets up the Legislative Branch.

• Made up of the senate and house of representatives
• Necesarry and proper/elasic clause

Question 2

Article 2

Answer 2

Sets up the executive Branch

• President and VP elections, term length, impeachment
• Powers/responsibilities of President

Question 3

Article 3

Answer 3

Sets up the Judicial Branch

-Lower courts to be set up by the legislature

Question 4

Article 4

Answer 4

State relationships

• Fugitive laws (returned to state where they commited the crime to stand trial)
• Requirement to become a state

Question 5

Article 5

Answer 5

-Amendment process/landing new laws to the constitution (3/4 states needed to ratify)

Question 6

Article 6

Answer 6

-States have their own state governments, but the constitution is the supreme law of the land (Supremacy Clause) *Federalism

Question 7

Article 7

Answer 7

-Ratification process (9/13) states needed