U.S. Constitution

This part of the Constitution gives the purposes and goals of government

• Preamble

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

This part of the Constitution describes the Executive Branch and president's qualifications, the Electoral College, and some of the president's powers

• Preamble

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

This part of the Constitution describes the Legislative Branch and Congress, along with their powers

• Preamble

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

This part of the Constitution describes the Judicial Branch and establishes a Supreme Court

• Preamble

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

This part of the Constitution describes the ratification process - that we needed 9 out of 13 states to agree to the Constitution

• Article IV

• Article V

• Article VI

• Article VII

This part of the Constitution describes the relationship between states among one another and to the federal government

• Article IV

• Article V

• Article VI

• Article VII

This part of the Constitution contains the Supremacy Clause

• Article IV

• Article V

• Article VI

• Article VII

This part of the Constitution describes the amendment process

• Article IV

• Article V

• Article VI

• Article VII

This clause states that the Constitution is the highest law in the land, meaning that no state laws can contradict the Constitution

• Full Faith and Credit Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• Establishment Clause

• Free Exercise Clause

This clause describes the relationship between states, that they must respect the acts, records, and court proceedings of other states

• Full Faith and Credit Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• Establishment Clause

• Free Exercise Clause