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Preamble: Introduction
designed to proclaim who made the social contract, the reasons it was made, the
results expected if it is followed, and a conclusion ordaining and establishing
the document. The Preamble is the only
part of the Constitution that is not legally binding.
Article I: Legislative
Branch
- Section 1: Legislative Powers, Part I of
Separation of Powers
- Section 2: House of Representatives
- Section 3: U.S. Senate
- Section 4: Elections
- Section 5: Congressional Rules and Procedures
- Section 6: Compensation, Allowances and Limits
regarding Holding Office
- Section 7: Making Laws, Resolutions; Rules
regarding Vetoes
- Section 8: Expressly Enumerated Powers
- Section 9: Prohibitions of the Federal
Government
- Section 10: Prohibitions of the States
Article II: Executive
Branch
- Section 1: Executive Powers, Part II of Separation
of Powers, Establishment of Electors and Electoral College, Qualifications
and Eligibility, Compensation, Oath or Affirmation
- Section 2: Commander in Chief/War Powers,
Duties, Reprieves and Pardons, Advice and Consent Powers of the U.S.
Senate, Recess Appointments
- Section 3: State of the Union, Relationship
with Congress, Diplomatic and Foreign Relations, Faithfully Execute the
Laws of the United States, Duty to Commission all Officers of the United
States.
- Section 4: Removal from Office on Impeachment
Criteria
Article III: Judicial Branch
- Section 1: Judicial Powers, Part III of
Separation of Powers, establishment of the inferior courts, Appointment
duration, compensation
- Section 2: Judicial Powers expressly enumerated
- Section 3: Treason
Article IV: Concerning the
States
- Section 1: Full Faith and Credit
- Section 2: Equality under the law, Extradition
- Section 3: New States, Territories
- Section 4: Obligations of the Federal
Government Regarding the States
Article V: Amendments
- Amendment process includes proposal by
Congress, and by the States through the method of convention
- Lists Amendments not allowed
Article VI: Concerning the
Federal Government
- Debts under the Articles of Confederation
- Supremacy Clause
- Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Obligations
- No Religious Tests as Qualification for any
Public Office
Article VII: Ratification
Bill of Rights
- Amendment
I: Personal
Freedoms
- Amendment
II: Gun
Rights
- Amendment
III: No
quartering of Soldiers
- Amendment
IV: Personal
Legal Rights regarding Search and Seizure
- Amendment
V: Personal
Judicial Rights, Due Process
- Amendment
VI: Personal
Criminal Trial Rights
- Amendment
VII:
Right of Trial by Jury in Civil Cases
- Amendment
VIII: Excessive
Bail, Cruel and Unusual Punishments
- Amendment
IX: Other
Rights not Enumerated
- Amendment
X: States
Rights and Sovereignty
Later Amendments
- Amendment
XI: Lawsuits
against States, Revision of Article III
- Amendment
XII: Presidential
Elections
Civil War Amendments (Ratified directly
following the War Between the States)
- Amendment
XIII: Abolition
of Slavery in the United States
- Amendment
XIV:
- Section 1: Citizenship, Equal Protection
- Section 2:
Readjustment of apportionment
- Section 3:
Consequences of Rebellion
- Section 4:
War Debt, Private Debt, incurred in rebellion
- Section 5:
Congressional Enforcement Provision
- Amendment
XV:
Voting Rights of Emancipated Slaves
Progressive Era Amendments
- Amendment
XVI:
Direct Taxation without Apportionment
- Amendment
XVII:
Change to Senatorial Elections from State Suffrage to Popular Vote
Modern Amendments
- Amendment
XVIII:
Prohibition of Alcohol
- Amendment
XIX:
Women’s Right to Vote
- Amendment
XX:
Terms of Office, Congressional Assembly, Procedures in case of office
vacancies
- Amendment
XXI:
Repeal of Prohibition of Alcohol
- Amendment
XXII:
Presidential Term Limit
- Amendment
XXIII:
Washington D.C. Granted Electoral Votes
- Amendment
XXIV:
Abolition of Poll Taxes
- Amendment
XXV:
Presidential Succession and other Procedures Regarding Discharge of Powers
and Duties of the Office of the President
- Amendment
XXVI:
Change to Voting Age from 21 to 18
- Amendment
XXVII:
Congressional Compensation (Originally proposed in 1789 as a part of the
original Bill of Rights)
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