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Articles and Amendments

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Article I   Legislative: Sets up the legislative branch of the federal government. House of Reps elected every 2 yrs; Senate elected every 6 yrs  
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Article II   Executive: Sets up the executive branch of the federal government; elected every 4 yrs  
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Article III   Judicial: sets up the judicial branch of the federal government; appointed by the president (for life) and confirmed by the senate  
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Article IV   Full Faith and Credit: Deals with interstate commerce; requires each state to recognize all offical documents and judgements made in other states  
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Article V   Amending: Deals with Amending the Constitution; must have 2/3 vote in House and Senate and 3/4 of states approve to amend the Constitution  
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Article VI   Supreme Law of the Land: States that the Constitution, national laws, and treaties are above any other law  
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Article VII   Ratification: States that 9 of 13 states were needed to ratifiy (approve) the Constitution  
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1st Amendment   Religion, Speech, Assembly, Press, and Petition  
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2nd Amendment   Right to Bear Arms  
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3rd Amendment   Quartering of Soldiers  
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4th Amendment   Searches and Seizures  
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5th Amendment   Grand Juries, Double Jeopardy, Self-incrimination, Eminent Domain  
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6th Amendment   Speedy and Public Trial, Court Procedures  
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7th Amendment   Trial by Jury  
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8th Amendment   Excessive Bails, Fines, and Cruel and Unusual Punishment  
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9th Amendment   Rights retained by the people  
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10th Amendment   Rights reserved to the states and people  
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