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Constitution Article
Articles of the US Constitution
| Article/Section | Discription |
|---|---|
| Article I - Section 1 | Establishes the legislature - Congress as the first of the three branches of government |
| Article I - Section 2 | Defines the House of Representatives |
| Article I - Section 3 | Defines the Senate |
| Article I - Section 4 | Defines how the members of Congress are to be elected, and how often Congress must meet |
| Article I - Section 5 | Establishes procedural rules for Congress |
| Article I - Section 6 | Members of Congress will be paid, cannot be detained from meeting, and can hold no other office while serving in Congress |
| Article I - Section 7 | Defines the legislative process - how bills become laws |
| Article I - Section 8 | Defines the powers of Congress |
| Article I - Section 9 | Defines the legal limitations on Congress' powers |
| Article I - Section 10 | Defines specific powers denied to the states |
| Article II - Section 1 | Establishes the office of the President and Vice-President, establishes the Electoral College |
| Article II - Section 2 | Defines the powers of the President and establishes the President's Cabinet |
| Article II - Section 3 | Defines miscellaneous duties of the President |
| Article II - Section 4 | Addresses the removal from office of the President by impeachment |
| Article III - Section 1 | Establishes the Supreme Court and defines the terms of service of all federal judges |
| Article III - Section 2 | Defines the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, and guarantees trial by jury in criminal cases |
| Article III - Section 3 | Defines the crime of treason |
| Article IV - Section 1 | Requires that each state must respect the laws of all other states |
| Article IV - Section 2 | Ensures that citizens of each state will be treated fairly and equally in all states, requires the interstate transfer of criminals |
| Article IV - Section 3 | Defines how new states may be incorporated as part of the United States, and defines the control of federally-owned lands |
| Article IV - Section 4 | Ensures each state a "Republican form of government" ( representative democracy) and protection from invasion |
| Article V | Defines the method of Amending the Constitution |
| Article VI | Defines the Constitution as the supreme law of the United States |
| Article VII | Signatures |
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