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The Constitution
Review of the Anatomy of the Constitution
Description | Section |
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electoral college | Article II |
freedom of the press | Amendments |
explains the process of amending the Constitution | Article V |
legislative branch | Article I |
power to declare war | Article I |
judicial branch | Article III |
executive branch | Article II |
presidential term limits | Amendments |
explains what the Constitution is meant to do, and describe the purpose of the new government | Preamble |
explains ratification process | Article VII |
state powers | Article IV |
qualifications to be a Senator | Article I |
Supreme Court | Article III |
supreme law of the land | Article VI |
identifies the Commander and Chief of the armed forces | Article II |
selected by popular vote | Legislative branch |
enforces the laws | Executive branch |
appoints Supreme Court justices, ambassadors, and cabinet members | Executive branch |
coins or prints money | Legislative branch |
makes treaties with other countries | Executive branch |
decides what a law means | Judicial branch |
declares war | Executive branch |
selected by the Electoral College | Executive branch |
punish pirates | Legislative branch |
divided into the House and Senate | Legislative branch |
includes the president, vice president, and the cabinet | Executive branch |
can declare laws unconstitutional | Judicial branch |
makes a State of the Union address each year | Executive branch |
approves presidential appointments | Legislative branch |