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7 Articles
Articles of the Constitution (w/out amendments)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acronym to remember | LAZY ELEPHANTS JUMP SLOWLY AND SIT REGULARLY Legislative, Executive, Judicial, States, Amendment process, Supremacy clause, Ratification |
| Article 1: | Legislative. Bicameral Congress; House of Representatives and Senate. |
| Article 2: | Executive: One president chosen by electoral college. |
| Article 3: | Judiciary: Supreme Court |
| Article 4: | Relation between states and admitting new states. |
| Article 5: | Amending the Constitution: 2/.3 (super majority) of BOTH houses in Congress and 3/4 of state legislatives |
| Article 6: | Supremacy Clause, banning of religious test, banning of prerequisites for office |
| Article 7: | Ratification of the Constitution |