Articles 4-7 U.S. Constitution

Articles 4-7 U.S. Constitution

What are the 7 Articles of the U.S. Constitution

They are the 7 (Parts) that set up the government of the Country

Let's Review the first 3 Articles

Article 1 - Legislative Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Explains how Congress makes the Laws

• 2 Houses - Senate and House of Representatives

• 100 senators and 435 Representatives

Multiple Choice

What does Article 1 talk about?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

Article 2 - Executive Branch

• Executive Branch

• Powers of the President and Vice President

• Includes the President and the Vice President

Multiple Choice

Who does article 2 talk about?

• Congress

• The President and Vice President

• The Supreme Court

Article 3 - Judicial Branch

• The Judicial Branch

• Explains the job of the Supreme Court

• Supreme Court decides if laws are unconstitutional

Multiple Choice

What does Article 3 talk about?

• The President

• The Supreme Court

The U.S. Constitution

Articles 4 - 7

Article 4 - States

• All About the States

• States need to work together as a team

• Every state is treated equally

• Congress can make new states

• Each state will have a government run by the people

Multiple Choice

Article 7 talks about what?

• The Congress

• The States

• The President

Article 5 - The Amendments

• Amendments (Changes) can be made to the constitution

• 27 Amendments

• The federal government must agree to make a change, then 3/4 of the state governments must agree before an amendment is made.

• Amendments are very hard to make on purpose.

Multiple Choice

In Article 5, How many Amendments are there to the Constitution?

• 10

• 18

• 27

Article 6 - The Constitution

• Explains how important the Constitution is

• The Constitution is the Supreme(highest) law in the country.

• All laws and treaties of the united states are the supreme law in the country

• State judges must follow the supreme law.

Multiple Choice

Article 6 states that the constitution is the ________ law in the country

• basic

• Supreme(Highest)

• Lowest

Article 7 - How the Constitution Becomes Law

• The Constitution will become law if enough states ratify(approve) it.

• 9 out of 13 states had to ratify the constitution and then it became law.

Multiple Choice

According to Article 7, How many states out of 13 needed to ratify(approve) the constitution for it to become the Law?

• 2

• 5

• 9