Article I of the Constitution describes

• the Presidency

• the Legislative Branch

• the Executive Branch

• the Judicial Branch

The Amendment process

• explains how the Constitution can be changed

• is described in Article II

• was added to the Constitution in the Bill of Rights

• requires agreement of ALL the States

Article II of the Constitution

• describes the Legislative Branch

• describes the Congress

• describes the Executive Branch

• places term limits on the President

Article III of the Constitution

• describes the Judicial Branch

• describes the way laws are to be made

• describes the Legislative Branch

• describes the Executive Branch

Separation of powers

• allows the President to have ultimate power

• describes how the legislative, executive, and judicial branches relate to each other

• is described in the Bill of Rights

• was proposed by George Washington

The MAIN purpose of Congress is to

• interpret the laws

• carry out the laws

• enforce the laws

• make the laws

This group of people argued FOR a strong national government during the debate over ratification of the Constitution.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Democratic-Republicans

• Whigs

This group demanded that a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution before it was ratified in order to protect the civil liberties of the People.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Democratic-Republicans

• Royalists

According to Article I of the Constitution, this was the ONLY part of the national government that was DIRECTLY elected by the people.

• the President

• the House of Representatives

• Senators

• Federal Judges

This opening section of the Constitution acts as a thesis statement and explains why it was written.

• Bill of Rights

• Article I

• the Preamble

• Declaration of Independence