United States Constitution Summary

The United States constitution which is mainly gave basic freedom to its citizens. This all started in September 17, 1787 at Philadelphia when it was signed by the delegates at the constitutional convention during George Washington’s presidency. They decided to make this because they wanted a stronger federal government to be able to maintain and control the government. The constitution consists of in total seven main articles that explains to us how the government functions properly. The very beginning of the constitution is called the preamble. This explains the function of the constitution and why it was written in the first place. It talks about how the people of America have certain rights given to us. It establishes the fact that the

The article starts off by stating that the executive branch gives the President the power to enforce laws and how the President, along with the Vice President’s term will only last four years. It also explains the process of voting the President and the date they get chosen, which is settled by the Congress and is always on the first Tuesday followed by the first Monday of November. It states that each state gets electoral votes that are the same amount of senators it has. In section two, the President has many powers like being commander chief of the army/navy, being able to pardon people, make treaties with foreign, and appoint people for government jobs. Section three says that the President is able to call the Congress in and settle any disagreements that are brought upon them. In the last section, the Congress is allowed to remove the President from office if the President is found guilty of serious crimes. Article three is about the judicial branch and its responsibilities that the Supreme Court does in the judicial branch. The first section begins with stating that the Supreme Court is basically in charge of the judicial branch and that the federal judges have to hold office for life. The second section goes off that the Supreme Court hears cases about federal law, foreign treaties, federal laws, state disputes, and bankruptcy. The last section

For the amendment to be proposed, the Congress, both the House of Representatives and Senate, must have a majority vote of two-thirds. Then for it to be ratified, it needs to have three-fourths of the state legislatures. There are also restrictions in amendments, it can’t end equal representations of any state. Article six focuses on the supreme law of the land, which is also known as supremacy clause. It states that if there is some kind of conflict between the state and national government when establishing laws, then the national government has supremacy. At the end, it starts to state that the government is bounded by an oath. The government is not allowed to require any to take a religious test to be in office. Article seven states that for the ratification of the constitution, they would only need approval of nine out of thirteen states because having a unanimous approval would be extremely difficult to