U.S. Constitution Articles

Article I

Dictates the form and powers of Congress.

Article I

Defines the branch that represents the people.

Article I

A long article.

Article I

Proposes a bicameral legislature with a Senate and House of Representatives.

Article I

Makes all governmental laws

Article I

Has limited powers with differently named organizations

Article I

Allows the United States to declare war.

Article I

Allows the United States to maintain its military.

Article I

Allows the United States to mint/borrow money.

Article I

Allows the United States to levy taxes.

Article I

Contains the necessary and proper clause.

Article II

A constitutional article that defines the Executive Branch of Congress.

Article II

Defines the electoral college used to elect the President of the United States.

Article II

Determines what powers the President of the United States has.

Article II

A constitutional article that says the POTUS is the highest military leader.

Article II

Allows the POTUS to sign, enforce, and veto laws.

Article III

Determines that the judicial branch is vested into one Supreme Court.

Article III

Allows Congress to establish other and less powerful legal courts.

Article III

Defines whether a court is an original one or an appellate one.

Article III

The branch where judicial review was added to after the Marbury v. Madison court case.

Article III

Defines the branch of Congress that interprets laws.

Article IV

The constitutional article in which relationships are defined between the federal government and state governments.

Article IV

The constitutional article in which relationships are defined between state governments and other state governments.

Article V

Defines the Constitution's amendment process.

Article V

Allows for a proposal process in which 2/3 of Congress needs to approve a new constitutional amendment.

Article V

Allows for a ratification process in which 3/4 of states need to approve a new constitutional amendment.

Article VI

Contains the Supremacy Clause, where state laws cannot override the Constitution.

Article VII

Defines the "ladder of laws" between the federal government and other smaller governments.

Article VII

Contains the initial ratification process for the Constitution, in which 9 of the 13 colonies needed to approve the document.