US Constitution Articles and Sections

Article 1

Legislative Branch

Article 1 Section 1 (WPR)

[Legislative Powers]

Creation of Congress and makes Congress the governments lawmaking body. Congress is Bicameral-->senate and house

Article 1 Section 2

[House of Representatives, How Constituted, Power of Impeachment]

- Members of House chosen every 2 years

- House of Reps shall choose their speaker

- Have sole power of Impeachment

Article 1 Section 3

[Senate, how constituted, impeachment trials], senate has power to try all impeachments

Article 1 Section 4

[Election of senators and representatives]

Article 1 Section 5

[Quorum, Journals, Meetings, Adjournments], filibuster and cloture

Article 1 Section 6

[Compensation, Privileges, Disabilities], congressional pay scales

Article 1 Section 7

[Procedure in passing bills and resolutions]

Article 1 Section 8 (WPR) (WPR) (WPR) (WPR) (WPR) (WPR)(WPR)

[Powers of Congress], expressed powers, enumerates powers of federal government. elastic clause-congress has power to make laws necessary and proper, power to declare war/raise an army, power of taxation

Article 1 Section 9 (WPR)

[Some restrictions on federal power], guarantee of habeas corpus, prohibition of bills of attainder, prohibition of ex post facto laws, prohibition against acceptance of titles of nobility from foreign state

Article 1 Section 10

[Restrictions upon powers of states]

Article 2

Executive

Article 2 Section 1 (WPR) (WPR)

[Executive power, election, qualifications of president], executive vesting clause

Article 2 Section 2 (WPR) (WPR)

[Powers of the President], recognize other countries, executive orders-rules/regulations with status of legislation, commander in chief of army

Article 2 Section 3

[powers and duties of the president], report to congress on state of union, executive privilege

Article 2 Section 4

[Impeachment and Removal]

Article 3

Judicial

Article 3 Section 1 (WPR)

[Judicial power, tenure of office]

Article 3 Section 2 (WPR)

[Jurisdiction], "standing to sue"

Article 3 Section 3

[Treason, proof, and punishment], families cannot be held responsible for treasonous conduct of family members

Article 4

States and Federal Government

Article 4 Section 1 (WPR) (WPR)

[Full Faith and credit among states]

Article 4 Section 2 (WPR) (WPR)

[Privileges and immunities, fugitives], states must return fugitives from justice in other states

Article 4 Section 3

[Admission of New States]

Article 4 Section 4

[Guarantee of republican government]

Article 5

Amending the Constitution, 2/3 vote house and senate-->3/4 vote state legislatures

Article 6 (WPR) (WPR)

Supremacy of National Law

Article 7

Ratification of the Constitution w/ 9/13 votes