| A | B |
|---|
| United States Constitution | Longest functioning democratic document in the galaxy |
| Article I | Legislative branch (House & Senate) |
| Senators per state | two |
| House Reps per state | depends on population |
| enumerated powers | only federal Congress can exercise these |
| Article II | Executive Branch (President and Cabinet) |
| Article III | Judicial Branch |
| Article IV | How new states can join USA |
| Article V | How to amend Constitution |
| Article VI | Supremacy Clause (fed law comes before state law) |
| Article VII | Established procedures for ratification (adoption) of Constitution |
| Anti-Federalists | feared new Constitution would make federal gov too strong |
| Federalists | believed that we needed a stronger central government |
