| A | B |
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| Article I | Legislative Branch/; The Congress - House of Rep; Senate. House and senate can veto each other's bills |
| Article II | Executive Branch/; The president - Exec. office of the pres; exec & cabinet departments; ind. gov't agencies |
| Article III | Judiciary/; The courts - Supreme court; court of appeal; district court |
| Article IV | Governs relations among states ( full faith and credit for one state's laws by another), and between states & federal government |
| ArticleV | The means for amending the constitution and ratifying those amendments |
| Article VI | Constitution, laws and treaties are supreme law of land (Supremacy Clause) + no religious test |
| Article VII | Constitution goes into effect when ratified by conventions in 9 states |
| Amendments | the first 10 are the Bill of Rights |
| 1st Amendment 1791 | Freedom of religion ( Establishment clause/ free excercise Clause), speech press, assembly, petition |
| 2nd Amendment 1791 | Right to bear arms ("A well regulated militia") |
| 3rd Amendment 1791 | Protection against quartering of troops in private homes during peacetime |
| 4th Amendment 1791 | Protection against unreasonable search and seizure, warrants require probable cause |
| 5th Amendment 1791 | No self-incrimination or double jeopardy; due process of law, major offenses require grand jury indictment |
| 6th Amendment 1791 | Speedy and public trial in criminal cases; right to attorney |
| 7th Amendment 1791 | Trial by jury allowed in civil cases |
| 8th Amendment 1791 | No excessive bail or fines, no cruel or unusual punishment (death penalty?) |
| 9th Amendment 1791 | The enumeration of certain rights shall not deny other rights retained by the people (right of privacy |
| 10th Amendment 1791 | States retain powers not delegated to federal gov't (states rights) |
| 11th Amendment 1795 | Protect states from appearing in federal courts by a citizen of another state or county |
| 12th Amendment 1804 | Presidential electors vote seperately for Pres & Vice Pres |
| 13th Amendment 1865 | Slavery outlawed |
| 14th Amendment 1868 | Former slaves became citizens, due process of law required |
| 15th Amendment 1870 | Male African-Americans granted right to vote |
| 16th Amendment 1913 | Graduated federal income tax, the largest source of federal income |
| 17th Amendment 1913 | Direct election of federal senators by people not legislatures |
| 18th Amendment 1919 | Prohibition of manufacture, sale or transportation of alchoholic beverages (but not consumption) |
| 19th Amendment 1920 | Women granted the right to vote |
| 20th Amendment 1933 | Lame duck amendment; Pres & Vice Pres. take office on Jan. 20; members of congress on Jan. 3 |
| 21st Amendment 1933 | The 18th amendment is repealed |
| 22nd Amendment 1951 | Pres. are limited to 2 terms (Republican supported move after FDR's 4 terms) |
| 23rd Amendment 1961 | Washington, D.C. citizens may vote in Pres. elections |
| 24th Amendment 1964 | Poll taxes are abolished |
| 25th Amendment 1967 | Defined the circumstances in which a vice-pres could become pres. & required a Pres to nominate a vice-pres whenever that office became open |
| 26th Amendment 1971 | 18-year-olds received the right to vote; presidential election of 1972 was first affected |
| 27th Amendment 1992 | A sitting congress is prohibited from voting itself a pay raise ( originally submitted in 1789) |
