Preamble
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Articles
- Article I
- Article One of the U.S. Constitution sets up the Congress, how to elect them, and the duties of the Senate and House of Representatives.
- Article II
- Article Two of the U.S. Constitution sets up the office of the executive, the electoral college, and the powers of the President.
- Article III
- Article Three of the U.S. Constitution sets up the judicial branch, the supreme Court, and defines treason.
- Article IV
- Article Four of the U.S. Constitution declares the responsibilities of states to their citizens, and sets up a means of admitting states to the union.
- Article V
- Article Five of the U.S. Constitution sets up a means by which the constitution may be modified.
- Article VI
- Article Six of the U.S. Constitution transfers power from the Articles of Confederation to the Republic.
- Article VII
- Article Seven of the United States Constitution: The ratification, and signing by unanimous consent.
constitutional amendments
- The Bill of Rights (Amendments I Through X)
- The Bill of Rights, or the first ten amendments to the U.S. constitution, establishes firm limits on government power and affirms the rights of the people.
- Amendments to the United States Constitution
- The eleventh through twenty-second amendments to the United States Constitution.
