The US Constitution

Article 1: The Legislative Branch• Makes laws• The Senate– 2 Senators from each state– Elected by the House of Representatives (changed later

by the 17th amendment)– 100 total representatives

• The House of Representatives– Number of Representatives for each state decided by

population of the state– Elected by the people – 435 total representatives

The US Senate

Senator Orrin G. Hatch US Senator from Utah

Republican

Senator Mike LeeUS Senator from Utah

Republican

The House of Representatives

Congressman Rob Bishop

Rob Bishop Represents the First District:

Congressman Jim Matheson

Jim Matheson Represents the Second District:

Congressman Jason Chaffetz

Jason Chaffetz Represents the Third District:

Article 2: The Executive Branch–Carries out laws–The President

– Holds office for 4 years– Voted into office by the people through the

electoral college– Can make a cabinet of advisors– Has to take an oath of office: "I do solemnly swear

(or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1Yff-_9MZs

President Obama

Article 3: The Judicial Branch

• Makes sure laws are fair (constitutional)• The Supreme Court• Lower Federal Courts• Crimes are tried by a jury, but the Supreme

Court is a special appeals court and a way to test laws that are passed to be sure that they don’t violate the constitution

Song Break?

• Flip over your paper!!• GET UP AND MOVE!• We the People…

Article 4: The States• Section 1: Full Faith and Credit Clause

– Legal documents in one state have to be accepted or acknowledged in other states

– Ex: Marriage licenses

• Section 2: Privileges and Immunities Clause– Citizens traveling from state to state get the same rights and have to

follow the same rules as citizens in the states– If someone commits a crime in one state and then leaves, they can be

returned to the first state against their will for a trial

• Section 3: New States– You can make new states, but not out of the land already claimed by a

state or by joining two states unless the state legislatures and Congress approve

• Section 4: Republican Government– All the states will have a republican form of government– The states will be protected from foreign invasion by the national

government

Article 5: Amendment

• Set up how to change the Constitution–Changes to the Constitution can be

proposed by a 2/3 vote in both houses of the Congress–2/3 of the state legislatures can vote for

Congress to call a convention to vote on a change to the Constitution–¾ of the state legislatures OR ¾ of the

conventions in the states have to vote for a change for it to occur.

Article 6: Debts, Supremacy, and OathsAll US debts still apply• If the US owes money to anyone under the Articles

of Confederation, they STILL owe the money under the new Constitution• The Constitution is the supreme law of the land;

no law can be made that contradicts the Constitution• State or National Senators or Representatives

have to take an oath of office promising to support the Constitution (but they can’t be forced to be a certain religion)

Article 7: Ratification

• The Constitution must be ratified (approved) by 9 of the 13 states