Constitution

• The Constitution


  Delegates, Philadelphia - Constitutional Convention 1787
• Central has much more power now
• Article 1


  Legislative - Congress - Senate + House of Representatives
• Section 8 - enumerated powers


  • Taxes
  • Declare war
• Article 2


  Executive - President - Electoral college
• President


  Commander and chief of military, executes or enforces laws
• Article 3


  1 court SCOTUS, original (state, foreign) appellate (from local, or state level)
• Article 4


  Federal relationship with states
• Article 5 - amendment


  1. To propose (2/3 states)

  2. To ratify (3/4 states)
• Article 6


  Supremacy Clause
• Article 7


  Ratifying Constitution