Bell ringer

• Think about courtroom scenes you have seen on television. How would you describe the role that judges played?

Articles 2 and 3

Executive Branch

Judicial Branch

• The Constitution empowers the President to carry out the nations laws

• The Constitution gives Judicial Power to the Supreme Court

• Through judicial review, courts determine the constitutionality of laws and government actions

Article 4

• Relations among states • States must respect one another’s laws, records and court rulings

• U.S. citizens have equal rights in all states

• Congress has authority over the states

Articles 5 and 6

• Amending the Constitution

• Supremacy of the National government

• The Constitution establishes guidelines for proposing and ratifying amendments

• States yield to national law