Outline of the U.S. Constitution

Directions: Use textbooks or other source material to fill in the blanks

1. ___________________________: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect

Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, 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.

2. Article I: __________________________________

Section 1 Congress Section 2 House of Representatives Section 3 Senate Section 4 Elections and meetings Section 5 Legislative proceedings Section 6 Compensation, immunities, and disabilities of members Section 7 Revenue bills, presidential veto Section 8 Powers of Congress Section 9 Powers denied to Congress Section 10 Powers denied to the states

3. Article II: __________________________________ Section 1 President: term, election, qualifications, compensation, oath of office Section 2 President’s powers and duties Section 3 President’s powers and duties Section 4 Impeachment

4. Article III: _________________________________ Section 1 Courts, terms of office Section 2 Jurisdiction Section 3 Treason

5. Article IV: _________________________________ Section 1 Full faith and credit Section 2 Privileges and immunities of citizens Section 3 New states, territories Section 4 Protection afforded to states by the nation

6. Article V: __________________________________

7. Article VI: _________________________________

Section 1 Validity of debts Section 2 Supremacy of national law Section 3 Oaths of office

8. Article VII: _________________________________

9. ________________________________________: Protection of Individual Rights(First 10 amends). 10. Amendment 1 - ___________________________________________________________

11. Amendment 2 - ___________________________________________________________

12. Amendment 3 -____________________________________________________________

13. Amendment 4 -____________________________________________________________

14. Amendment 5 -____________________________________________________________

15. Amendment 6 -____________________________________________________________

16. Amendment 7 -____________________________________________________________

17. Amendment 8 -____________________________________________________________

18. Amendment 9 -____________________________________________________________

19. Amendment 10 -____________________________________________________________

Directions: Answer all questions completely.

1. Why is the constitution the supreme law of the land?

2. Who does the Bill of Rights protect?

3. Why did the Founding Fathers separate the powers of government?

The Constitution and the Bill of Rights

What is popular sovereignty?