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U. S. CONSTITUTION: SUMMARY

Establishes common principles of liberty wt down for posterity.

ARTICLE ONE; THE LEGISLATIVE MAKE-UP OF THE GOVERNMENT

The functions of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Establishes requirements for Representatives, in terms of citizenship, age, and frequency of elections (every two years).

Sets standards for apportionment of the number of Representatives per state, according to the state's population, with each state having at least one Representative.

Establishes the make-up of the Senate, in age, length of office and the fixed number of two senators from each state.

Duties and compensation for the two Houses of Congress

Duties for the Senate include impeachment and approval of any and all foreign treaties

The House originates any and all revenue legislation (such as taxation and approval of all government spending)

Both Houses elect their own officers: the Vice President acting as President of the Senate, and the House electing its leader, namely, Speaker of the House.

This Article provides the overall legal superiority of the national Congress over the States, except for any and all legislation not expressly delineated for the U.S. Congress.

ARTICLE II: THE POWERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

The powers of the President, including Age and term of office.

The Electoral college which officially certifies the President's election.

Sets forth how and when and why a President may face impeachment.

Establishes the President as Commander in Chief.

Establishes the requirement for an annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress

ARTICLE III: THE FUNCTION OF THE JUDICIAL BRANCH.

The establishment of the U.S. Supreme Court and its powers.

The powers of a federal versus a state court and the jurisdictions and limitations of both.

ARTICLE IV: AN EXPLANATION OF THE POWER OF THE STATES, and its citizens and responsibility to the federal government.

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