Constitution at a Glance - Patriots Academy

Constitution At A Glance - Patriots Academy

ARTICLES:

I = Congress

II = Presidency

III = Courts

IV = States; Republic

V = Amendment Process

VI = Debts, Supremacy, oath, no religious test

VII = Ratification & Attestation

AMENDMENTS:

1 -10 = Bill of Rights (see below)

12, 20, 22, 23, 25 = Presidency

11 = Judiciary (suits against states)

17, 20, 27 = Congress (Sen elections, terms, $$$)

13, 14, 15 = End slavery & establish Civil Rights

15, 19, 24, 26 = Voting Rights (race, gender, $$$, age)

16 = Income Tax

18 & 21 = To drink or not to drink

BILL OF RIGHTS:

1st = religion; speech; press; assembly; petition

2nd = individual right to bear arms

3rd = quartering of soldiers

4th = searches & seizures

5th = Grand Jury; Double Jeopardy; Self-Incrimination; Due Process; private property takings clause

6th = speedy public jury trial; witnesses; attorney

7th = civil jury trial

8th = excessive fines & bail; cruel & unusual

9th = individual rights not enumerated or limited

10th = fed rights limited/enumerated; rest left to states/people