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1st Amendment- Freedom of Religion, Speech, and the press.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abriding the freedom of speech, of the press.
2nd Amendment- The Right to Bear Arms.
A well regulated militia necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed
3rd Amendment- No quartering of Soldiers
4th Amendment - Protection against illegal search and seizure
5th Amendment- Protection against self incrimination.
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11th Amendment- States are protected from being sued by citizens of another state.
12th Amendment- seperated balloting procedures fir president and vice-president.
13th Amendment- Abolition of Slavery.
14th Amendment- Granted former slaves citizenship and equal protection, established principle of selective incorporation.
15th- African-American men could vote.

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16th Amendment- Established federal income tax.
17th Amendment- Direct election of the U.S. Senators.
18th Amendment- Prohibition
19th Amendment- Women have the right to vote.
20th Amendment- President and vice-president's term of office begins on January 20th, and no longer in March.

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21st Amendment- Repeal of Prohibition,
22nd Amendment- President is limited to 2 terms.
23rd Amendment- D.C. given presidential electors.
24th Amendment- Poll tax is illegal.
25th Amendment- Established VP as successor if P is unable to serve. P can nominate VP if there is a VP vacancy.
26th Amendment- 18-year-olds have the right to vote.
27th Amendment- Congressional pay raises will only take effect after the next election.

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6th Amendment- Right to speedy trial by jury in common-law cases.
7th Amendment- Right to a trial by jury in common-law cases.
8th Amendment- protection against cruel and unusual punishment.
9th Amendment- The enumeration rights in the constitution won't be used against the people.
10th Amendment- Reserved Powers of the State/

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The Framers of the Constitution felt that the legislative branch was the most important.  We can see this because it is given the most powers, because the article that deals with it is the longest of the articles, and because the article that deals with it is the first article.  All of this implies that the Framers thought that the legislative branch would be the most important branch.

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Why's the Constitution the law of the land?

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Why's the Constitution the law of the land?

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This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding

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.popular sovereignty- the people hold the final authority or power
.limited government- government is not all powerful but can do what the people can do
.seperation of powers- government is divided between three branches, each with its own power
.checks and balances- each branch can check and balance the power of other branches(examples: president can veto laws congress)

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the state or condition of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status.

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If the U.S. Constitution givesCongressit it's powers and limits. Congress is the legislative branch of the government, meaning they are the ones to make laws for the United States of America. The article also creates the two sections of Congress, which is called a bicameral legislature.

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Article 5 of the United States Constitution describes the process whereby the Constitution may be altered. Altering the Constitution consists of proposing an amendment or amendments and subsequent ratification.

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The executive branch of our Government is in charge of making sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed. The President of the United States is the head of the executive branch. The President gets help from the Vice President, department heads (called Cabinet members), and heads of independent agencies.

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Article 4 of the United States constituition outlines the relationship between each state and the others, as well as between the several States and the federal government. The first section requires states to extend "full faith and credit" to the public acts, records and court proceedings of other states.

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Judicial powers - The term judicial powers refers to the power of the Judicial Branch of the United States government to hear cases and interpret, enforce or nullify laws and statutes in order to render verdicts.

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The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this  constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.” According to Article 7, at least nine states needed to ratify the Constitution in order for it to be applied to all of the states.

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Article 6 of the US Constitution establishes the laws and treaties of the US made in accordance with it as the supreme law of the land, forbids a religious test as a requirement for holding a governmental position and holds the United States under the Constitution responsible for debts incurred by the United States under the Articles of Confederation.

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The definition of a preamble is an introduction or an introductory statement in a document which states the reasons for the rest of the document. An example of preamble is the beginning of the Constitution.