Expressed Powers

Implied Powers

Elastic Clause

Impeachment

Article II – The Executive Branch

The President is the head of the executive branch; Vice President and

The cabinet is also in the executive branch

Elected by the Electoral College

Some roles of the President:

Chief Executive

Commander in Chief

Head of State

Branch

Article III

The Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S.

The Supreme Court’s main job: Judicial Review

Article IV: Relations Among States

Addresses the relationships between states, including full faith and credit, privileges and immunities, and the process for admitting new states.

Article V: Amendment Process

Specifies the process for amending the Constitution, allowing for changes to be made as society evolves.

Article VI: Supremacy Clause

Establishes the Constitution, federal laws, and treaties as the supreme law of the land, and requires an oath of office for all government officials.

Article VII: Ratification

Details the process for ratifying the Constitution, stating that it would take effect once nine states ratified it.

27 Amendments:

First Amendment: Protects freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.

Second Amendment: Affirms the right to keep and bear arms.

Third Amendment: Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without consent.

Fourth Amendment: Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures and requires warrants to be judicially sanctioned.

Fifth Amendment: Ensures the right to due process, and protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy.

Sixth Amendment: Guarantees the right to a fair trial, including the right to an attorney and to confront witnesses.

Seventh Amendment: Provides for the right to a jury trial in civil cases.

Eighth Amendment: Prohibits excessive bail and fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.

Ninth Amendment: Asserts that the enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution does not deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Tenth Amendment: Reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people.

Eleventh Amendment: Limits the ability of individuals to sue states in federal court.

Twelfth Amendment: Revises the procedure for electing the President and Vice President.

Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

Fourteenth Amendment: Grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. and ensures equal protection under the law.

Fifteenth Amendment: Prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race or color.

Sixteenth Amendment: Allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states.

Seventeenth Amendment: Establishes the direct election of U.S. Senators by the voters of the states.

Eighteenth Amendment: Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages (later repealed).

Nineteenth Amendment: Grants women the right to vote.

Twentieth Amendment: Changes the dates for the start of presidential and congressional terms.

Twenty-First Amendment: Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment, ending Prohibition.

Twenty-Second Amendment: Limits the President to two terms in office.

Twenty-Third Amendment: Grants the District of Columbia electoral votes in presidential elections.

Twenty-Fourth Amendment: Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections.

Twenty-Fifth Amendment: Addresses presidential succession and disability.

Twenty-Sixth Amendment: Lowers the voting age to 18 years.

Twenty-Seventh Amendment: Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election.