articles 1-7

Article 3

*judicial branch*: U.S. Supreme Court is the head, Congress may establish lower federal courts from time to time, *interprets laws*

Article 1

*legislative branch*: senate, house, *makes laws*, limits on Congress' power

Article 6

*"supremacy clause"*: the Constitution, U.S. congressional laws, and treaties "shall be the supreme law of the land"

Article 7

*U.S. Constitution will be in effect after 9 states ratify it*

Article 2

*executive branch*: power and duties of President, powers and duties of Vice President, qualifications for office of President and Vice President, *enforces laws*

Article 5

*how the Constitution is amended*

Article 4

*relationship of states to other states and relationship between states to federal government* Includes: Full faith and credit, extradition, fugitive-slave, admission of new states, federal protection