Constitution of the United States of America

of the U.S. federal system of government and a landmark

document of the Western world.

Constitution, United States - a document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed.

of Independence, was an 18th-century war between Great Britain and

its Thirteen Colonies (allied with France) which declared independence as the United States of America.

American Revolutionary War

(1775–1783)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by 55 delegates to a Constitutional Convention that

was called ostensibly to amend the Articles of Confederation (1781–89), the country’s first written constitution. 

 Continental Congress

States delagetes in 1787 

Preamble  
outlines the goals of the government 
7 articles that are split

into sections 
Contains 27 amendments 

first three words—We the People—affirm that the government of the

United States exists to serve its citizens. For over two centuries the Constitution has remained in force because its framers wisely separated and balanced governmental powers to safeguard the interests of majority rule and minority rights, of liberty and equality, and of the federal and state governments."

Preamble

Government created by the citizens 

by state population

H.O.R. - elected every 2 year by people 
Senate

– elected every 6 years

Legislative branch





Make laws
Establsh taxes
Print money

chosen by electors picked from state legislatures 
- serve as commander

& chief of military 
- create a cabinet of advisors 
- can be impeached by H.O.R. & trial held by the Senate 

Court 
Creates a Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice(judge)
S.C. reviews legal

cases of national importance
Supreme Court judges serve for life (impeachable by Congress) 
Lower  Courts can be added by Congress 
Does not mention Judicial Review 

process
Changes(amendments) to Costitution occur with 2/3 Congress(House & Senate) vote

Amendments are ratified when ¾ state legislatures agree to them

Article five

Article four

US Constitution
Ratification process
Constitution is ratified (officially acceped) when 9/13 states

sign it

ARTICLE SIX

ARTICLE SEVEN

28, 1787 
Ratified 
June 21, 1788 
Date effective 
March 4, 1789
Signatures 

been amended 27 times, including an amendment to repeal a

previous one, in order to meet the needs of a nation that has profoundly changed since the eighteenth century.
In general, the first ten amendments, known collectively as the Bill of Rights, offer specific protections of individual liberty and justice and place restrictions on the powers of government

Amendments

religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of

assembly, and the freedom to petition the government. 

The Second Amendment supports the right to own firearms, protects the right to keep and bear arms 

The Third Amendment prohibits the government from forcing citizens to give lodging to soldiers in their homes without permission. 

The Fourth Amendment prevents the government or police from searching or seizing the homes, belongings, or bodies of citizens without probable cause or a warrant. 

The Fifth Amendment gives people accused of crimes a variety of rights and protections. 

The Sixth Amendment guarantees people accused of a crime receive fair and accurate criminal proceedings

jury in certain civil cases, according to common law 
The Eighth

Amendment prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment

The Ninth Amendment protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution

The 10th Amendment leaves any powers not specifically assigned to the federal government to each state or to the people. 

The 11th Amendment Makes states immune from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders; lays the foundation for sovereign immunity 

The 12th Amendment Revises presidential election procedures by having the president and vice president elected together as opposed to the vice president being the runner up in the presidential election 

The 13th Amendment аbolishes slavery, and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime  

The 14th Amendment  Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post–Civil War issues

Amendment 
The 21st Amendment !!
The 21st amendment to the US Constitution,

adopted in December 1933, performs only one function — it terminates the 18th amendment, which prohibited the production, sale, transportation, export and import of alcoholic beverages in the United States. Prohibition acted for 14 years, until President Roosevelt persuaded them that they didn’t give any measures and did not initiate the adoption of the 21st amendment. This is the only case in the history of the United States where an amendment to an earlier amendment has been made.

The 15th Amendment  Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color or previous condition of servitude 

Amendment 
The 27th Amendment