What Is in The US Constitution

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What is in the US Constitution?
The Constitution defines the fundamental law of the U.S. federal
government, setting forth the three principal branches of the
federal government and outlining their jurisdictions. It has
become the landmark legal document of the Western world, and
is the oldest written national constitution currently in effect.
Who all wrote the US Constitution?

What the Founders Wrote. Correspondence and Other Writings
of Six Major Shapers of the United States: George Washington,
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams (and family), Thomas
Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison.
What is the bill of rights?
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the
Constitution.
The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States

Constitution prevents the government from making laws that
regulate an establishment of religion, or that prohibit the free
exercise of religion, or abridge the freedom of speech, the
freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to
petition the government for redress of grievances.
The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States

Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms. It was
ratified on December 15, 1791, along with nine other articles of
the Bill of Rights. In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the
Supreme Court affirmed for the first time that the right belongs
to individuals, for self-defense in the home, while also
including, as dicta, that the right is not unlimited and does not
preclude the existence of certain long-standing prohibitions such
as those forbidding "the possession of firearms by felons and the
mentally ill" or restrictions on "the carrying of dangerous and
unusual weapons.
The Third Amendment (Amendment III) to the United States
Constitution places restrictions on the quartering (the placement
and/or sheltering) of soldiers in private homes without the
owner's consent, forbidding the practice in peacetime. The
amendment is a response to the Quartering Acts passed by the
Parliament of Great Britain during the buildup to the American
Revolutionary War, which had allowed the British Army to
lodge soldiers in public buildings.
The Fourth Amendment (Amendment IV) to the United

States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. It prohibits
unreasonable searches and seizures. In addition, it sets
requirements for issuing warrants: warrants must be issued by a
judge or magistrate, justified by probable cause, supported by
oath or affirmation, and must particularly describe the place to
be searched and the persons or things to be seized.
The Fifth Amendment (Amendment V) to the United States

Constitution creates several constitutional rights, limiting
governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures. It was
ratified, along with nine other articles, in 1791 as part of the Bill
of Rights.
The Sixth Amendment (Amendment VI) to the United States
Constitution sets forth rights related to criminal prosecutions. It
was ratified in 1791 as part of the United States Bill of Rights.
The Supreme Court has applied all but one of this amendment's
protections to the states through the Due Process Clause of the
Fourteenth Amendment.
The Seventh Amendment (Amendment VII) to the United

States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. This amendment
codifies the right to a jury trial in certain civil cases and inhibits
courts from overturning a jury's findings of fact.
The Eighth Amendment (Amendment VIII) to the United

States Constitution protects against imposing excessive bail,
excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments. This
amendment was adopted on December 15, 1791, along with the
rest of the United States Bill of Rights. The amendment serves
as a limitation upon the federal government to impose unduly
harsh penalties on criminal defendants before and after a
conviction. This limitation applies equally to the price for
obtaining pretrial release and the punishment for crime after
conviction. The phrases in this amendment originated in the
English Bill of Rights of 1689.
The Ninth Amendment (Amendment IX) to the United States
Constitution addresses rights, retained by the people, that are not
specifically enumerated in the Constitution. It is part of the Bill
of Rights. The amendment was introduced during the drafting of
the Bill of Rights when some of the American founders became
concerned that future generations might argue that, because a
certain right was not listed in the Bill of Rights, it did not exist.
However, the Ninth Amendment has rarely played any role in
U.S. constitutional law, and until the 1980s was often considered
"forgotten" or "irrelevant" by many legal academics.
The Tenth Amendment (Amendment X) to the United States

Constitution, a part of the Bill of Rights, was ratified on
December 15, 1791. It expresses the principle of federalism, also
known as states' rights, by stating that the federal government
has only those powers delegated to it by the Constitution, and
that all other powers not forbidden to the states by the
Constitution are reserved to each state.
Articles of the Constitution
-Article I Legislative Branch.
-Article II Executive Branch.
-Article III Judicial Branch.
-Article IV Relationships Between the States.
-Article V Amending the Constitution.
-Article VI Supreme Law.
-Article VII Ratification.
Article I of the Constitution enumerates the powers of

Congress and the specific areas in which it may legislate.
Congress is also empowered to enact laws deemed “necessary
and proper” for the execution of the powers given to any part of
the government under the Constitution.
Under Article II of the Constitution the President is

responsible for the execution and enforcement of the laws
created by Congress. Fifteen executive departments
— each led by an appointed member of the President's Cabinet
— carry out the day-to-day administration of the federal
government.
Article III of the Constitution of the United States guarantees
that every person accused of wrongdoing has the right to a fair
trial before a competent judge and a jury of one's peers. The
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments to the Constitution
provide additional protections for those accused of a crime.
Article IV Relationships Between the States Full Faith and

Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records,
and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress
may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts,
Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof.
Article V of the Constitution provides two ways to propose

amendments to the document. Amendments may be proposed
either by the Congress, through a joint resolution passed by a
two-thirds vote, or by a convention called by Congress in
response to applications from two-thirds of the state legislatures.
Article VI Supreme Law All Debts contracted and

Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this
Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under
this Constitution, as under the Confederation.
Article VII Ratification the Ratification of the Conventions of

nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this
Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.

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Who all wrote the US Constitution?

The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States

The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States

The Fourth Amendment (Amendment IV) to the United

The Fifth Amendment (Amendment V) to the United States

The Seventh Amendment (Amendment VII) to the United

The Eighth Amendment (Amendment VIII) to the United

The Tenth Amendment (Amendment X) to the United States

Article I of the Constitution enumerates the powers of

Under Article II of the Constitution the President is

Article IV Relationships Between the States Full Faith and

Article V of the Constitution provides two ways to propose

Article VI Supreme Law All Debts contracted and

Article VII Ratification the Ratification of the Conventions of

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