Bill of Rights

Article IV

Preamble

Article I

Voters elect Congress members.

The Electoral College elects Congress

Congress enforces policies

The president enacts policies

The people express their will through political parties.

The people express their will by creating laws.

Government receives taxes from the people and exists to support them.

Government receives its power from the people and exists to serve them.

promote a strong economy, guarantee the pursuit of happiness, raise an army

ensure peace, ensure that all men are equal, hold the union together

form a more perfect union, ensure domestic tranquility, promote general welfare

ensure domestic tranquility, protect life and liberty, protect freedom for all

It creates a domestic policy for the federal government.

It defines the responsibilities of the three branches of government.

It establishes the rights and responsibilities of citizens.

It outlines the goals of the U.S. Constitution.

“to form a more perfect Union”

“to end all disputes between States”

“to preserve, protect, and defend the Union”

“to satisfy the opinions of Mankind”

The U.S. Constitution created the Supreme Court.

The U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of speech.

The U.S. Constitution created the Congress.

The U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of petition.

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are directly elected by the people.

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are required to have legal experience.

Elections are more frequent and expensive for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Laws are easier to debate and pass in the U.S. House of Representatives.

To ensure that the rights of the people were guaranteed

To establish the goals and purposes of government

To provide for the wellbeing of all citizens

To ensure that people were free