The first article establishes that only congress has the power to make laws and divides the legislative into the Senate and House of Representatives. The House of Representatives is based off of the state’s population and they are elected every two years. They must be 25 years old and been a citizen for at least 2 years. The senate is composed of two representatives from every state. They serve for 6 years, must be 30 years old, and must be a citizen for at least 9 years prior to service. Originally, senators were chosen by the state legislature but it was later changed that the people got to elect the senate. The Vice president is also in charge of the Senate. Congress is required to meet …show more content…
This means, that no law that contradicts anything in the Constitution was true, if it came down to it the Constitution was always right. It also gave security to financial debt, saying the government would take responsibility and made a ban on religious testing prior to serving in congress or anywhere else in government. The last article, seven, said that only nine states had to ratify the Constitution for it to be in effect, which was important because Rhode Island was boycotting the convention and if 13 states were needed, it wouldn 't have been ratified.
Along with the Constitution, the Bill of Rights was created. Eventually, 17 more amendments were created and we now have 27 amendments.
The Bill of Rights was made up of the first 10 amendments. The first amendment guaranteed religious freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition. The second amendment guaranteed citizens the right to bear