Structure of the Constitution (Preamble + 7 Articles) - Preamble “ We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
Article 4 - The States. Outlines the duties that states have to one another as well as the duties that the federal government has to the states; discusses the admission and/or formation of new states to the Union.
Article 5 - Making Amendments. The procedure for proposing and ratifying amendments to the US Constitution.
Article 3 - Judicial Branch. Establishes judicial power to be vested in a single supreme Court; authorizes Congress to establish inferior federal courts; determines tenure of judges; defines treason.
Article 6 - Supreme Law of the Land. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land, according to the Supremacy Clause.
Article 2 - Executive Branch. Explains that executive authority will be vested in a president and a vice president; sets the president's terms of office and functions; identifies the eligibility conditions for the office of President; outlines the president's obligations and powers; and provides for removal from office if impeached.
Article 7 - Ratification. The Constitution was formally established when nine of the thirteen states approved it.
Article 1 - Legislative Branch. With ten sections, Article 1 establishes the Congress to make laws, divides Congress into a Senate and House of Representatives, establishes eligibility requirements for each office, lists some powers of Congress, and limits the legislative branch.