Presents a summary and the full text of Artice I of the US Constitution. Article 1 primarily deals with Congress explaining who may become a representative, and who may become a senator, all of the powers that Congress and the individual...

Overview and detailed facts on Article 5 of the US Constitution that deals with how to amend the Constitution.

Article 3 of the US Constitution establishes the Judicial Branch (the system of courts and judges), judicial powers, and the crime of treason.

Article 2 of the US Constitution deals with the establishment of the Executive Branch, the election of the President and Vice-President, the powers and responsibilities of the President, and the process of impeachment.

Provides a summary and full text of Article 4 of the US Constitution that summarizes the duties that individual states have to each other, as well as those the federal government has to the states.

This resource from Khan Academy provides a study resource about the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, Shay's Rebellion, and the needed call for a new Constitution. These questions are intended for students taking high school...

Article 7 of the Constitution deals with the requirements for ratification (approval) of the Constitution. It states that ratification by nine states would be enough to allow the new Constitution to take effect.

Provides a summary and full text of Article 6 of the Constitution. It establishes it as the supreme law of the United States and that public officials must take an oath to support it. It also authorizes the national debt, meaning that...

Article covers the history and origins of the US Constitution.

The delegates of the Constitutional Convention framed the Constitution of the United States as a basis of government to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

Article provides a guide to the Executive Branch of Government, its connection to the US Constitution, and its role as the branch that enforces the law and is responsible for the daily administration of the government.

Article covers the Judiciary Branch of Government, the branch that interprets the law, and its connection to the US Constitution.

Article covers the Legislative Branch of Government, the branch that makes the laws, and its connection to the US Constitution.

This article contains the history, meaning, and words to the Preamble to the Constitution which encompassed the reasons why the thirteen original colonies separated from Great Britain to become an independent nation.

Article provides an overview and interesting facts about the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government.

Article provides a history of the Republican party and details on the eighteen Presidents who have belonged to the Republican Party through George W. Bush.

This article contains a summary of the history of the rise of the Democratic Party, its origins, leaders, presidents, and their beliefs.

This article contains an overview of the history of the Free Soil Party, its leaders, their beliefs, and eventually joined with the National Union Party to form the newly formed Republican Party in 1854.

This article contains an overview of the history of the rise and fall of the Whig Party, its leaders, their beliefs, and the demise of the party over the issue of slavery.

This article contains a useful guide to the functions of the three US Branches of Government that make, enforce, or interprets laws.

This article summarizes the Articles of Confederation, its strengths and weaknesses, and how it led to the Constitution.

This article, written by Howard Fast in 1954, attacks the government and Senator Joseph McCarthy for leading away from the rights protected by the amendment.

This is a very short article but is an argument against the chain gang as a method of punishment, an idea that is regaining popularity.