Artistic Articles

The Constitution includes seven articles that established different aspects of the government and the ratification of the Constitution itself.

The Seven Articles

Article I - All legislative Powers herein granted shall be in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

Article II - The executive Power shall be in a President of the United States of America.

Article III - The judicial Power of the United States, shall be in supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.

Article IV - Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public records and judicial proceedings of every other state

Article V - The Congress, whenever of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to the Constitution

Article VI - 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

Research- Your group will be assigned one article of the United States Constitution to research. Here is the link for websites on the articles of the Constitution that Mrs. Flynn created for this assignment:   http://guides.rilinkschools.org/whcobrasarticles you can also access the website by clicking on a link on our ricat.net page.

Task -Your task is to help the rest of the class build their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution through a creative performance describing the main contributions of your article. These can be poems, songs, cartoons, or PowerPoint presentations, but the focus should be on giving the rest of the class a clear understanding of your article in a creative and entertaining way. You should also provide a written explanation of the article to be read aloud.