I was challenged . Because I am a Democrat and a women These ultra right wing conservatives from the Tea Party think a woman does not know how many Articles and Amendments the Constitution has! I took this in college when I was told that the Business Law class was filled. I later took International Business and Business Law. But the education I received from US Law was priceless
The US Constitution contains 7 articles:
Article 1 deals with the Legislative branch; Article 2 is the executive branch; Article 3 is the Judicial branch; Article 4 is federalism; Article 5 is the Amendment process; and Article 6 is the supremacy clause.
And the 7th article is the ratification of the Constitution.
The US Constitution contains 27 Amendments. and 26 changes
To add
1st Protects the freedom of religion, speech, and the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition the government
2nd Protects the right to bear arms
3rd Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers out of war time
4th Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause
5th Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy
6th Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel
7th Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law
8th Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment
9th Asserts the existence of unenumerated rights retained by the people
10th Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution
11th Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity
12th Revises presidential election procedures
13th Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime
14th Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues
15th Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
16th Allows the federal government to collect income tax
17th Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote
18th Establishes Prohibition of alcohol (Repealed by Twenty-first Amendment)
19th Establishes women's suffrage
20th June 4, 1919August 18, 1920 Fixes the dates of term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20); known as the "lame duck" amendment.
21st Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment
22nd Limits the president to two terms, or a maximum of 10 years (i.e., if a Vice President serves not more than one half of a President's term, he or she can be elected to a further two terms)
23rd Provides for representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College
24th Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes
25th Codifies the Tyler Precedent; defines the process of presidential succession
26th Establishes the official voting age to be 18 years old.
and the last
27th Prevents laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until the beginning of the next session of Congress
Now since you say you are such a good Christian then you will know the Laws in the Torah that Jesus taught. Tell me How many Laws are there and it's not ten?
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