Constitution of the United States of America
Legislative
*Congress;
House of
Representatives
(HoR) & Senate
*Makes laws for
the nation
Executive
*President, Vice
President,
Cabinet &
Agencies
*Carries out
(executes) the
laws passed by
Congress
Judicial
*Supreme Court,
Appellate
Courts, District
Courts
*Reviews the
laws to make
sure they are
consistent with
the Constitution
Premable
Article I: Legislative Branch
Article II: Executive Branch
Article III: Judicial Branch
Article IV: Relations Between the States
Article V: Amendments
Article VI: Supremacy of the National
Government
Article VII: Ratification (Approval)
Supremacy Clause: The
Constitution is the law of the land.
No state or local government can
overrule it.
Full Faith and Credit Clause: All
states must respect the laws of
other states and their citizens.
Emoluments Clause: The
President and other elected
officials may not make money or
benefit from their position of
power.
Current Leaders of the Nation
Executive
President: Donald Trump
Vice President: Mike Pence
Legislative/Congress
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi
Senate President Pro Tempore: Mitch McConnell
WA Senators: Patty Murray, Maria Cantwell
District Rep: Rick Larsen
Judicial
Supreme Court Justices: Chief Justice John
Roberts, Ruth Bader-Ginsberg, Elena Kagan,
Clarence Thomas, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito,
Sonia Sotomayor, Bret Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch