Articles of the Constitution Summary - When were they written?
The Articles of the Constitution were written on June 21, 1788. There are seven Articles and these have been supplemented by the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments) and an addition 17 amendments to the Articles to date.
Articles of the Constitution Summary - Who wrote them?
Article 1 of the Constitution is attributed to the work of Edmund Rudolph, William Paterson, Oliver Ellsworth, Roger Sherman, and Dr. William Samuel Johnson who were the authors of the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise on which Article 1 is based. The remaining 6 Articles of the Constitution were written by the Founding Fathers and a group of 55 men, collectively known as the Framers of the Constitution. The names of the seven key Founding Fathers were George Washington, John Adams, James Madison, John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. The 55 men, the Framers of the Constitution, all attended the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia during which time the Articles were developed. writers of the Constitution were all well educated men, well versed in the law, politics, colonial and state government.
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Articles of the Constitution Summary: Overall Summary of the 7 Articles
The overall summary of the 7 Articles of the Constitution Summary are as follows, click the links for the full text and simple summaries of each of the sections and clauses of the Articles of the Constitution:
Overall Summary of the 7 Articles
Article 1 of the Constitution
Legislative Branch
Article 1 deals with the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Article 2 of the Constitution
Executive Branch
Article 2 deals with the Administration, headed by the President.
Article 3 of the Constitution
Judicial Branch
Article 3 deals with the system of courts and judges.
Article 4 of the Constitution
Government & States
Article 4 deals with relationship between states and federal government.
Article 5 of the Constitution
Constitutional Amendments
Article 5 deals with how to amend the Constitution
Article 6 of the Constitution
Supreme Law
Article 6 establishes the Constitution as the supreme law of the USA
Article 7 of the Constitution
Ratification
Article 7 deals with the requirements for ratification of the Constitution.
Overall Summary of the 7 Articles
