This page goes over what the U.S. constitution says in an overview, and gives a basic outline of it. Comments from Political Paul in Italics .
Preamble States the reasons for writing the U.S. constitution.
They were to - form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our prosperity. The articles of the constitution defined what powers a branch did and did not have and how certain problems were to be handled. The first article stated the powers of the three government branches. This section stated that congress was to be made up of two parts, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate This states that has to senators in the senate, there will be a new election for one-third of the senate every 2 years, age and citizenship rules to become a senator, the Vice President is the president of senate, the senate shall choose their own officers and a president in case the Vice President cannot fill their duties, and senates power to impeach.