How many articles are in the u. s constitution?

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RESPONSE: There are 7 articles in the U.S. Constitution.

Article 1 - The Legislative Branch

- makes laws

- split into 2 different chambers (House of Representatives & The Senate)

- can draft/pass legislation

- can borrow money for the nation

- can declare war & raise a military

Article 2 - The Executive Branch

- manages day-to-day operations of government

- can make treaties w/ other nations

- can appoint federal judges, department heads, & ambassadors

- determines how to best run the country

- runs military operations

Article 3 - The Judicial Branch

- outlines the power of the federal court system

- all judges are appointed for life [unless they resign due to bad behavior and/or retire]

Article 4 - The States

- defines the relationship between the states & government

- protects the nation

- suggests all states are equal & should respect each other

Article 5 - Amendment

- says the future generations can change the constitution if needed

Article 6 - Debts, Supremacy, & Oaths

- determines that the US constitution and all laws made from it are "supreme Law of the Land"

- states all officials must swear oath to the constitution

Article 7 - Ratification

- details everyone who signed the Constitution

separation of powers, therefore, refers to the division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another.   the intent is to prevent the concentration of power and provide for checks and balances.  

the traditional characterizations of the powers of the branches of american government are:

* the legislative branch is responsible for enacting the laws of the state and appropriating the money necessary to operate the government.

* the executive branch is responsible for implementing and administering the public policy enacted and funded by the legislative branch.

* the judicial branch is responsible for interpreting the constitution and laws and applying their interpretations to controversies brought before it.

forty state constitutions specify that government be divided into three branches:   legislative, executive and judicial.   california illustrates this approach; "the powers of state government are legislative, executive, and judicial.   persons charged with the exercise of one power may not exercise either of the others except as permitted by this constitution."

while separation of powers is key to the workings of american government, no democratic system exists with an absolute separation of powers or an absolute lack of separation of powers. governmental powers and responsibilities intentionally overlap; they are too complex and interrelated to be neatly compartmentalized. as a result, there is an inherent measure of competition and conflict

minnesota:   minnesota house research,   separation of powers: when statutes and court rules conflict, 2005