The Constitution breaks the government into three sections. They are the Executive Branch, the Judicial Branch and the Legislative Branch. The legislature is authorized to create and pass laws.
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Article one is the part of the US Constitution that applies to the law making part of the government. Section 1 refers to the legislature while sections 2 and 3 refer to the house and the senate.
Sometimes Congress passes laws that are in conflict with the Constitution. Should this happen, the Supreme Court will place a ruling on the law making it void. This is because the US constitution is the supreme law of the country, and no law is allowed to go against it.
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New Hampshire was the ninth state to ratify the US Constitution, technically establishing the Constitution as the law of the land and bringing the US into existence.