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What does the Constitution do? What does the Constitution say? Well listen up and I'll tell you About the Constitution Verse I Article I establishes the Congress It might seem simple but there are guidelines beyond this So follow along, y'all, we’re in for the long haul As we relate the details of Congressional Protocol The House of Representatives, yo, it's mad large 435 representatives in all They serve for two years, bigger states get more But you can't be a congressman if you're only 24, Now in the upper house of Congress, the one called the Senate There's 100 Senators under the Vice President Two from every state with a six-year limit, But you’ve gotta be 30 or else you can't be in it The rest of the article sets some more rules Talks about the powers and the limits, too But we got six more articles left to go So if you’re enjoying, join in, and check the flow. | __Chorus
What does the Constitution do? What does the Constitution say? Well listen up and I'll tell you About the Constitution Verse II Article II sets forth the executive branch You’ve got president, vice president, and all that The president has gotta American-born, 35 years of age or more _ _The rest of the article says what being President's about:
His powers, his duties, and how we can kick him out He's Commander-in-Chief of all the military But let's get to Article III, about the judiciary It sets up the Court Supreme With justices regarded in the highest esteem They serve for life, during all four seasons And article III, it also defines treason We've got three articles, we're almost half done So let's review: we first had Article I About the legislative branch; executive was II, Judicial was III. Now you're good? Let's continue. | _Chorus
What does the Constitution do? What does the Constitution say? Well listen up and I'll tell you About the Constitution Verse III Next we got Article IV. It mandates that The laws of one state are honored by the other states It also promises full protections Against invasions or insurrections Article V describes how we can amend it: 2/3 of each House must recommend it Then 3/4 of the states gotta approve See, changing up the Constitution's not an easy move Article VI says this document's the law of the land And officials of the government must raise their hand And swear an oath to uphold it, in every situation And also swear allegiance to the U.S. nation Article VII, there's not much to it Says if 9 of the colonies approve then we can use it Now, every single one of them said it was OK So the Constitution survives into the present day! |