“ARTICLE #1” (of the ‘united states constitution’)

*federal government*

SECTION 1:

“legislative branch”

“create + change law”

bicameral congress:

house of representatives

senate

“executive branch”

“Enforce Law”

“Administration of State Bureaucracy”

President

“judicial branch”

“Determine validity of law”

Supreme Court

SECTION 2:

the “3/5 compromise”

slaves are considered to be “3/5” of a person
(the southern states wanted to consider slaves “whole people” for representation + tax distribution purposes)
(the northern states called them out on this hypocritical self-serving stance)