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<br>Art. V - amendments are by 2/3rd vote by Congress and 3/4 of states ratify, or by convention
 
<br>Art. V - amendments are by 2/3rd vote by Congress and 3/4 of states ratify, or by convention
 
<br>Art. VI - federal law is supreme (Supremacy Clause)
 
<br>Art. VI - federal law is supreme (Supremacy Clause)
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<br>Art. VII - 9/13 of states are all that is needed to ratify, unlike Articles of Confederation
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<br>Art. VII - 9/13 of states are all that is needed to ratify the U.S. Constitutionn, unlike the unanimity required by the Articles of Confederation
    
Next came the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10), and subsequent amendments after that.  The Bill of Rights protect our liberties.  The other amendments promote democracy, refined procedures for presidential elections, enacted and rescinded Prohibition, and addressed other miscellaneous issues.  The Fourteenth Amendment and its limitations on the states is by far the most important outside of the Bill of Rights.
 
Next came the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10), and subsequent amendments after that.  The Bill of Rights protect our liberties.  The other amendments promote democracy, refined procedures for presidential elections, enacted and rescinded Prohibition, and addressed other miscellaneous issues.  The Fourteenth Amendment and its limitations on the states is by far the most important outside of the Bill of Rights.
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