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Only 25 words long, this Article I, Section 1 is perhaps the single most important provision in the entire Constitution.  It is known as the "Bicameral Clause," because it establishes two chambers of Congress as the federal legislature.  It is the result of the "Great Compromise" between the big and small States at the Constitutional Convention.  The big states have more power in the House of Representatives, because there are more people in the big States and the number of representatives in the House is based on population.  The small states have equal power in the Senate, because every State has exactly two representatives there, no matter how big or small the State is.

Only 25 words long, this Article I, Section 1 is perhaps the single most important provision in the entire Constitution.  It is known as the "Bicameral Clause," because it establishes two chambers of Congress as the federal legislature.  It is the result of the "Great Compromise" between the big and small States at the Constitutional Convention.  The big states have more power in the House of Representatives, because there are more people in the big States and the number of representatives in the House is based on population.  The small states have equal power in the Senate, because every State has exactly two representatives there, no matter how big or small the State is.

== Article I ==

== Article I ==

Article I is the first and most important Article in the Constitution, because it establishes '''''and limits''''' the legislative power of the national (federal) government.  The "and limits" is often forgotten by the public.  The federal government is a government of only limited powers.  It can do only what it is allowed to do under its enumerated powers in the Constitution.

Article I is the first and most important Article in the Constitution, because it establishes '''''and limits''''' the legislative power of the national (federal) government.  The "and limits" is often forgotten by the public.  Anything that Congress does beyond the powers granted to it by the Constitution is invalid, and unconstitutional.

Congress cannot pass a law unless the law is authorized by one of the clauses in Article I of the Constitution.  For example, Congress cannot establish a local federal police force in anyone's town.  Congress does not have that power under the Constitution.

Congress cannot pass a law unless the law is authorized by one of the clauses in Article I of the Constitution.  For example, Congress cannot establish a local federal police force in anyone's town.  Congress does not have that power under the Constitution.