Extra Credit: Law of the Land As we are taught all through our lives what we can and can’t do our enforced by someone. As children when we make a mistake the law is our parents for example if we steal our parents will punish us whether it be a spanking, standing in the corner, or some other type of punishment. As we become older and gather more liable for our actions our parents may still enforce some punishment and type of law but so will the state we live in. The state that you live also faces something higher and that is the federal government. Overall from the time we take our first step until we die, the ultimate decision maker of the land is the United States Constitution. The United States Constitution is the supreme power of the land. The document which contains some of the oldest laws of the United States was written on September 17, 1787. In the Constitution it contains the rights that each and every citizen of the United States of America are given. In the constitution it also stipulates how the federal and state government is run. In the document there are seven articles that each limits and keeps the government in check. In article one there are ten sections. The article states that congress shall contain a senate and a house of representatives. It also specifies the age, and requirements to become a senator and a representative. The article also stipulates how the bills may start in house but if about raising money must start in the House of Representatives (The Constitution). In article two there are four sections. In the article it stipulates some of the major duties of the president and thing he must do each year. In article three there are three sections. In the article it states what and how the judicial system will work. In article four there are four sections that state how new state may be admitted and how people will be tried for crimes