Acronyms for your Articles
A catchy way to remember the basic rights of Americans
The Constitution
The Constitution was established in 1789, and includes seven main articles of governing. Over time, twenty-seven amendments have been added, but the basic idea of freedom and equality remains the same. It's most famous section, the Preamble, immediately establishes the purpose of the government: a body for the protection of the rights of the people.
It's many articles and their components can be difficult to remember, however, so we've composed a few mnemonic devices to help you recall...
For example: Lily Eats Jelly, Steak, And Some Raisins
Each bolded letter signifies a key element in a certain article. In this case, the L in Lily symbolizes Legislature, which is the central theme in Article I. Likewise, E signifies Executive in Article II, J for Judicial in Article III, and so on.
The articles are, as follows:
(I) Legislature
(II) Executive
(III) Judicial
(IV) States
(V) Amendments
(VI) Supreme Law
(VII) Ratifying
A few other examples of mnemonic devices:
1. Let's Eat Jelly Sandwiches And Sugar Rolls
2. Lazy Elephants Jump Slowly And Sleep Regularly
3. Little Elves Jumped Santa And Santa's Reindeer