I) The Legislative Branch    Gives powers to Congress   II) Executive Branch    Gives powers to President/Executive   III) Judicial Branch     Givse powers to Judicial     IV) The States    Relations between states    V) The Amendments    Amending the Constitution      VI) Depts, Supremacy, and Oaths     The Constitution is "supreme"   VII) Ratification   Ratifying the Constitution             These articles define the function of the government.          
 No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.     Madison's Amendment... 1789 - 1992        The last amendment clarifies that the congressional salaries cannot be altered until after the House of Representative election.