The difference between an article, an act, and a law. Are amendments like “super acts”? What’s the diff between an article and an amendment?
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In the context of government:
An article is a subsection of a law / constitution. For example Congress in the United States is set up under Article 1 of the US constitution, this is the first major section of the Constitution. The Presidency is setup under Article 2, the Judiciary by Article 3, Article 4 sets up the relationships between the States and the Federal Government.
An Act of Congress is a law passed by Congress. In the context of the US these need to be compliant with the Constitution.
An Amendment is when something is added to an existing law. In the context of the US Constitutional Amendments are additions to the Constitution, the supreme law of the land. An act of Congress can be amended – this is it can be added to or altered (by Congress) passing an amendment rather than rewriting the entire law.
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