Article 1 talks about the house of representatives and the senate. It also talks about the legislative branch which is the branch of government responsible for making law. The members of the house must be elected every two years and must be older than 25 and have been a citizen of the U.S. for at least 7 years and live in the state for which he is running for.
There should be two senators for each state. They are chosen for six years. It is different from the house of reps because these are divided into 3 different classes. Senators have to be at least 30 and have been a citizen at least 9 years. The vice president is the president of the senate even though he only votes in case of a tie. The senators and reps shall be compensated for their services. Every bill passes through the house and the senate before it becomes law and should be a 2/3 of the majority. Article I holds two compromises that were essential to the formation of the Union: equal representation of the states in the Senate, and the valuation of a slave as three-fifths of a person.
I just think it is interesting and efficient to have a large group of people have a say in laws. Democracy is evident in many of these proceedings.
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