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The Constitution
The constitution would not have passed had the Federalists not protected individual liberties (The Bill of Rights)
Bill of Limits
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How to alter the Constitution
The US Constitution is only 7,000 words, shorter than all state constitutions except for Vermont.
Constitution written as a framework
Article V outlines the ways in which amendments are proposed and ratified
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How to alter the Constitution
Article V outlines the ways in which amendments are proposed and ratified
Only used once
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Many proposed, few acceptedCongress has considered over 11,000 Amendments since 1797.
Only 33 have been sent to the states.
Only 27 have been ratified
This is on purpose!!!
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Many proposed, few accepted
No time limit mentioned
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Informal methods to amend Constitution
Congressional Legislation
-Congress has the power to carry out its duties as the nation’s legislative body
Meaning…They get to interpret the Constitution
Article 1 Sect. 8: To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states
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Informal methods to amend Constitution
Presidential Actions
-Presidents have proposed hundreds of bills to Congress each year
Meaning…They get to interpret the Constitution through introducing bills to Congress
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Informal methods to amend Constitution
Judicial Review
-Courts examining the constitutionality of actions undertaken by the legislative and executive branches.
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27 AmendmentsEach of you will be assigned one of the 27 Amendments.
For each Amendment, please complete the following on a blank white sheet of paper;
-Amendment-Exact wording of the Amendment-In layman’s terms meaning-Real life examples/implications-An image that represents the meaning
We will be putting these up on the wall when finished.
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Articles of the Constitution Discussion Questions
With a partner, please discuss each of the following questions.
Then individually, write down the conclusion that you came to.
Do this on the back of your Constitution mapping.
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Articles of the Constitution Discussion Questions
1. What topics received the most attention in the Constitution? Where is your evidence?
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Articles of the Constitution Discussion Questions
2. What hypotheses could you come up with that would explain what the Founders felt was important in government?
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Articles of the Constitution Discussion Questions
3. To what extent do the powers that you found match the powers that you are aware of today in government?
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Articles of the Constitution Discussion Questions
4. What were you surprised with about the Articles?
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27 Amendments
Looking back over the Amendments we created last block, I would like to rank them.
Please rank the 27 Amendments 1-27 based on importance. Then choose 5 to provide rational for (must include top and bottom choice).
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GOP Debate #2The 11 candidates that participated in Wednesday’s debate were;-Rand Paul-Donald Trump-Marco Rubio-Ben Carson-Jeb Bush-Carly Fiorina-Scott Walker-Chris Christie-Mike Huckabee-Ted Cruz-John Kasich
For each candidate, I would like for you to identify things you hear that you agree with and things you hear that you disagree with.