Transcript U.S. History

U.S. History
Living Constitution – Articles 4 - 7
Living Constitution – Articles 4-7
CA Standards:
11.1.3 Understand the history of the
Constitution after 1787 with emphasis on
federal vs state authority and growing
democratization
Objectives:
• Describe how the states are interdependent and subject to the
federal government.
• Cite ways of proposing and ratifying amendments.
• Explain the authority of federal law
• Describe how the Constitution was ratified.
Homework
In Notebook – write definitions for:
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Bill of Rights
Double Jeopardy
Due Process of Law
Reserved Powers
Suffrage
Definitions are found on page 31 in
Reading Study Guide Workbook
Read Pages 96 - 103
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century
Prepare for Open notebook Quiz
Living Constitution – Articles
4-7
Terms & Names
page 29 in Reading Study Guide Workbook
• Extradition
• Ratify
Notes: Living Constitution
Guided Reading
Articles 4-7
Read Pages 29 & 30
Reading Study Guide
Notes: Living Constitution
Guided Reading
1. List two ways the framers made it clear that the
United States is one nation, not a loose
confederation of semi-independent states?
• - States must accept decisions, such as,
criminal convictions that occur in other states.
• - Citizens have the same rights in all states.
Notes: Living Constitution
Guided Reading
2. Why is it harder to ratify an amendment than to
propose it?
• It takes two-thirds of Congress to propose an
amendment. It requires three-fourths of states
to ratify the proposed amendment. The framers
of the Constitution wanted to make sure
amendments had the full support of the nation.
Be prepared for open
notebook exam