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THE AMENDMENT PROCESS

THE AMENDMENT PROCESS. The US Constitution IS and IS NOT the same document written in 1787. Some Words have been eliminated, some have been added. Keys to help. To amend means to change To propose means to suggest To ratify means to approve or pass

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THE AMENDMENT PROCESS

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  1. THE AMENDMENT PROCESS

  2. The US Constitution IS and IS NOT the same document written in 1787. • Some Words have been eliminated, some have been added.

  3. Keys to help • To amend means to change • To propose means to suggest • To ratify means to approve or pass • 2/3 will always apply to the federal Gov't • ¾ will always apply to the states • Federal Gov't will always propose • States will always ratify • By having the federal government propose and the states ratify, what basic principle of the constitution is at work?

  4. FORMAL AMENDMENT PROCESS • Process explained in Article V of the Constitution • Two Methods of Ratification • First-- Proposed by 2/3 of Congress/Ratified by ¾ of State Legislatures • 26 of 27 Amendments adopted this way

  5. Second—Proposed by 2/3 of Congress/Ratified by ¾ of special State Conventions • 21st Amendment adopted this way (Repealing Prohibition)

  6. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS • Congress does not present a proposed amendment to the president for his signature or veto.

  7. Proposed Amendments Continued • States can change their minds if they first reject an amendment (not the opposite) • 33 Made it to the states • 10,000 Amendments proposed in Congress. • Only 27 finally ratified • Congress can set deadlines for the ratification time allowed

  8. CONSTITUTIONAL BREAKDOWN Preamble: States the purpose Article I: Legislative Power – Congress Elastic Clause, Also known as ? Free Exercise Clause Establishment Clause Article II: Executive Power - President Article III: Judicial Power – Courts Article IV: Relations between the states Article V: The Amendment Process

  9. CONSTITUTIONAL BREAKDOWN Article VI: General Provisions, Supremacy of the Constitution Article VII: Ratification Process Bill of Rights: First 10 Amendments in Constitution

  10. SUPREMACY CLAUSE • Article VI, Section 2 • If ever the state government and federal government conflict on an issue, the federal government reigns supreme • The Constitution is the highest form of law in the American legal system.

  11. As a refresher… • How many methods of Ratification are there? • What percentage is needed for an amendment to be proposed? • What percentage is needed for ratification? • How many amendments do we currently have today? • How many are in usage today?

  12. HOMEWORK • Learning about the amendments helps you understand your freedom's. • Your homework tonight is to think about the amendments we have learned about and describe by writing an amendment that you would add to the Constitution. • What do you think is missing in this great country? • What impact would the Amendment have on society and our lives? • Please be school appropriate 

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