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US Constitution

US Constitution. Teacher: Sidney Martin. Smartin Inc. About.

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US Constitution

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  1. US Constitution Teacher: Sidney Martin Smartin Inc.

  2. About Throughout the program you will be learning about certain things concerning the US constitution. On each different learning page you will have different choices of exploring. You can read or listen to the information or play small games or trivia to learn the desired criteria. There will also be a series of buttons and hyperlinks for the different learning activities, you may also return to this slide by clicking the home button on the top right of the screen. Next Page

  3. The life of the constitution Home Next Page

  4. Click on each Article to learn more about them!!!!! Articles 5,6,7 Home • Article. V. • The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress; provided that no amendment which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth Section of the first Article; and that no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate. • Article. VI. • All debts contracted and engagements entered into, before the adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation. • This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, any thing in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding. • The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States. • Article. VII. • The ratification of the conventions of nine states, shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the states so ratifying the same. • The word, "the," being interlined between the seventh and eighth lines of the first page, the word "thirty" being partly written on an erazure in the fifteenth line of the first page, the words "is tried" being interlined between the thirty second and thirty third lines of the first page and the word "the" being interlined between the forty third and forty fourth lines of the second page. Next Page

  5. Article Five Home The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress; provided that no amendment which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth Section of the first Article; and that no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate. • The main purpose for this article was to tell how people would amend the constitution Previous Page

  6. Amending the Constitution Home • There are two ways to amend the constitution • The first, you would have to have the bill pass through both of the houses of legislature, by 2/3 majority each. Then once that is done it is passed on to each of the states for approval, then there will most likely be a time limit of seven years for that to pass • The 2nd method is for a constitutional congress by 2/3rds of the legislatures of each of the states, and the convention has to propose 1+ amendments. Then it is sent to the states, but this method has never been used because nobody knows what changes may come out of a convention Previous Page

  7. Article Six Home All debts contracted and engagements entered into, before the adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation. This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, any thing in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding. The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States. Previous Page

  8. Article Seven Home The ratification of the conventions of nine states, shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the states so ratifying the same. The word, "the," being interlined between the seventh and eighth lines of the first page, the word "thirty" being partly written on an erazure in the fifteenth line of the first page, the words "is tried" being interlined between the thirty second and thirty third lines of the first page and the word "the" being interlined between the forty third and forty fourth lines of the second page. Previous Page

  9. People Who Sighed the Constitution Click on the blue ones to find out more!! Home • From PA, Benjamin Franklin, Gouvernur Morris, Robert Morris, Thomas Mifflin, George Clymer, Thomas FitzSimons, and Jarod Ingersoll • From VA, George Washington, James Madison, and John Blair • From Georgia, William Few and Abraham Baldwin • From NY, Alexander Hamilton • From SC, Cotesworth Pinckney, Chas Pinckney, John Rutledge, and Pierce butler • from CT, Roger Sherman and William Johnston • From MD, James Mchenry, Daniel Jenifer and Daniel Carroll • from NC, Richard Dobbs, William Blount, Hugh Williamson • From MA, Rufus King and Nathaniel Gorman • From NJ, Jonathon Dayton, William Livingston, William Paterson and David Brearley • From NH, John Langdon and Nicholas Gilman • From DE, Jacob Broom, John Dickinson and Gunning Bedford Picture of the Constitution Next Page

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  11. William Few(1748-1828) Home • He was a Delegate and a senator who was from Georgia • He was a member of the Continental Congress and state assembly • he went to the Georgia Convention that ratified the constitution • Worked as a prison inspector, commissioner of loans, and even the president! • He signed the constitution Previous Page

  12. Abraham Baldwin(1754-1807) Home • He was a representative, delegate, and a senator from Georgia • He went into the army before going to study law and become a member of the house of representatives and the president of the university of Georgia • Member of the Continental Congress, US constitutional Congress, and the 1st and 4th succeeding congresses • Signed the constitution Previous Page

  13. James Madison(1751-1836) Home • He was the 4th president of the united states, representative, and secretary of state • Sometimes called the father of the constitution because he played a big role in the organizing, being a delegate and a chronicler • He went to the constitutional convention of 1787 Previous Page

  14. Constitutional Congress of 1787 Home • Delegates from many states went to the Pennsylvania State House on May 25, 1787 • They went to discuss the rules, secrecy about it all, and the election of it 1st president(who? George Washington?). • At this meeting the Virginia Plan, along with the New Jersey Plan was brought to their attention • At this convention many rivalries were created which called for compromises to be made… Previous Page

  15. Virginia Plan Home • James Madison drafted the plan for the congress • It was made because the articles of confederation didn’t seem to be doing as well as it should so the states needed a new plan of action • it proposed a strong national government that could make and enforce laws, and collect taxes • It would be separated into two governments, state and national • Larger states liked the idea more because they could have more representatives that the smaller states • This was the plan used for the basis of our constitution Previous Page

  16. New Jersey Plan Home • It was made to counteract the Virginia Plan and create something that seemed more fair to them • The legislature in this plan only had one house(unicameral), and had equal representation • It was rejected as a basis of the new constitution because it was to similar to the articles of confederation Previous Page

  17. Why? Home • During the process of the constitution many argument arose, some people thought differently then the others • this led to compromise • the two main compromises were the 3/5 compromise and the Great Compromise Next Page Previous Page

  18. 3/5 Compromise Home Visual • The problem was that the northern states and the southern states were disagreeing on how slaves were to be counted. Southern states wanted that because they could have more representation, however the northern states said that slaves are considered property. • The compromise was put in place to settle this argument, it stated that free slaves would count, whereas slaves would be counted 3 out of every 5 Previous Page

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  21. The Great Compromise Visual Home • the problem was that there were two plans in place, the Virginia plan and the new jersey plan. Since the states could not agree on one they decided to combine it by compromising • This compromise created a bicameral congress, it stated that each state would send an equal amount of representation to senate and one to congress Previous Page

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