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Process for amending the constitution. Amendments start in congress and ⅔ each house must approve. Then ¾ state must approve. Framers set it up this way to recognize the flaws in the constitution. Two steps to the amendment process: Proposal then Ratification. Proposal congress can propose an amendment with a 2/3 majority or 2/3 state can propose. Ratification is when 3/4 of the states must ratify amendment. Rapport happens when congress blocks laws, amendments, ect. Constitutional convention is an alternative means. Bill of rights published in 1790 and 11 amendment passed in 1794. The amount of amendments passed changes with the era because amendments aren't always needed and amendments come when change needs to be codified. Framers included the amendments  process because of the failures of other governments and the flaws of the constitution. End of Article 5 slave trade and Verdict of History.

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Process for amending the constitution. Amendments start in congress and ⅔ each house must approve. Then ¾ state must approve. Framers set it up this way to recognize the flaws in the constitution. Two steps to the amendment process: Proposal then Ratification. Proposal congress can propose an amendment with a 2/3 majority or 2/3 state can propose. Ratification is when 3/4 of the states must ratify amendment. Rapport happens when congress blocks laws, amendments, ect. Constitutional convention is an alternative means. Bill of rights published in 1790 and 11 amendment passed in 1794. The amount of amendments passed changes with the era because amendments aren't always needed and amendments come when change needs to be codified. Framers included the amendments  process because of the failures of other governments and the flaws of the constitution. End of Article 5 slave trade and Verdict of History.

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-Landon Fong

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one of The House of Representatives' main powers is the ability to begin impeachment proceedings.

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popular sovereignty= power belongs people

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Power belongs to the people not congress not state governments

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A huge shift in conception of power from law makers to consent of governed

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-it creates the legislative branch
-how congressional elections work
-congressional power
-used to overcome issues with the A.O.C

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Debts

- the U.S borrowed money to pay for the Rev. War
-payed their debt b/c they wanted to make sure that other countries will be willing to lend money for the New U.S
-U.S didn't default b/c if they did it would make people believe that they don't have true sovereignty and they wouldn't be trusted
Const.

-Const. was seen as the highest law (higher than federal and state laws)
-Dread Scott decision: people of color freed or enslaved couldn't be citizens
Religious
- protects religious beliefs from being affected by political aspects
-people from minorities in England came to the colonies to get religious protection
Anisha Bowen

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The people believed that their rights came from god or nature not the government and they were born with rights

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The people believed that their rights came from god or nature not the government and they were born with rights

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The purpose of the 4th article is similar to the checks and balances. It's to balance the power between the federal and state governments. To have a strong central government but also ensure it doesn't have too much power.  The 4th article tries to ensure that states work in a unified manner rather than separated one, this separation was what the Art. of Confederation somewhat created. Full faith and credit attempts to unify the states by acknowledging records in every state, facilitating things like marriage, land ownership, etc which would otherwise be difficult to manage if each state ran those systems separately. The Privileges and Immunity section gives the right to travel and allows them to cross the borders whenever they want. The fugitive slave clause targetted people, usually black, and made them unable to escape to other states to seek freedom, they would be returned to the state where they need do their service/labour. Territories could indicate to congress that they wanted to become a new state. A new state can't be made from an old state or parts of a state combine with another unless there was consent from all states involved.

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The power that the article of confederation lacked was eventually given to congress under the constitution

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The power that the article of confederation lacked was eventually given to congress under the constitution

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-deals with debt: the US pays off debt which allows other countries to see they are responsible with money and trustworthy
-constitution is "supreme law of the land": constitution is above state and federal law, highest power, hierarchy of laws
-prevents religious tests: protects religion from political corruption and politics from religious debate

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The Judicial Review requires you to ask whether the policy is constitutional, not if you "like" it, and you need to separate your constitutional conclusions from your political conclusions.

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The Judicial Power is vested in the Supreme Court, while Congress decides what Federal Courts we should have.

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This article allowed the constitution to be ratified with the approval of only 9 states, instead of all 13. This was controversial because previously all 13 states had to agree to make an amendment. People felt this was necessary because if they kept the articles of confederation, many people thought that the U.S would break apart.

- James Bird

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Governments responsibility to protect the people

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Article 5 was talking about the process of amendments being made and how many people in each branch had to be in agreement for the amendment to be written.

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Article 4 of the constitution has four sections. Sections 1 and 2, the full faith and credit clause and the privileges and immunities clause, talks about how states should treat their citizens and citizens from other states equally. the third section, the admissions clause, talks about how new states will be added to the United States. and section 4 is the guarantee of a republican-style government.

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It is the governments responsibility to protect their rights

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-the senate is able to ratify treaties
-the house can initiate impeachment (senate consults)

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It talks about the people and sovereignty.  The power belongs to the people, not the government.

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The people are sovereign and the government should serve them

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the governments responsibility is to protect the people  -zaira 

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the governments responsibility is to protect the people  -zaira 

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The Executive Branch consists of making executive orders and shows the president's beliefs and thoughts. It also determines the supreme court and helped execute that system. It refers to our government and the laws we as a country are going to stand by.

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Article 5 explains how in order to amend the constitution, 2/3 of each house must approve of it in Congress, and then 3/4 of the states must approve of it afterwards to ratify it. It's usually difficult to amend the constitution because of this.

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Congress can check the court by not funding it or limiting the issues that the court is allowed to hear. Congress controls the jurisdiction of the court.

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One of the rights that the people had was the right to alter and abolish the gov.

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Article 2 creates the role of the president (executive branch) and what they're supposed to do and how they're supposed to act. It also fixed a lot of problems people had with a "presidential" system, since no one could agree on what the central authority of the U.S. should look like, or if there even should be one.

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Some of the Senate's powers are:
- they can weigh in on presidential nominations
- power to ratify treaties
- confirm court & cabinet nominations

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The purpose of Article 5 was to provide a process for amending/adding amendments to the Constitution. Amendments start in Congress and 2/3 of each house had to approve and then 3/4 of the state legislators had to approve so it could be ratified. This article was created by the framers because they saw how other governments had failed.

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-one party rule can lead to abuses of power
-split party rule makes it very difficult for the president and congress to get along

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Key ideas:
Establish the executive branch, who’s eligible for presidency, how is the president elected, and what are the president’s powers. There was a fear of a strong executive. The Virginia ruler was an executive leader with a 7 year term so it wouldn’t become a monarch.

President can be overridden by congress

President cannot veto over a judicial decision

Key powers and responsibilities:

Choose to concentrate executive power in one person (president).

Terms of 7 years

Felt there should be a separate executive power. The President commands the army/navy.

Power to pardon

Power to nominate people into the supreme court and other high positions.

Subject to senate approval

Gives the President some unspoken power like possible authority over law execution, removal of executive officers, forien affair authorities (still disputed) .

President powers have grown over time. Such as the power to remove people from the executive branch.

The President has cited the Vestine clause as a source of authority like an emergency power.

The precedence can sign and reject legislation.

Pardon people from federal offences

Discretion of enforcing laws

Recommend legislation to congress

Informs congress about the state of the union.

Presidents can appoint and nominate judges to the Federal branch.

Can passes executive orders and can choose to continue and not continue certain executive orders.

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Power belongs to the people; people are the source of power. The government protects them and their natural rights.

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Article 4 served the primary purpose of balancing out the government via the states; due to their enlightenment values and fear of tyranny, the Founding Fathers found it to an extent necessary to give States power over the federal government.