Chapter 3.3-4 by Kelly May https://padlet.com/kelly_may2/jb8rlfnd1xb8 sections 3 and 4 en-us 2017-09-14 19:30:47 UTC 2017-09-15 14:03:59 UTC hello@padlet.com Proposing and Ratifying Amendments kelly_may2 https://padlet.com/kelly_may2/jb8rlfnd1xb8/wish/187742933
  • One method of proposing an amendment is by a two-thirds vote in the House and Senate. 
  • Second method of proposing an amendment is for two-thirds of the states to ask Congress to call a meeting and then vote.
  • All of the current amendments were proposed using the congressional vote method. 
  • When an amendment is proposed, Congress chooses one of two methods for obtaining state approval. 
    • The legislatures in three-fourths of the states can ratify the amendment. 
    • The other method is for the states to hold special meetings and then have three-fourths of the meetings approve it.
  • Amending the Constitution is an extremely complicated process; an amendment is adopted only when there is a broad national consensus on the issue. 
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  • States the freedom of speech, press, religion, and freedom to assemble. 
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  • States the freedom to bare arms to ensure the right to security.
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  • Prevents the government from forcing people to provide shelter for soldiers in their homes.
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  • limits the government’s power to conduct searches and seizures by protecting the right to privacy
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  • contains four important protections for people accused of crimes
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  • gives an accused person several important rights, including the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury.
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  • right to a jury trial in federal courts to settle all disputes about property worth more than $20
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  • prohibits excessive bail or property that the accused deposits with the court to gain release from jail until the trial.
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  • states that all other rights not spelled out in the Constitution are “retained by the people.” 
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  • states that powers not given to the federal government were retained by the states or the people.
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  • The Twelfth Amendment - calls for the Electoral College to use separate ballots in voting for president and vice president.
  • The Seventeenth Amendment- says that the people elect United States senators directly. 
  • The Twentieth Amendment- sets new dates for when the president and vice president are inaugurated.
  • The Twenty-second Amendment- limits presidents to a maximum of two elected terms.
  • The Twenty-fifth Amendment-establishes a process for the vice president to take over the office of president if the president is disabled.
  • The Twenty-seventh Amendment- makes congressional pay raises effective during the term following their passage. 
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  • The Sixteenth Amendment gives Congress the power to levy individual income taxes. 
  • The Eighteenth Amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages.
  • The Twenty-first Amendment repeals the Eighteenth Amendment. 
  • The Twenty-first Amendment continued to ban the transport of alcohol into any state where its possession violated state law.

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  • The Thirteenth Amendment  outlaws slavery.
  • The Fourteenth Amendment  prohibits a state from depriving a person of life, liberty, or property without “due process of law.” 
  • The Fifteenth Amendment prohibits the government from denying a person’s right to vote on the basis of race.
  • The Nineteenth Amendment  guarantees women the right to vote.
  • The Twenty-fourth Amendment  prohibits poll taxes in federal elections.
  • The Twenty-sixth Amendment lowers the voting age in federal and state elections to 18.

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  • Every state constitution outlines the separation of powers among three branches of government, as well as checks and balances.
  • State constitutions outline the organization of each branch.
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  • State legislatures pass laws surrounding health, crime, labor, education, and transportation.
  • They have the power to tax and to spend and borrow money.
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  • Every state has an executive branch lead by a governor.
  • The governor’s responsibilities include proposing and signing legislation, budgeting, appointing officials, planning for economic growth, etc.
  • Governors often try to obtain grants from the national government for their state’s schools, highways, and urban areas.
  • All state constitutions give governors the role of commander-in-chief over the state’s National Guard.

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  • State constitutions establish courts to uphold and interpret state laws. 
  • Those courts help resolve state conflicts such as business disagreements and law breakers.
  • Every state has minor courts, trial courts, and appellate courts. 
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  • Many states allow people to propose amendments directly through ballot initiatives.
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  • All states allow their state legislature to propose constitutional amendments. 
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  • Most states can hold a statewide constitutional convention.
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  • a group of experts who are appointed to study the state constitution and recommend changes. 
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  • Charters are documents that state governments issue to local governments. 
  • grants the community a legal status and allows it to have a separate local government.
  • establish three branches of local government along with the powers and duties of each branch. 
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