Article IV-VII: The Role of the Constitution Instruction /Assignment

Use the drop-down menus to complete the statements. Once an amendment has been proposed to Congress, at least ________ of Congress must vote to approve it before it can move on. If the amendment wins the approval of Congress, it goes to the ________.

Two-thirds States

Read the steps for passing a proposed amendment. Then, place them in the correct order

An amendment is proposed Two-thirds of congress must approve Three-quarters of state must approve The proposed amendment becomes law

How do the Sixteenth, Nineteenth, and Twenty-Sixth Amendments change the relationship between state governments and the federal government? Describe this change in two paragraphs

Each of these amendments establishes new laws that apply to the entire nation. Before each of these amendments were passed, states could make their own choices about establishing voting ages, extending the right to vote, and collecting personal income taxes. Because the supremacy clause states that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, all states have to follow these amendments. State laws cannot contradict these federal laws.

Use the drop-down menus to complete the statements. The supremacy clause gives the greatest amount of power to ________. Because of the supremacy clause, states ________ federal law.

Federal law Must follow

Use the drop-down menus to complete the statements. The full faith and credit clause says that each state must ________ the judicial proceedings of the other states. The privileges and immunities clause says that individual states cannot ________ citizens of other states. Because of the enslaved persons clause, escaped enslaved persons from one state cannot be ________ by other states.

Honor Discriminate against Protected

What is a benefit of having a difficult amendment process?

It ensures that checks and balances are respected.

In one paragraph, summarize the Sixteenth Amendment and describe the change it creates.

The Sixteenth Amendment allows the federal government to directly tax all US citizens. This changes the original Constitution, which only gives states this power.

In one paragraph, summarize the Twenty-Sixth Amendment and describe the change it creates.

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment establishes a new minimum age for participating in voting. Thanks to this amendment, all citizens who are at least eighteen years old can vote.

Use the drop-down menus to complete the statement. Once a proposed amendment goes to the states, at least ________ of the states must approve it for it to ________.

Three-fourths Become a part of the law