Article 4-7

Question 1

How to Amend the Constitution

Answer 1

1) Proposal Idea
a) 2/3 vote by both houses of Congress
b) 2/3 vote by State
2) Ratify
a) 3/4 of state leg. must agree
b) 3/4 of states hold independent Constitution Convention

Question 2

How to ratify the constitution

Answer 2

1) 3/4 of the legislatures in the states must ratify an amendment
2) 3/4 of the states must have individual constitutional conventions to ratify the amendment.

Question 3

Supreme Law of the Land

Answer 3

The Constitution

Question 4

Who can Admit new States?

Answer 4

The Congress

Question 5

How many states needed to ratify the Constitution?

Answer 5

3/4 of the states, 9 states

Question 6

What are the three things that Article IV provides?

Answer 6

1) Each state respect the laws and the decisions of the other states.
2) Congress was given the power to admit new states.
3) Each state has a republican form of government.

Question 7

What does Article V-VII state?

Answer 7

Amending the Constitution

Question 8

Republic

Answer 8

The gov’t will be elected by the people, not by a monarchy.

Question 9

Amend

Answer 9

Make Changes

Question 10

Federalism

Answer 10

Federalism is the idea of giving each state gov’t its own powers because the powers are divided between the national gov’t and other governmental units.

Question 11

Ratify

Answer 11

Agree to a treaty