Name: ________________________________________ Date: _________________ Period: __________ Comparing Constitutions: Underline (ordifferences highlight green) thethe differences between the Underline the between two Constitutions and two Constitutions and circle (or red) the similarities: circle the similarities: US Constitution: Florida Constitution: Article I – Legislative Article I – Declaration of Rights Article II – Executive Article II – General Provisions Article III – Judicial Article III – Legislature Article IV – The States Article IV – Executive Article V – Amendments Article V – Judiciary Article VI – Supremacy Clause Article VI – Suffrage and Elections Article VI – Ratification Article VII – Finance & Taxation Article VIII – Local Government Article IX – Education Article X – Miscellaneous Article XI – Amendments Article XII - Schedule Underline differences – Circle similarities Preambles US Constitution Florida Constitution We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. We, the people of the State of Florida, being grateful to Almighty God for our constitutional liberty, in order to secure its benefits, perfect our government, insure domestic tranquility, maintain public order, and guarantee equal civil and political rights to all, do ordain and establish this constitution. Match Making Amendments: U.S. Amendments or Florida Amendments? (draw a line) Joint resolution by the legislature, ratified by the voters U.S. Florida Two-Third vote of congress, three-fourth vote of the states Petition by eight percent of voters, voted on by sixty percent of the electorate Decided every twenty years by “revision commission”, voted on by electorate Write 4 sentences describing the differences and similarities between the U.S. & Florida Constitutions. _________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
