U.S. History
Living Constitution – Articles 4 - 7

Living Constitution – Articles 4-7
CA Standards:
11.1.3 Understand the history of the
Constitution after 1787 with emphasis on federal vs state authority and growing democratization
Objectives:
• Describe how the states are interdependent and subject to the federal government.
• Cite ways of proposing and ratifying amendments.
• Explain the authority of federal law
• Describe how the Constitution was ratified.

Homework
In Notebook – write definitions for:
• Bill of Rights
• Double Jeopardy
• Due Process of Law
• Reserved Powers
• Suffrage
Definitions are found on page 31 in
Reading Study Guide Workbook
Read Pages 96 - 103
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21 st Century
Prepare for Open notebook Quiz

Living Constitution – Articles
4-7
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Terms & Names page 29 in Reading Study Guide Workbook
• Extradition
• Ratify

Notes: Living Constitution
Guided Reading
Articles 4-7
Read Pages 29 & 30
Reading Study Guide

Notes: Living Constitution
Guided Reading
1. List two ways the framers made it clear that the
United States is one nation, not a loose confederation of semi-independent states?
• - States must accept decisions, such as, criminal convictions that occur in other states.
• - Citizens have the same rights in all states.

Notes: Living Constitution
Guided Reading
2. Why is it harder to ratify an amendment than to propose it?
• It takes two-thirds of Congress to propose an amendment. It requires three-fourths of states to ratify the proposed amendment. The framers of the Constitution wanted to make sure amendments had the full support of the nation.