Unit 4 - Articles 4-7

​Articles 4-7

Multiple Choice

How many articles are there in the U.S. Constitution?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

Match

Match the following

• Article 1

• Article 2

• Article 3

Legislative Branch

Executive Branch

Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

Article 4 - Relations Among the States

• States must accept each other's records

• If you commit a crime in one state and you flee into anther state you must be returned upon the request of the governor of that state

• New states are allowed and Congress will set the rules (37 new states)

• The U.S. will protect the states from outside invasion and inside domestic violence

• States must have a republican form of government

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is NOT part of Article 4?

• States must have a republican form of government

• States will be protected against invasion

• States have to give back criminals upon request

• States can tax each other

Multiple Choice

How many states did we have in 1787?

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13

Article 5 - Amending the Constitution

• 2/3 of Congress or state legislatures can propose an amendment

• 3/4 of state legislatures or state conventions are needed for the amendment to become part of the Constitution (ratify)

• An amendment is a change or addition to the Constitution​

• The first 10 Amendments are called the Bill of Rights​

• We have 27 Amendments in total

Multiple Choice

What fraction is needed to propose and ratify an amendment?

• 1/2 and 2/3

• 3/5 and 2/3

• 2/3 and 4/5

• 2/3 and 3/4

Multiple Choice

The first 10 Amendments are called the Bill of Rights.

• True

• False

Article 6 - National Supremacy

• U.S. government will pay all state debts after the war

• States must follow all treaties and national laws(National Supremacy)

• All public officials must take an Oath of Office to defend and protect the U.S. Constitution

• ​President, Vice-President, Cabinet Members, Military, Judges, Police, Senators, and Representatives take the oath to protect the Constitution

Multiple Choice

How did Article 6 help the states?

• The U.S. government would assume the debt of all states after the war

• It allowed the states to split from the U.S. at any time

• Gave states fat stacks to spend on roads and bridges

Multiple Choice

All three branches must take the oath of office to defend and protect the Constitution.

• True

• False

Article 7 - Ratifying the Constitution

• 9 of the 12 state legislatures were needed to vote in favor of the Constitution for it to become the law of the land

• June 21st, 1788 New Hampshire was the 9th state to ratify

• Rhode Island was the last state to ratify in 1790 because it feared being absorbed by the states bordering them

Multiple Choice

How many states were needed to make the U.S. Constitution the law of the land?

• 9

• 10

• 11

• 13

Multiple Choice

What percentage is 9 of 12?

• 50%

• 60%

• 67%

• 75%