Week 13 Articles 4-7

How is the Constitution changed?

• by creating a new document
• by going through the Supreme Court
• by a referendum
• by creating an amendment

How is the public involved in changing the Constitution?

• They are part of the writing, reviewing, and ratification
• They are only part of the voting process
• They are part of the creation and then they leave
• They let the elected officials do it all

How was the amendment introduced in 1985 defeated?

• The majority of states voted "no."
• The ratification period ended without the required votes for passage
• The District of Columbia withdrew the amendment from the process
• The states blocked the passage with active campaigns

What was the purpose of Article 6?

• to establish the military as a separate part of government
• to incorporate the Articles of Confederation Conress
• to establish the election of Supreme Court justices
• to establish the Constitution and provide for the peaceful transfer of power

What helped make the transfer from the Articles of Confederation Congress peaceful and smooth?

• All debts and contracts of the confederation Congress were honored
• The same money was used between governements
• The leaders of the Confederation Cogress transferred to the new Congress
• No state had to pay taxes for five years

How would all the disagreements to the Constitution be handled?

• The legislative branch would debate the issue
• They would be put to a vote in the states
• They would be sent to the president for possible veto
• They would go to the Supreme Court

How many states had to vote to approve the Constitution?

• six
• nine
• 10
• 13

What was the first state to apporve the Constitution?

• Delaware
• Pennsylvania
• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire

What is it called when each side presents their views in a repsectful manner?

• civil rights
• civil discourse
• civil dicontent
• civil disobendience

Which government was ruled by democracy?

• Iroquios Confederacy
• ancient Greece
• ancient Rome
• philosophers of the Enlightenment