PREVIEW 11/3/14

Read the worksheet at your seat and complete the questions in complete sentences.

These are a class set, please do not write on them.

THINK

How did these documents influence the Constitution?

Federalist Papers Anti-Federalist Papers Magna Carta English Bill of Rights

WRITE

Write your thoughts about how these documents influenced the US Constitution.

CHECKS AND BALANCES

Each branch has the power to check on the other branches to make sure no branch becomes too powerful.

SEPARATION OF POWERS

The government has 3 branches each with their own powers so no one branch has too much power.

THINK

What would happen if the President made all decisions on changes to the Constitution without the consent (approval) of the states?

PAIR

With your partner share your thoughts.

Each partner gets 30 seconds.

THINK

What is one thing that you would change in our Constitution?

PAIR

With your partner share your thoughts.

Each partner gets 30 seconds.

FLOW CHART FOR AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION

Choice A

Choice B

Propose Amendment

Propose Amendment

Congress 2/3 vote of both houses

A

B

State Legislature¾ of states to ratify

State Conventions¾ of states to ratify

All but one amendment has use this method

Amendment 21

State LegislaturesApply to Congress[2/3 of states]

NationalConvention

Convened byCongress

State Legislature¾ of states to ratify

State Conventions¾ of states to ratify

Not been used

Not been used

FLOW CHART FOR AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION

Choice A

Choice B

Propose Amendment

Propose Amendment

A

B

THE AMENDMENT PROCESS

Proposed by:

CONGRESS by two-thirds vote of each house

Proposed by:

NATIONAL CONVENTION called by Congress at request of two-thirds of state legislatures

Ratified by:

Three-fourths of the states