Articles 4-7 The United States Constitution

Article 4 Federalism: relationship between state & central government 1) Extradition among states 2) Equality among citizens regardless of “home” state 3) Freedom of movement among states 4) State protection from invasion

Article 4: State Acts and Records States must honor other states’: laws records court rulings

Rights of citizens Citizenship: Traveling citizens entitled to same rights as citizens that live in the state. Extradition: Cannot avoid punishment by fleeing to another state Will be brought back to original state for trial (Governor can demand their return)

New states Congress can add more states Ex: Arizona, 1912, Hawaii fun fact: Puerto Rico said No!! No states can be made from other states

Article 5: Amending the constitution To propose an amendment: 1) 2/3 vote of the House of Representatives and the Senate (all 27 by this method) 2) 2/3 of state legislatures call for national convention to amend Constitution

Amending the Constitution To ratify a new amendment to the Constitution: 1) ¾ of state legislatures approve amendment 2) ¾ of states approve amendment at state conventions Why more to ratify?

Article 6: Supremacy of The National Government Debts: U.S. assumes pre-Constitution debts (A of C) Supreme Law of the Land: Supremacy Clause: Federal laws & Constitution are highest laws in the land State laws cannot conflict w/ federal

Loyalty to Constitution Federal officials must: -owe their loyalty & take oath to defend Constitution

Article 7: Ratification 9/13 states had to approve or “ratify”

Check-up Give 1 example of what states must honor of other states. What is it called when a Governor demands the return of someone back to that person’s state? Can a new state be made from land from an already existing state? What is the amount of votes needed from each house of Congress to propose and amendment? What is the amount of votes needed from each house of Congress to ratify the Constitution? What clause states that the Constitution and Federal Laws are the highest laws in the land? What do federal officials have to due to ensure they defend the Constitution?

Proposed Amendments Slavery Amendment 1861: would prohibit Congress from making any laws that would make slavery illegal Abolishment of the Death Penalty Motioned 4 times, most recent in 1995 -Abolish the Electoral College (most recently in 2004)

Proposed Amendments 1938: the forbidding of drunkenness in the United States and all of its territories Repeal the 26th Amendment & lower the voting age from 18 to 16. Proposed 1992 Make English the official language of the U.S. Proposed 1991 1971: American citizens should have the alienable right to an environment free of pollution.

Proposed Amendments 1893: renaming this nation the “United States of the Earth” 1893: abolishing the United States Army and Navy 1912: making marriage between races illegal 1914: finding divorce to be illegal

Proposed Amendments 1916: all acts of war should be put to a national vote. Anyone voting yes had to register as a volunteer for service in the United States Army 1933: an attempt to limit the personal wealth to $1 million 1936: an attempt to allow the American people to vote on whether or not the United States should go to war

Proposed Amendments Human-Life Amendment 1983: prohibit abortions Removal of Citizenship from Children of Illegal Immigrants 2003 Federal Marriage Amendment: Would define marriage as a union between man & women & prohibit same-sex marriage. Proposed four times, most recently in 2008.