US Constitution Article IV, V, VI, VII

What You Will Learn What does Article IV do What is the Amendment process What is the importance of Article VI What does Article VII do

Article 4 Establishes relations between states

Article 4, Section 1 Official Acts Recognizes the laws, court decisions, and records of all other states Such as a Marriage in Vegas

Article 4, Section 2 Mutual Duties of States Citizens will be treated equal in all states Establishes the right of extradition Person will be returned to the state the crime was committed in Established that slaves could no escape to become free Later abolished

Article 4, Section 3 New States and Territories Congress has the power to admit new states Congress has the power over federal land

Article 4, Section 4 Federal Protection for States Govt. can send troop into a state to maintain law and order Hurricane Andrew is an example 9/11 is an example

Article 5 The Amendment process 2 Methods 2/3 majority in congress to propose 3/4 of states must ratify 2/3 of state legislatures to propose or 3/4 of state conventions (never done)

Article 6, Sec 1 Public Debts and Treaties Would honor all debts incurred by the nation

Article 6, Sec 2 Supreme Law Called the Supremacy Clause Made the constitution the supreme law of the land

Article 6, Sec 3 Oaths of Office No religious test required as a requirement to hold public office This is also seen in the first amendment

Article 7 Ratification of the Constitution States that nine states must ratify Went in to effect June 1788

Activity In one paragraph expalin why Article VI is so important

What You Have Learned What does Article IV do What is the Amendment process What is the importance of Article VI What does Article VII do

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