2.What is extradition? Procedure for returning a person charged with a crime to the state where the crime was committed.

3.What does Section 3 of Article 4 say about the process of forming new states? It says that the new states cannot be formed within any existing state without the state’s approval.

5a. What does the word ratify mean? Officially approve the Constitution or an Amendment to the Constitution

5b. Is it easier to propose or to ratify an amendment? Propose an amendment

5c. To propose an amendment takes _____________ of Congress or _____________ of state legislatures. 2/3

5d. To ratify takes _____________ of state legislatures or ___________ of state legislatures. 3/4

6a. If a state law is in conflict with a national law, which must be obeyed? National law

7a. How many of the 13 states had to accept, ratify, the Constitution before it could take effect? 9

7b. On which MONTH, DAY, and YEAR was the Constitution ratified? JUNE 21, 1788

8.What is the main idea (topic) of Article 5? Article 5 sets up two ways of amending, changing, the Constitution.

9.What is the main idea (topic) of Article 6? Makes the laws of the federal government, or national laws, the supreme law of the land. This is called the supremacy clause.

10.What is the main idea (topic) of Article 7? Constitution must be ratified by 9 of the original 13 states