1. Warm Up 1. What are the 5 parts of the 1 st amendment? 2. What is the 2 nd amendment? 3. Where does the 3 rd amendment come from?

3. How to Amend! The process for amending the Constitution is stated in Article V (five, 5, cinco) of the US Constitution.

4. Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress; provided that no amendment which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth section of the first article; and that no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate.

5. To PROPOSE an Amendment : By 2/3 vote in both the House and the Senate

6. To RATIFY an Amendment: ¾ of the state legislatures must vote OR ¾ states hold a convention FYI: That would mean at least 38 out of 50 States would have to approve the Amendment for the Constitution to be changed.

7. Does it become an amendment if… yes or no Only 1/3 of the House and 1/3 of the Senate vote to propose the Amendment?______ 2/3 of the House proposes the Amendment, but only 1/3 of the Senate votes to propose an Amendment? ______ 2/3 of the House and Senate propose, but only ¼ of the state legislatures ratify?____ 2/3 of the House and Senate propose and ¾ of the state legislatures ratify?_____ 2/3 of the House and Senate ratify and the President signs the Amendment?____

8. Put on the Amendments 11-27 handout Amendment 11: Supreme court will hear law suits between states Amendment 12: If there is a tie in the electoral college the House picks the President and the Senate picks the VP; separate ballots for President and VP

9. Amendments 13-15 were ratified following the Civil War and are called the Civil War Amendments Amendment 13: Ends Slavery Amendment 14: Gives all citizens “Equal Protection Under the Laws,” this is later used to end segregation. Amendment 15: Gives ALL Men the right to vote “Suffrage”, even former slaves.

10. Which Amendment is this? Equal protection under the law  Everyone must be treated equally  Everyone is a citizen of the US Applied the Bill of Rights to the States

11. ________Amendment Ended slavery in the United States

12. _______Amendment Cannot be denied the right to vote based on race, or previous condition of servitude  All men can vote

13. Amendment 16: Congress can collect the Income Tax Amendment 17: Senators will now be elected by people in each state and NOT by the state legislatures Amendment 18: Prohibition/Volstead Act-- Prohibits the sale or use of Alcohol Amendment 19: Women’s Suffrage (get the right to vote in 1920)

14. ________Amendment Women gain suffrage (right to vote)

15. Amendment 20: Moves up the Presidential inauguration Jan 20 instead of March. Amendment 21: Repeals the 18th Amendment and allows the sale and consumption of alcohol. Amendment 22: Presidents can only serve 2 terms in office (Max 10 yrs) Amendment 23: Washington DC now gets to have 3 representatives/Electors in the Electoral College.

16. Amendment 24: Prohibits the use of a poll tax (tax you have to pay to vote) Amendment 25: Presidential succession: If the president dies, the vice president becomes president. Amendment 26: Makes 18 the national voting age Amendment 27: Prevents Congress from raising its pay before the end of their term.  If they raise their pay, it only goes into effect after an election.

17. _________ Amendment No poll taxes  Cannot be forced to pay a fee in order to vote

18. _________Amendment All citizens 18 years of age and older have the right to vote

19. EXIT SLIP Which amendment do you think is the most important? Why? Which ammendment would you be most willing to give up? Why?

20. Index Card 1. Which Amendment was NOT ratified following the Civil War to improve the treatment of slaves? A. 13 B. 14 C. 12 D. 15

21. Index Card 2. Which of the following Amendments gave women suffrage? A. 20th B. 19th C. 18th D. 15th

22. Index Card 3. Which of the following most accurately describes the process required for Amending the Constitution? A. 2/3 of Legislature proposes the Amendment which then must be ratified by 3/4 of the states B. President proposes and the Legislature ratifies the amendment C. Supreme court proposes and 2/3 of the Legislature ratify the Amendment D. 3/4 of the states propose an amendment which then must be ratified by a 2/3 vote in the Legislature