1. DO NOW
Complete the 6-question “Warm Up” on in the unit 2 packet, lesson 210.

2. 210: The Amendment Process
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210: The Amendment Process

3. Amendments to the Constitution
Proposed Amendments: Hundreds of Amendments have been proposed in Congress in the last decade, including these three:
A limit on the Constitution’s current ban on foreign-born presidents
preventing desecration of the U.S. flag
right of people to pray on public property, including schools. (

4. fixed or flexible? Judicial Interpretation:
Using the power of Judicial Review to determine how the Constitution applies to a given situation.
Constitutional Flexibility:
The ability of the Constitution to meet the changing needs of society.

5. fixed or flexible? The Amendment Process:
An amendment is part of the actual Constitution, which may change or add on to the existing document.
Proposed either by Congress or states, 2/3 of Congress must approve and ¾ of the States must approve for it to become ratified.
27 Amendments have been added to the Constitution

6. Amendment (11-27) search pp.
Indentify the following Amendments by number and note “still useful” or “not useful”:
Direct election of senators
Abolishes slavery
Changes Inauguration day from March to January
Where lawsuits against states must be heard
Prohibition
Sets voting age of 18
Repeals Prohibition
Allows D.C. residents to vote for president
Equal rights for African Americans (males)
Progressive income tax
Presidential succession
Congressional pay
Voting rights for women
Sets presidential term limits
Makes it so the guy who came in 2nd isn’t Vice President
Voting rights for African Americans (males)
Abolition of the poll tax