1. Articles 4-7 The United States Constitution

2. 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

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

4. 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)

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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?

9. 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

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

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

12. 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?

13. 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)

14. 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.

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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.