1.  Read the worksheet at your seat and complete the questions in complete sentences.  These are a class set, please do not write on them.

2.  How did these documents influence the Constitution?  Federalist Papers  Anti-Federalist Papers  Magna Carta  English Bill of Rights

3.  Write your thoughts about how these documents influenced the US Constitution.

4.  Each branch has the power to check on the other branches to make sure no branch becomes too powerful.

5.  The government has 3 branches each with their own powers so no one branch has too much power.

6.  What would happen if the President made all decisions on changes to the Constitution without the consent (approval) of the states?

7.  With your partner share your thoughts.  Each partner gets 30 seconds.

8.  What is one thing that you would change in our Constitution?

9.  With your partner share your thoughts.  Each partner gets 30 seconds.

10. Choice A Choice B Propose Amendment Propose Amendment Congress 2/3 vote of both houses A B State Legislature ¾ of states to ratify State Conventions ¾ of states to ratify All but one amendment has use this method Amendment 21 State Legislatures Apply to Congress [2/3 of states] National Convention Convened by Congress State Legislature ¾ of states to ratify State Conventions ¾ of states to ratify Not been used

11. Choice A Choice B Propose Amendment Propose Amendment A B

12. Proposed by: CONGRESS by two-thirds vote of each house Proposed by: NATIONAL CONVENTION called by Congress at request of two-thirds of state legislatures Ratified by: Three-fourths of the states