Articles 4-7

The Powers of the US Constitution to Change, Control

and Represent the United States
Article 1 Powers Legislative
Article 2 Powers Executive
Article 3 Powers Judicial
Article 4 Relations Between the
States
Article 5 Amending the Constitution
Article 6 Supremacy of the
Constitution
Article 7 Ratification of the
Constitution
Review
Full Faith and Credit Clause
Each State must respect the laws, court rulings, and certifications
of others states.
Get married to Patrick Kane in Illinois? Florida will recognize it, too!
Imagine if each state had their own currency. Or driving age!
Privileges and immunities clause is similar, stating that no state
may discriminate based on another citizens residence in another
state.
Protection from invasion
Government promises to protect
states from foreign invasion, or when
there is conflict between or
in the states.

Article 4Relations Between States
Fugitive Slave Clause was
the same thing, as the
Supreme Court ruled free
states must return slaves
that escaped from slave
states.
Each state must have a
Republican Government
NOT direct democracy
no referendum, initiative,
recall?

Article 4, continuedRelations
Between States
Extradition Clause
Criminals that escape one state for another must be
returned to their home state should they flee!
New States
Must be approved by
Congress, and approve
the US Constitution.
Cannot be made from
parts of another state
(unless that state agrees
to it).

Article 4, ContinuedRelations
Between States
Article 5
Amending the Constitution
Amend = to Change (so Amending means Changing the
Constitution)
27 Total Amendments
11* are in the original Bill of Rights
2 cancel each other out
14 is really the actual number of Amendments
Some have been very close to becoming Amendments.
Equal Rights Amendment (1970s)
Child Labor Amendment (1920s)
Most dont have expiration dates, can be ratified at any
time.
The 27
th
Amendment was actually one of the ORIGINAL
Bill of Rights Amendments!


Article 5, Continued
Notable Amendments
Supremacy Clause: whenever a states laws come
in conflict with a Federal law, the Federal law is
supreme.
The US also makes all treaties and laws which concern the
nation, not states.
The US also cannot require any religious test for
Federal office.
Article 6
Supremacy of the US Constitution
Once 9 of the 13 States
pass the Constitution, it
becomes active.
Each states government
votes on it.
Delaware is 1
st
.
New Hampshire is 9
th
.
Article 7Ratification of the Constitution
Ratify = to Approve (so Ratification means Approving the
Constitution)