Amending the Constitution Page 7

Who gave the Liberty Bell to the U.S.?Must have been a duck family

A duck family?Didn't you say there was a quack in it!

Essential Understandings: The Constitution of Virginia and the United States can be amended through processes outlined in the constitutions. The Virginia Constitution has been amended several times.

Essential Questions: How can the U.S. Constitution be amended? How can the Virginia Constitution be amended?

Vocabulary: amendment, propose, ratify

Don’t be a Barney

Fife!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0KRT31RgK4

Which purpose of government as listed in the Preamble is illustrated in

each of the following pictures?

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time…time…

Propose

Ratify

Amendment Process for Amendment Process for Constitution of the United StatesConstitution of the United States• A change has to be proposed –

action can be from Congress or convention.

• Has to be approved – ratification by the states.

The amendment process is complex.

To date, only 2727 amendments have

been added.

http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/usconstitution/

Constitution of VA

• Proposal – action by General Assembly or convention

• Approval or ratification- by voters of Virginia Has been rewritten

several times.

On the left side of today’s notebook, using the two maps, label who

proposes and ratifies each Constitution.

Unit 1 Test will be given the next class

day!