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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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0KRT31RgK4
Which purpose of government as listed in the Preamble is illustrated in
each of the following pictures?
Mrs. Mrs. Wilder Wilder has a has a
story….story….OnOnce upon a ce upon a
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!