1. Article 5: Amending the Constitution
The Constitution can be amended or formally changed

2. Lets Make Amends
A Two-Thirds vote is needed in BOTH houses to Amend the constitution OR
When a constitutional convention is called by Two-Thirds the states and approved by Three-Fourths of the states
No state can be denied suffrage in any constitutional convention

3. Article 6: Supremacy of the National Government
The Constitution, national laws, and treaties are the supreme and highest laws of the land. All governments must promise to support the constitution.

4. It doesn’t get ANY better than this
All Debts that existed before the constitution was written were carried over to the new Government
Everyone in the United States has to follow the laws of the constitution, and no state can create a law that goes against the United States
All Government officials are bound to the laws of the constitution and MUST carry the laws out
No Religious Test can be given to determine who gets a position in a public office

5. Article 7: Ratification
Nine of the Thirteen states had to Ratify, or approve, the constitution before it could go into effect

6. We The People
Only 9 of the 13 states in the union were needed to ratify the constitution though all 13 ratified it on September 17th, 1787
Names of Interest that signed the Constitution:
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Ben Franklin
Robert Morris
James Madison Jr.

7. Bring on the Amendments!!
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Bring on the Amendments!!