Terms – Chapter VI – Articles V – VII Module VI

Terms – Articles V – VII Chapter VI Module VI Amendment: A formal change to the Constitution. Amendment: A formal change to the Constitution. Ratification: Formal approval. The Constitution requires that treaties be ratified by two-thirds of the Senate and constitutional amendments by three-fourths of the state legislatures or conventions. Ratification: Formal approval. The Constitution requires that treaties be ratified by two-thirds of the Senate and constitutional amendments by three-fourths of the state legislatures or conventions. Rescission: The process of withdrawing approval. The Constitution is silent as to whether states can rescind proposed amendments that have not yet been approved by the necessary three-fourths majority of the states. Rescission: The process of withdrawing approval. The Constitution is silent as to whether states can rescind proposed amendments that have not yet been approved by the necessary three-fourths majority of the states.

Terms – Articles V – VII Supremacy Clause: The provision in Article VI of the Constitution (originating in the New Jersey Plan) that provides that the Constitution, U.S. laws, and treaties are the supreme law of the land. Supremacy Clause: The provision in Article VI of the Constitution (originating in the New Jersey Plan) that provides that the Constitution, U.S. laws, and treaties are the supreme law of the land. Unamendable Provision: Parts of the Constitution that can not be amended. The only one today is equal state representation in the Senate. Unamendable Provision: Parts of the Constitution that can not be amended. The only one today is equal state representation in the Senate.

Cases The Slaughterhouse Cases (1873): In rejecting the pleas of New Orleans’ butchers who were required under state law to pursue their calling in specified abattoirs, the Court gave a very narrow reading to the privileges and immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Slaughterhouse Cases (1873): In rejecting the pleas of New Orleans’ butchers who were required under state law to pursue their calling in specified abattoirs, the Court gave a very narrow reading to the privileges and immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

United States Constitution Key Principles of American Government Bicameralism: Provides for the division of the legislative branch into two houses or chambers. Bicameralism: Provides for the division of the legislative branch into two houses or chambers. Civilian Control of the Military: Designating the president Commander and Chief over the U.S. armed forces, assures civilian control over the military. Declaration of War by the Congress only assures checks and balances between branches of the civilian government. Civilian Control of the Military: Designating the president Commander and Chief over the U.S. armed forces, assures civilian control over the military. Declaration of War by the Congress only assures checks and balances between branches of the civilian government. Federalism: A governmental system in which power is divided between state and national authorities. In such systems, powers are almost always delineated by a written constitution, and both state and national governments have powers—as, for example, through taxation—to operate directly upon individual citizens Federalism: A governmental system in which power is divided between state and national authorities. In such systems, powers are almost always delineated by a written constitution, and both state and national governments have powers—as, for example, through taxation—to operate directly upon individual citizens

Key Principles of American Government Religious Tolerance: Principle from the Enlightenment found in Article VI and the 1st amendment. Religious Tolerance: Principle from the Enlightenment found in Article VI and the 1st amendment. Separation of Powers: The principle of dividing government authority among different branches of government, in the United States, the legislative, executive, and judicial. Separation of Powers: The principle of dividing government authority among different branches of government, in the United States, the legislative, executive, and judicial.