AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION

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AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION Amendment Process (Article 5) Propose Congress (2/3 vote) ** Convention called by 2/3 of states Ratification 3/4 of State Legislatures ** 3/4 of State Conventions Why four ways? RATIFICATION Legislature Convention Congress PROPOSE Convention

AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION Two “unamendables” No slave trade changes before 1808 No change in Senate representation

AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION Amendments 10,000 proposed 33 approved by Congress 27 ratified Time limits on ratification 10,000 33 27

BILL OF RIGHTS A product of compromise Many amendments proposed Madison submitted 17 Congress approved 12

BILL OF RIGHTS Two of the 12 not ratified Population per House Representative Make House smaller Changes in congressional pay No law varying the compensation for the services of Senators and Representatives shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened. 1789 to 1992

Bill of Rights (cont.) 1st Amendment (natural rights) Establish religion or prohibit free exercise of religion Freedom of speech and press Right to peaceably assemble Right to petition

Bill of Rights (cont.) 2nd Amendment 3rd Amendment Right to keep and bear arms 3rd Amendment No peacetime quartering Quartering only as prescribed by law during wartime

Bill of Rights (cont.) 4th Amendment No unreasonable search and seizure

Bill of Rights (cont.) 5th Amendment Grand jury for capital or infamous crimes Double jeopardy Self-incrimination Due Process Compensation for taking property

Bill of Rights (cont.) 6th Amendment--criminal trials Speedy and public trial Impartial jury Informed of charges Compel and confront witnesses Counsel for defense

Bill of Rights (cont.) 7th Amendment--civil trials 8th Amendment Jury trial if more than $20 8th Amendment No excessive bail or fines No cruel or unusual punishment

Bill of Rights (cont.) 9th Amendment 10th Amendment This listing of rights doesn’t disparage others 10th Amendment Powers not delegated to national government belong to the states or to the people