Articles 4-7

The Powers of the US Constitution to Change, Control and Represent the United States

Review
Article 1 Powers Legislative Article 2 Powers Executive Article 3 Powers Judicial

Article 4 Relations Between the States Article 5 Amending the Constitution Article 6 Supremacy of the Constitution Article 7 Ratification of the Constitution

Article 4
Relations Between States
Full Faith and Credit Clause
Each State must respect the laws, court rulings, and certifications of others states. Get married to Justin Bieber in Illinois? Florida will recognize it, too! Imagine if each state had their own currency. Or driving age!
Privileges and immunities clause is similar, stating that no state may discriminate based on another citizens residence in another state.

Protection from invasion

Government promises to protect states from foreign invasion, or when there is conflict between or in the states.

Article 4, continued
Relations Between States
Extradition Clause Criminals that escape one state for another must be returned to their home state should they flee!
Fugitive Slave Clause was the same thing, as the Supreme Court ruled free states must return slaves that escaped from slave states. Each state must have a Republican Government
NOT direct democracy no referendum, initiative, recall?

Article 4, Continued
Relations Between States
New States
Must be approved by Congress, and approve the US Constitution. Cannot be made from parts of another state (unless that state agrees to it).

Article 5
Amending the Constitution
Amend = to Change (so Amending means Changing the Constitution)

Article 5, Continued
Notable Amendments
27 Total Amendments
11* are in the original Bill of Rights 2 cancel each other out 14 is really the actual number of Amendments

Some have been very close to becoming Amendments.

Equal Rights Amendment (1970s) Child Labor Amendment (1920s)

Most dont have expiration dates, can be ratified at any time.

The 27th Amendment was actually one of the ORIGINAL Bill of Rights Amendments!

Article 6
Supremacy of the US Constitution
Supremacy Clause: whenever a states laws come in conflict with a Federal law, the Federal law is supreme.
The US also makes all treaties and laws which concern the nation, not states.

The US also cannot require any religious test for Federal office.

Article 7
Ratification of the Constitution
Ratify = to Approve (so Ratification means Approving the Constitution)

Once 9 of the 13 States pass the Constitution, it becomes active.

Each states government votes on it. Delaware is 1st. New Hampshire is 9th.