Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Arts. 5 | 6 | 7
- Art. 5
- How the United States Constitution can be changed
- CONGRESS
- Propose
- Amendments to the Constitution
- Call a convention for proposing amendments
- 2/3 or both Houses or Convention
- Ratified
- By Legislatures of 3/4 (75%) of the states or Convention in 3/4
- President can't do anything to HELP/STOP the process
- Ammendments
- Art. 6
- DEBTS AND ENGAGEMENTS
- if there were any debts before adopting the Constitution
- they are still valid
- Are same terms as if they were "Articles of Confederation."
- Constitution first says that any debts or engagements that the country was involved in before the Constitution was put into action are still valid. Article 6 also says that the United States Constitution is the highest law of the country and that all state and federal officers and judges have to uphold the Constitution and all of its rules.
- Constitution
- Is the Supreme law of the land
- Must follow an Oath of supporting the Constitution
- Excutive Officers
- Judges
- State/Federal Legislators
- Who?
- Supremasy
- Art. 7
- explains how many state ratifications are needed in order for the proposed Constitution to take place in the United States, and how a state could go about ratifying the Constitution.
- Ratification
- Convention of 9 states of 13
- sufficient for
- The Establishment of this Constitution