Week 9: The Amendment Process

  



    This week we reviewed the two ways the Founding Fathers provided for us to change the Constitution. As stated in the Declaration of Independence, "Governments long established should not be changed for light or transient causes," but the Founders were intelligent, experienced men who understood that life always changes, which meant that our needs and desires as a nation would likely change as well. Though they didn't make the amendment process easy, they did want the American people to be able to make necessary adjustments to the Constitution using the processes of research, study and debate.

    Please read Article V and write down the two methods for amending the Constitution in your Constitution Journal, if you haven't already done so. This will be a question at the Liberty Bowl, guaranteed!

To see a current map of the each states progress in the Article V application process, click the link below:

Progress Map: States that have passed the Convention of States Article V application - COSAction


ASSIGNMENTS:

HERO REPORT: Your written portion is due next Wednesday, 4/21! Also, presentations will begin next week, and we'll be pleased to hear from Katie and Lacey about two pretty amazing women in our country's history!

WRITING: If you were to make an amendment to the Constitution, what would it be?

CONSTITUTION JOURNAL: Articles 6 & 7

READING: Start reading The Law by Frederic Bastiat. We will have our discussion on May 19th, and if you haven't led a discussion yet, you are in charge! (That's Gavin, Shayla, Michael and Skyler!)

DEVOTIONAL: Savanna


CANDY TRIVIA:

How many states have passed the Convention of States application? Name five.

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