PPT-SS.7.C.3.5 Explain the constitutional amendment process.

Making Amends Explaining the constitutional amendment process Review What is a constitution Provides a framework for government Outlines responsibilities and powers Limits government authority . To examine the events surrounding the creation of the Bill of Rights.. Do Now:. Complete the worksheet, . “Jefferson, Madison, and the Constitution”.. From left to right: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. Introduction to Law and Justice. Criminal Law is the set of rules the governed (the people) has decided on to live by.. Each different type of crime has its own unique characteristics, elements that separate it from other crimes. . D. emocracy. Lesson 1.2. Vocabulary . Federalism. Executive branch. Legislative branch. Judicial branch. Separation of powers. Relevant. The need for a Constitution . During the war for independence Americans set up new Governments.. devise an . amendment process. ?. The Framers intended the Constitution to be, and to remain, a fundamental framework of . law. They did not want the Constitution to become confused with ordinary laws and regulations or to be . Shawn . Evrard. . James Stewart Jack . McCollister. & Taylor McDaniel. We are Vicious . and . Delicious.. . Wednesday November 19, 2014. Constitutional monarchy. For our Constitution project we decided a Constitutional monarchy would be ideal for the things we wanted to implement.. League of Women Voters of Maine. League of Women Voters of Oakland, CA. LWVUS . Program 2014 - 2016. Structures of Democracy. 2. Redistricting Task Force . Constitutional . Amendment Study . Money In . Chp. . 2. Civil Rights – . Bill of Rights and other amendments to . the Constitution have become a shield for the personal, natural rights of individuals. Due Process of Law . – Fifth Amendment states “No person shall be …deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law…”. . Pete Savage. Legislative Representative. Legislative and Political Department . . New York State Constitution (Article19, § 2).. . Every 20 years the people of the Empire State are asked a seemingly simple ballot question; “Shall there be a convention to revise the constitution and amend the same?”. League of Women Voters of Massachusetts. Fall 2018 – Winter 2019. Study Goals. Educate LWV members about the ballot question process in MA. At each League, consider, . through consensus . meetings, possible changes to the process . Between 1860 and 1861, 11 Southern states seceded from the US, starting the Civil War.. The war raised several issues: . the right of states to secede . the president’s wartime powers. the balance between individual rights and national security . Shannon . Ferrell . Larry D. Sanders . 2016. Department of Agricultural Economics. DASNR. Oklahoma State University.. caveat.  . OSU . is not taking a stand on this issue. As appropriate research based on sound science becomes available, it will be shared with the public. Basic Legislation: (Congress). Passed a number of laws to spell out several of the Constitution’s brief provisions. . * Judiciary Act 1789 – created courts as allowed by Art III, Sect 1 . Added to the Constitution by the way in which it has used many of its powers. Supreme Court Cases Civics Gideon v. Wainwright Constitutional Principle: 6 th Amendment – right to a lawyer 14 th Amendment – Equal Protection Clause Impact: Right to a lawyer, even if you cannot afford one Copyright 2016 Russell L Christopher Professor of Law The University of Tulsa College of Law Thanks to Charles Christopher Lyn Entzeroth Stephen Galoob Janet Levit Ken Levy Brent Newton Peter Oh Kar