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  • AP Government
    • Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy >
      • 1.1 (Ideals of Democracy)
      • 1.2 (Types of Democracy)
      • 1.3 (Government Power)
      • 1.4 (Articles of Confederation)
      • 1.5 (Ratification of the Constitution)
      • 1.6 (Principles of U.S. Government)
      • 1.7 (Federalism)
      • 1.8 (Interpretations of Federalism)
      • 1.9 (Federalism in Action)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government >
      • 2.1 (The Senate and House)
      • 2.2 (Structures, Powers, and Functions of Congress)
      • 2.3 (Congressional Behavior)
      • 2.4 (Roles and Powers of the President)
      • 2.5 (Checks on the Presidency)
      • 2.6 (Expansion of Presidential Power)
      • 2.7 (Presidential Communication)
      • 2.8 (The Judicial Branch)
      • 2.9 (Legitimacy of the Judicial Branch)
      • 2.10 (The Court in Action)
      • 2.11 (Checks on the Judicial Branch)
      • 2.12 (The Bureaucracy)
      • 2.13 (Discretionary and Rule-Making Authority)
      • 2.14 (Holding the Bureaucracy Accountable)
      • 2.15 (Policy and the Branches of Government)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights >
      • 3.1 (The Bill of Rights)
      • 3.2 (Freedom of Religion)
      • 3.3 (Freedom of Speech)
      • 3.4 (Freedom of the Press)
      • 3.5 (Right to Bear Arms)
      • 3.6 (Balancing Individual Freedom and Public Order)
      • 3.7 (Selective Incorporation)
      • 3.8 (Due Process and Rights of the Accused)
      • 3.9 (Due Process and the Right to Privacy)
      • 3.10 (Social Movements and Equal Protection)
      • 3.11 (Government Responses to Social Movements)
      • 3.12 (Balancing Minority and Majority Rights)
      • 3.13 (Affirmative Action)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs >
      • 4.1 (American Attitudes about Government and Politics)
      • 4.2 (Political Socialization)
      • 4.3 (Changes in Ideology)
      • 4.4 (Influence of Political Events on Ideology)
      • 4.5 (Measuring Public Opinion)
      • 4.6 (Evaluating Public Opinion Data)
      • 4.7 (Ideologies of Political Parties)
      • 4.8 (Ideology and Policy Making)
      • 4.9 (Ideology and Economic Policy)
      • 4.10 (Ideology and Social Policy)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 5: Political Participation >
      • 5.1 (Voting Rights and Behavior)
      • 5.2 (Voter Turnout)
      • 5.3 (Political Parties)
      • 5.4 (Why Parties Change and Adapt)
      • 5.5 (Third-Party Politics)
      • 5.6 (Interest Groups Influencing Policy Making)
      • 5.7 (Groups Influencing Policy Outcomes)
      • 5.8 (Electing a President)
      • 5.9 (Congressional Elections)
      • 5.10 (Modern Campaigns)
      • 5.11 (Campaign Finance)
      • 5.12 (The Media)
      • 5.13 (Changing Media)
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    • Period 1 (1491-1607) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 1 (1.1)
      • Day 2- Native Americans and Europeans (1.2-1.3)
      • Day 3- Columbian Exchange (1.4-1.6)
      • Day 4- Causation in Period 1 (1.7)
    • Period 2 (1607-1754) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 2 (2.1)
      • Day 2- European Colonization (2.2)
      • Day 3- Colonial Regions and Trade (2.3-2.4)
      • Day 4- European/Indian Interactions and Slavery (2.5-2.6)
      • Day 5- Colonial Society (2.7)
      • Day 6- Comparison in Period 2 (2.8)
    • Period 3 (1754-1800) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 3 (3.1)
      • Day 2- Causes of the American Revolution (3.2-3.3)
      • Day 3- The American Revolution (3.4-3.6)
      • Day 4- The Articles of Confederation (3.7-3.8)
      • Day 5- The Constitution (3.9)
      • Day 6- Shaping a New Republic (3.10)
      • Day 7- Culture and Migrations (3.11-3.12)
      • Day 8- Continuity and Change in Period 3 (3.13)
    • Period 4 (1800-1848) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 4 (4.1)
      • Day 2- The Era of Jefferson (4.2)
      • Day 3- Politics and Regional Interests (4.3)
      • Day 4- America on the World Stage (4.4)
      • Day 5- The Market Revolution (4.5-4.6)
      • Day 6- Jackson and Federal Power (4.7-4.8)
      • Day 7- Culture and Reform (4.9-4.13)
      • Day 8- Causation in Period 4 (4.14)
    • Period 5 (1844-1877) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 5 (5.1)
      • Day 2- Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War (5.2-5.3)
      • Day 3- Compromise of 1850 and Regional Conflict (5.4-5.5)
      • Day 4- Failure of Compromise and Secession (5.6-5.7)
      • Day 5- The Civil War (5.8-5.9)
      • Day 6- Reconstruction (5.10)
      • Day 7- The Failure of Reconstruction (5.11)
    • Period 6 (1865-1898) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 6 (6.1)
      • Day 2- Developing the West and South (6.2-6.4)
      • Day 3- Industrialization and Capitalism (6.5-6.6)
      • Day 4- Labor in the Gilded Age (6.7)
      • Day 5- Immigration in the Gilded Age (6.8-6.9)
      • Day 6- Middle Class and Reforms (6.10-6.11)
      • Day 7- Politics in the Gilded Age (6.12-6.13)
      • Day 8- CCOT in Period 6 (6.14)
    • Period 7 (1890-1945) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 7 (7.1)
      • Day 2- Imperialism (7.2-7.3)
      • Day 3- The Progressive Era (7.4)
      • Day 4- World War I (7.5-7.6)
      • Day 5- Society in the 1920s (7.7-7.8)
      • Day 6- The Great Depression (7.9)
      • Day 7- The New Deal (7.10)
      • Day 8- Rise of the Axis (7.11-7.12)
      • Day 9- Fighting World War II (7.13-7.14)
    • Period 8 (1945-1980) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 8 (8.1)
      • Day 2- The Cold War (8.2)
      • Day 3- 1950s Society (8.3-8.5)
      • Day 4- Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement (8.6)
      • Day 5- The Vietnam War (8.7-8.8)
      • Day 6- The Great Society (8.9)
      • Day 7- The African American Civil Rights Movement (8.10)
      • Day 8- Society in Transition (8.11-8.14)
    • Period 9 (1980-2020) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 9 (9.1)
      • Day 2- Reagan and the End of the Cold War (9.2-9.3)
      • Day 4- Challenges of the 21st Century (9.6)
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1-6: Ratification and Amendment of the Constitution

Previous Class (Constitutional Compromise)
Next Class (Political Culture and Socialization)

Class Notes for the Day:

Notes: Ratification and Amendment of the COnstitution
Slides: Ratification and Amendment of the Constitution

Starter: Since 1999, how many amendments to the Constitution have been sponsored in the U.S. Congress?

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1.How accurate was your prediction?

2.What most surprised you about this data?

3.What story does this chart tell?

4.Why do you think that is?

5.What is a political consequence of this information?

6.Which party proposed the most amendments?

7.Why do you think that is?

8.How many of these proposals received the 2/3 Congressional approval necessary to send them to the next step in the Amendment process?

9.Why do you think these lawmakers are proposing amendments to the constitution instead of just passing a law?

10.What topic do you think most of those Amendment proposals were about?

11.Some would say it is too difficult to amend the Constitution? Explain your opinion of this.

12.If you were to propose an amendment to the Constitution what would you propose?

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Word of the Day: ratify
  • Define it
  • Give an example of it
  • Who ratifies your transcript?
  • Who ratifies a treaty in the U.S.?
  • How is an amendment to the Constitution ratified?

Ratification Debate

What made the Constitution so controversial?

Background Readings
  • The Federalist No. 10 (federalist position)
  • Brutus No. 1 (anti-federalist position)

When you finish reading, complete your team's section of the chart here.

Amendment Process

  1. Read over the amendment process here.
  2. What questions do you have about it?
  3. Would you like to see the Constitution amended?

Bill of Rights Guide

How many of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution can you name?
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Let's build a more comprehensive and updated version of this here.

Closer: How does the amendment process illustrate the concept of federalism?

  • Make a claim here!
  • Support your claim with TWO pieces of accurate and relevant information.
  • Use reasoning to explain why your evidence supports your claim.
  • Respond to an opposing or alternative perspective.

Next class: Begin Amendment Project

Journal Review due next class

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  • Home
  • AP Government
    • Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy >
      • 1.1 (Ideals of Democracy)
      • 1.2 (Types of Democracy)
      • 1.3 (Government Power)
      • 1.4 (Articles of Confederation)
      • 1.5 (Ratification of the Constitution)
      • 1.6 (Principles of U.S. Government)
      • 1.7 (Federalism)
      • 1.8 (Interpretations of Federalism)
      • 1.9 (Federalism in Action)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government >
      • 2.1 (The Senate and House)
      • 2.2 (Structures, Powers, and Functions of Congress)
      • 2.3 (Congressional Behavior)
      • 2.4 (Roles and Powers of the President)
      • 2.5 (Checks on the Presidency)
      • 2.6 (Expansion of Presidential Power)
      • 2.7 (Presidential Communication)
      • 2.8 (The Judicial Branch)
      • 2.9 (Legitimacy of the Judicial Branch)
      • 2.10 (The Court in Action)
      • 2.11 (Checks on the Judicial Branch)
      • 2.12 (The Bureaucracy)
      • 2.13 (Discretionary and Rule-Making Authority)
      • 2.14 (Holding the Bureaucracy Accountable)
      • 2.15 (Policy and the Branches of Government)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights >
      • 3.1 (The Bill of Rights)
      • 3.2 (Freedom of Religion)
      • 3.3 (Freedom of Speech)
      • 3.4 (Freedom of the Press)
      • 3.5 (Right to Bear Arms)
      • 3.6 (Balancing Individual Freedom and Public Order)
      • 3.7 (Selective Incorporation)
      • 3.8 (Due Process and Rights of the Accused)
      • 3.9 (Due Process and the Right to Privacy)
      • 3.10 (Social Movements and Equal Protection)
      • 3.11 (Government Responses to Social Movements)
      • 3.12 (Balancing Minority and Majority Rights)
      • 3.13 (Affirmative Action)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs >
      • 4.1 (American Attitudes about Government and Politics)
      • 4.2 (Political Socialization)
      • 4.3 (Changes in Ideology)
      • 4.4 (Influence of Political Events on Ideology)
      • 4.5 (Measuring Public Opinion)
      • 4.6 (Evaluating Public Opinion Data)
      • 4.7 (Ideologies of Political Parties)
      • 4.8 (Ideology and Policy Making)
      • 4.9 (Ideology and Economic Policy)
      • 4.10 (Ideology and Social Policy)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 5: Political Participation >
      • 5.1 (Voting Rights and Behavior)
      • 5.2 (Voter Turnout)
      • 5.3 (Political Parties)
      • 5.4 (Why Parties Change and Adapt)
      • 5.5 (Third-Party Politics)
      • 5.6 (Interest Groups Influencing Policy Making)
      • 5.7 (Groups Influencing Policy Outcomes)
      • 5.8 (Electing a President)
      • 5.9 (Congressional Elections)
      • 5.10 (Modern Campaigns)
      • 5.11 (Campaign Finance)
      • 5.12 (The Media)
      • 5.13 (Changing Media)
    • AP Exam Prep
  • APUSH
    • Period 1 (1491-1607) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 1 (1.1)
      • Day 2- Native Americans and Europeans (1.2-1.3)
      • Day 3- Columbian Exchange (1.4-1.6)
      • Day 4- Causation in Period 1 (1.7)
    • Period 2 (1607-1754) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 2 (2.1)
      • Day 2- European Colonization (2.2)
      • Day 3- Colonial Regions and Trade (2.3-2.4)
      • Day 4- European/Indian Interactions and Slavery (2.5-2.6)
      • Day 5- Colonial Society (2.7)
      • Day 6- Comparison in Period 2 (2.8)
    • Period 3 (1754-1800) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 3 (3.1)
      • Day 2- Causes of the American Revolution (3.2-3.3)
      • Day 3- The American Revolution (3.4-3.6)
      • Day 4- The Articles of Confederation (3.7-3.8)
      • Day 5- The Constitution (3.9)
      • Day 6- Shaping a New Republic (3.10)
      • Day 7- Culture and Migrations (3.11-3.12)
      • Day 8- Continuity and Change in Period 3 (3.13)
    • Period 4 (1800-1848) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 4 (4.1)
      • Day 2- The Era of Jefferson (4.2)
      • Day 3- Politics and Regional Interests (4.3)
      • Day 4- America on the World Stage (4.4)
      • Day 5- The Market Revolution (4.5-4.6)
      • Day 6- Jackson and Federal Power (4.7-4.8)
      • Day 7- Culture and Reform (4.9-4.13)
      • Day 8- Causation in Period 4 (4.14)
    • Period 5 (1844-1877) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 5 (5.1)
      • Day 2- Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War (5.2-5.3)
      • Day 3- Compromise of 1850 and Regional Conflict (5.4-5.5)
      • Day 4- Failure of Compromise and Secession (5.6-5.7)
      • Day 5- The Civil War (5.8-5.9)
      • Day 6- Reconstruction (5.10)
      • Day 7- The Failure of Reconstruction (5.11)
    • Period 6 (1865-1898) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 6 (6.1)
      • Day 2- Developing the West and South (6.2-6.4)
      • Day 3- Industrialization and Capitalism (6.5-6.6)
      • Day 4- Labor in the Gilded Age (6.7)
      • Day 5- Immigration in the Gilded Age (6.8-6.9)
      • Day 6- Middle Class and Reforms (6.10-6.11)
      • Day 7- Politics in the Gilded Age (6.12-6.13)
      • Day 8- CCOT in Period 6 (6.14)
    • Period 7 (1890-1945) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 7 (7.1)
      • Day 2- Imperialism (7.2-7.3)
      • Day 3- The Progressive Era (7.4)
      • Day 4- World War I (7.5-7.6)
      • Day 5- Society in the 1920s (7.7-7.8)
      • Day 6- The Great Depression (7.9)
      • Day 7- The New Deal (7.10)
      • Day 8- Rise of the Axis (7.11-7.12)
      • Day 9- Fighting World War II (7.13-7.14)
    • Period 8 (1945-1980) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 8 (8.1)
      • Day 2- The Cold War (8.2)
      • Day 3- 1950s Society (8.3-8.5)
      • Day 4- Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement (8.6)
      • Day 5- The Vietnam War (8.7-8.8)
      • Day 6- The Great Society (8.9)
      • Day 7- The African American Civil Rights Movement (8.10)
      • Day 8- Society in Transition (8.11-8.14)
    • Period 9 (1980-2020) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 9 (9.1)
      • Day 2- Reagan and the End of the Cold War (9.2-9.3)
      • Day 4- Challenges of the 21st Century (9.6)
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