Class Notes for the Day:
Starter: Since 1999, how many amendments to the Constitution have been sponsored in the U.S. Congress?
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?
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
When you finish reading, complete your team's section of the chart here.
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
- Read over the amendment process here.
- What questions do you have about it?
- 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?
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.