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Constitution
Articles IV- VII HIST 723

Article IV
This Article addresses State to State relations Full Faith and Credit
Marriage License, Drivers License, Legal proceedings

Conflict among the States are resolved through the Article IV

States and Sue one another

Extradition Requirements

Article V
Amending the Constitution- to change the document Extremely rare in US History 27 Amendments in Total Two ways to amend the Constitution:
1. Proposal at a National Convention- Never Succeeded 2. Proposed by Congress

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Formal Processes for Amending

Proposed by Congress
Amending the Constitution requires extraordinary majorities 2/3 of Congress must agree to the Amendment and 3/4 of the State Legislatures must agree to the Amendment Amendments rarely occurs due to the extraordinary majorities required

Article VI
Federalism- Multiple governments over one group of people
States existed first Constitution created a National government in addition to the state governments

Article VI states the National Government is Supreme and above all State governments
See McCulloch v. Maryland

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Federalism
Dual Federalism- Metaphor Layer Cake
Distinct rolls are clearly define in the relationship between National Government and the State Government.

Cooperative Federalism- Metaphor Marble Cake

Powers are routinely shared between the National Government and the State Governments. Blurs the lines of responsibility as powers are shared

Article VII
Ratification- to Approve Article VII consists of Signatures For the Constitution to be ratified 9 out of 13 state legislatures had to approve Ratification hinged on the Bill of Rights

Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers were circulated through colonial newspapers to convince people to support ratification of the Constitution. The Federalist papers serve as a commentary on the Constitution. It provides insight regarding the intentions of the founding fathers.

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Bill of Rights
Added two years after the adoption of the Constitution 1791 The Bill of Rights is the first ten Amendments Protect Individuals from the National Government

Which is the better form of Federalism?

Prior to the 1933 Dual Federalism represented American Federalism Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Earthquakes were the responsibility of State Governments. After FDRs New Deal (1933) Cooperative Federalism represents American Federalism Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Earthquakes are the responsibility of Federal Governments.

Hurricane Katrina