Anatomy of the Constitution, Part 2

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  1. 2. According to Article IV, new states can be admitted to the Union with the authorization of _____ and the president.
  2. 4. According to Article V, an amendment may be proposed by a __-___ vote in both houses of Congress.
  3. 8. The final draft of the Constitution was signed by the delegates at the Constitutional Convention on _____ 17, 1787.
  4. 10. According to Article V, an amendment may be ratified by __-___ vote of the state legislatures.
  5. 13. System of government in which the powers of government are divided between the national government and the state governments
  6. 14. According to Article VI, if a state and a federal law disagree, the _____ law wins.
  7. 15. According to Article VII, _____ of the thirteen states had to ratify the Constitution before it took effect.
  8. 16. The Bill of Rights are the first _____ amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which set forth basic rights guaranteed to all Americans.
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  1. 1. Article V of the Constitution describes how the Constitution can be _____, or changed.
  2. 3. Article IV of the Constitution describes how ____ should interact with each other.
  3. 5. Type of democracy in which the people elect representatives to carry on the work of government for them
  4. 6. A written change or addition to the Constitution
  5. 7. Many people opposed ratifying the Constitution because it did not contain a list of the _____ of the people.
  6. 8. Article VI states that the laws and treaties of the U.S. government are "the _____ law of the land."
  7. 9. The _____ of Rights was added to the Constitution in 1791.
  8. 11. The legal process for returning criminals to the place from which they fled
  9. 12. The "full _____ and credit" clause of Article IV requires that each state respect the laws and court decisions of other states.