4.6: Federalism and Amendments

Framers wanted . . .

• to be able to change the constitution to address flaws or problems

• to never be able to change the constitution

• to make it easy to change the constitution

• to make it difficult to change the constitution

the name for the first ten amendments to our Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• local government

• civil

• constitutional initiative

• infrastructure

relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters.

• Bill of Rights

• local government

• civil

• constitutional initiative

• infrastructure

sponsors of an amendment gather signatures on a petition and send it to our legislature or voters for approval

• Bill of Rights

• local government

• civil

• constitutional initiative

• infrastructure

a method used to add an amendment to our Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• local government

• civil

• constitutional initiative

• infrastructure

a nation's system of transit lines, roads, bridges, and tunnels

• Bill of Rights

• local government

• civil

• constitutional initiative

• infrastructure

government maintained parts of a nation such as the power grid, roads, parks, police, hospitals, post offices, etc..

• Bill of Rights

• local government

• civil

• constitutional initiative

• infrastructure

the administration of a particular town, county, or district, with representatives elected by those who live there.

• Bill of Rights

• local government

• civil

• constitutional initiative

• infrastructure

the Constitution does not mention this or give guidelines for it

• Bill of Rights

• local government

• civil

• constitutional initiative

• infrastructure

an addition to the Constitution

• infringe

• incriminate

• federalism

• Framers of the Constitution

• amendment