POS 2041 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Nineteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, American Civil Liberties Union, List Of Amendments To The United States Constitution
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In a compromise nobody is happy both are miserable but the do it because other side is miserable too. Connecticut compromise led to bicameral congress (house and senate) Us constitution has federalism separation of power and checks and balances. Enumerated is when a power is directly assigned to somebody. Supreme court gave themselves the power to de ne the ambiguous parts of constitution. Arms of corporations (mostly republicans) and liberty unions(mostly democrats) 1st group was black males amendment 15 in 1870. 3rd group 18,19,20 yr olds amendment 26 in 1971. Amendment 7 said that 9/13 states had to accept constitution. 2/3 of congress to propose an amendment (2/3 of house and 2/3 of senate) All 27 amendments have been proposed this way or. 2/3 of states (governors) to propose amendment (this has never been used) All except 1 amendment have been rati ed this way. 21st amendment is the only amendment to be rati ed this way.
