There are two different ways that the US Constitution can be amended. Either both houses of Congress can agree by a two third majority that a change needs to take place, or two thirds of the states can call for a convention, which will provide a forum to discuss changing the Constitution.
The U.S. Constitution forbids any law that conflicts with existing Federal laws. It also forbids any law that violates the Constitution itself.
The interstate compact agreement is the agreement that the constitution prohibit the states from making.
The United States constitution was signed by 39 delegates during the convention. The two signers from Virginia are John Blair and James Madison, Jr.
There are two matters that the Article 5 of the Constitution of 1787 singles out. These matters include the commerce that takes place between the states and the representation each states receives within the senate.
overriding the federal laws
They are prohibited from coining their own money, and from making treaties with foreign powers.
states' rights and slavery
The U.S. Constitution promises to protect the states from Invasion and Domestic Violence. This is established in Article IV, Section 4, Clause 2.
There are no promises made in the Preamble to the Constitution. The Preamble is a list of things that the "We the People, of the United States of America" hope the Constitution will do to form the 'more perfect Union.'
1) Added Bill of Rights 2) Left Slave trade alone
1) Added Bill of Rights 2) Left Slave trade alone
The two states sought to ensure strong backing for ratification of The Constitution of the United States were Delaware and Pennsylvania. These were the first two states to sign.
Rhode Island and North Carolin were the two states that did not ratify the Constitution until after it became law.
states rights are superceded only by the us constitution
Sexual intercourse between two men is forbidden in Leviticus 18:22. Tradition states that this law applies not only to the Israelites.
There are actually three parts to the United States Constitution. It is divided in the Preamble, the Articles, and the Amendments.