America Mission Civics on X Spaces: Article V-VII Amendments, Supremacy, & Ratification

02.18.24 7pm est
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Knowledge is power & time to take our power back!
Article V of the United States Constitution outlines the procedures for amending the Constitution.
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artV-1/ALDE_00000507/
Article VI establishes the Constitution and federal laws as the supreme law of the land, binding all state judges and officials to uphold it.
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-6/
Article VII details the ratification process for the Constitution, stating that the conventions of nine states would be sufficient to establish the Constitution among the ratifying states.
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-7/

Federalist Papers (easy to read!)
https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/full-text

The Convention of States is a movement aimed at calling a convention to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
https://conventionofstates.com/

16th Amendment allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states based on population.
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/16th-amendment

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