Articles+IV,+V,+VI,+&+VII

You are all co-owners of an advertising agency. James Madison has asked you to come in and pitch an idea for an ad campaign to get the Constitution ratified. There is one stipulation. You may only use information about Articles IV, V, VI, and VII of the Constitution for the ad campaign.

(Note from Joe)

I have found the summaries and information for all your articles now. Try and brainstorm ideas based off these main points from each article and write me a note about what you came up with on the wiki. I can try and respond to them over the weekend.

http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#Article4

Article Four of the United States states that all the states honor and maintain certain duties to each other.Each of the state citizens have the same privilages as the other states citizens.This article also states the new states can be admitted by congress into that union. No states shall be erected or formed with the jurisdiction of other states. the congress has the power to make and regulate new rules that involve territory and other property belonging to the united states. all states in the union will have a republican form of government, which will protect them against invasion and domestic violence. -States citizens have the same privileges as other states citizens -Republican government to protect against invasion and domestic violence

http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#Article5

** Article Five ** of the United States Constitution. describes the process whereby the Constitution may be altered. Altering the Constitution consists of proposing an amendment and subsequent ratification. Amendments may be proposed by either two-thirds of both houses of the United States Congress or by a national convention. This convention can be assembled at the request of the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the several states To become part of the Constitution, amendments must then be ratified either by approval of the legislatures of three-fourths of the states or ratifying conventions held in three-fourths of the states. Congress has discretion as to which method of ratification should be used. Any amendment so ratified becomes a valid part of the constitution, provided that no state "shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the senate," without its consent. -Constitution can be altered

http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#Article6

-Religion is not looked at for governmental position
 * "Article Six ** of the United States Constitution establishes the Constitution and the laws and treaties of the United States made in accordance with it as the supreme law of the land, forbids a religious test as a requirement for holding a governmental position and holds the United States under the Constitution responsible for debts incurred by the United States under the Articles of Confederation."

http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#Article7

How many states will be needed to ratify the Constitution. Nine out of the thirteen states would be needed. "The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same." -nine out of thirteen states are needed to ratify the costitution

(note to joe) We think that the main points we should focus on should be article 4 "Republican government to protect against invasion and domestic violence" And also article 7 "9 out of 13 states are needed to be ratified"

Clever pitch idea: "Be the first state to ratify the Constitution"-article 7 "Dont let your country beat you" - article 4

Joe- Sounds good to me, what format do you guys want to do for this? Just kind of present it? Or do you want to have one person from our group be a potential customer, and the rest of us try and sell it to them? I think that idea would work well.

I too think a clever approach would be better.