3.5 Amendment Process

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A change made to the Constitution is called a/an:

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amendment

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Which is the last step in amending the U.S. Constitution?

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Three-fourths of the state legislatures ratify the amendment.

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Thousands of amendments have been introduced but how many have been ratified?

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Twenty-seven amendments

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What is the best interpretation of the following statement? “The amendment process is long and difficult.”

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Many amendments have been filed but only a few have been ratified.

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What is the first step of amending the Constitution?

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2/3's of Congress must approve the proposed amendment.

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Which of the following statements is true about amending the Constitution? It has never been amended, There are two ways to amend the Constitution, Members of Congress don’t like amending the Constitution, Members of Congress always support the ratification of the Constitution

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There are two ways to amend the Constitution

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In the statement above what is President Lincoln implying?

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By amending the Constitution, we are exercising our constitutional right.

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Which of the following identifies the first ten amendments included in the U.S. Constitution? Federalists Papers, Magna Carta, Articles of Confederation, Bill of Rights

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Bill of Rights

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Which of the following statements is true?
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Amendments are added to the Constitution every single year.
The founding fathers made it very easy to amend the Constitution.
An amendment must be replaced every 25 years.
Amendments cannot be removed from the Constitution, but instead a new amendment is needed to repeal it.

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Amendments cannot be removed from the Constitution, but instead a new amendment is needed to repeal it.

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Which group of people demanded a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution? Options: Republicans, Democrats, Federalists, Anti-Federalists

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Anti-Federalists