3.5 Amendment Process

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

• article

• amendment

• boycott

• elector

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

• The voters approve the amendment in a national election.

• The president signs the amendment in a public ceremony.

• Three-fourths of the state legislatures ratify the amendment.

• Two-thirds of both houses of Congress ratify the amendment

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

• Ten amendments

• Twenty-three amendments

• Twenty-seven amendments

• No amendments have been changed

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

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

• It is difficult to write a Constitution.

• People don’t know how to amend the Constitution.

• Many amendments have been filed and none have passed.

What is the first step of amending the Constitution?

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

• The president must sign the amendment.

• People vote to decide on the new amendment.

• The Supreme Court determines if the amendment will benefit the country.

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

Read the following excerpt:

“This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it.” Abraham Lincoln

In the statement above what is President Lincoln implying?

• Amending the Constitution is not an option

• People who amend the Constitution are revolting

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

• People don’t have that option

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

Which of the following statements is true?

• 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.

Which group of people demanded a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution?

• Republicans

• Democrats

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists