Amending the Constitution

Changes to wording of the Constitution come as a result of 

• the formal amendment process.
• executives actions.
• judicial review.
• senatorial courtesy.

How many states must approve of a proposed amendment before it becomes part of the Constitution?

• 2/3s
• 34
• 3/4
• 37.5

How was the 21st Amendment ratified?

• By popular vote
• By state legislatures
• By state ratifying conventions
• By signature of President Franklin Roosevelt

How does the formal amendment process reflect the concept of federalism?

• It grants the greatest amount of power to the national government.
• Power to change the Constitution requires both the national and state governments.
• The system for changing the Constitution recognizes popular sovereignty.
• Federal authority is supreme and, as such, has sole power to change the Constitution.

At which level of government can changes to the Constitution be proposed?

• local
• state
• national
• executive

Ratification of proposed amendments happens

• by popular vote.
• at the state level.
• with a 3/4 approval of both houses of Congress.
• at the national level with a majority vote in Congress and presidential approval.

How many times has the Constitution been changed?

• 12,000.
• 33 times
• 27 times.
• 26 times.

The newspaper headline above describes an event in U.S. history.

Source: Anti-Saloon League Museum

Based on the headline, what happened before the event presented in the image?

• Two-thirds of each house of Congress voted to support the amendment.

• The president rejected the amendment after Congress voted to support it.

• Three-fourths of the state legislatures voted to support the amendment.

• The president forwarded the amendment to the states after Congress voted to support it.

Which government institution may vote on constitutional amendments?

• bureaucracy

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

The timeline above provides details about a constitutional amendment.

According to the timeline, what happened between 1919 and 1933?

• The 21^st Amendment was approved by state ratifying conventions.

• The 21^st Amendment was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.

• The 21^st Amendment was vetoed by the president.

• The 21^st Amendment was vetoed by Congress.