Newsela Article - Amending the Constitution Quiz

Constitutional amendments are intended to ________________ , correct, or otherwise revise the original document.

• destroy

• delete

• amend

• declare

Why are constitutional amendments an important part of the U.S. Constitution?

• They improve the rules of the U.S Government

• It created checks and balances

• It created federalism

• It created the three branches of government

What is the highest law of the United States?

• Bill of Rights

• U.S. Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

As of 2019, how many constitutional amendments have been added to the U.S. Constitution?

• 10

• 20

• 27

• 23

The first 10 amendments make up the _________________ _______________ __________________.

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• U.S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

The Bill of Rights limits the power of which part of the U.S. government?

• the state government

• the national government

How many ways can the constitution be amended?

• one

• two

• three

• four

True or false: The president of the United States has no official role in the amendment process.

• True

• False

Which of these is a synonym of the word "ratify"?

• confirm

• deny

• destroy

• disagree

True or false: Constitutional amendments cannot be repealed, canceled.

• True

• False