EOC SS.7.C.3.5

After a change to the constitution has been proposed by 2/3 of both Houses of Congress, what fraction of the state legislatures must ratify (approve) the amendment before it is added to the U.S. Constitution?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1/3

What fraction of the House of Representatives and Senate must pass a proposed amendment before it goes to the state legislatures for ratification?

• 2/3
• 3/4
• 1/2
• 1/4

What is one of the steps required by the Constitution for ratifying a proposed amendment? 

• The Senate alone approves a proposed amendment with a majority vote.
• A majority of the states' legislatures are required to approve a propose amendment.
• Three ­fourths of the states' legislatures are required to ratify a proposed amendment. 
• The House of Representatives alone approves a proposed amendment with a three­fourths vote.

What are the two steps of the amendment process?

• Proposal and Committee
• Ratification and Approval
• Delegation and Ratification
• Proposal and Ratificaiton

How can an amendment to the US Constitution be proposed? (choose 2)

• by two-thirds vote in each house of Congress

• by a two-thirds vote in the US Supreme Court

• by two-thirds of US citizens in a national vote

• by a national convention requested by two-thirds of the states

How can an amendment to the US Constitution be ratified? (choose 2)

• by a three-fourths vote in the US Supreme court

• by conventions in three-fourths of the states

• by three-fourths of the US citizens in a national vote

• by three-fourths votes in Congress

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Why is a formal amendment process important?

• To prevent the Supreme Court from being eliminated

• To keep some states from being too powerful

• To allow the Constitution to be adjusted as times change

• To give the president a role in changing the government

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Which of the following accurately describes one way an amendment to the U.S. Constitution may be proposed?

• Two-thirds of each house of Congress votes to propose.

• Two-thirds of citizens’ nationwide vote to propose.

• Three-fourths of state legislatures vote to propose.

• Three-fourths of each house of Congress votes to propose.

Which government institution may vote on constitutional amendments?

• bureaucracy

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

The newspaper headline below 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 each house of Congress voted to support the amendment.

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