Amendment Process Vocabulary

A change to a constitution (e.g., U.S. Constitution, Florida Constitution).

• constitution

• amendment

• proposal

• law

To make a suggestion.

• propose

• ratify

• order

• demand

To confirm by expressing consent; formally approve.

• propose

• ratify

• idea

• demand

The fraction of congress that must agree to propose a Constitutional Amendment.

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

The fraction of states that must agree to an amendment to the Constitution.

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

The number of times the Constitution has been amended so far.

• 27

• 10

• 17

• 35

Describes the process of amending the Constitution.

• easy and quick

• long and quick

• long and difficult

• easy and long

Has two steps: proposal and ratification.

• amendment deletion

• amendment readings

• amendment overrides

• amendment process

The document written in 1787 and ratified in 1788 that sets forth the institutional structure of the U.S. government and the tasks these institutions perform.

• U.S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

Describes the process for amending the Constitution.

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Article V