3.5 Quiz

Based on the passage, which statement about the amendment process would Senator Obama support?

• The ratification process allows the president to reflect public views.

• The ratification process allows governors to reflect public views.

• The U.S. Constitution is difficult to amend.

• The U.S. Constitution is easy to amend.

Based on the passage, which action in the modern political system would Elizabeth Cady Stanton support?

• amending the U.S. Constitution to extend suffrage

• amending the U.S. Constitution to guarantee due process

• Congress enacting a law limiting freedom of speech rights

• Congress enacting a law limiting freedom of association rights

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.

What is usually the first step in amending the U.S. Constitution?

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

• Two-thirds of each house of Congress propose the amendment.

• Conventions in three-fourths of the states propose the amendment.

• The President, after consulting the U.S. Supreme Court, proposes the amendment.

Which completes the diagram?

• Two-thirds of the states hold a constitutional convention.

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

• The President of the United States approves the amendment.

• Three-fourths of both houses of Congress ratify the amendment.