Constitutional Amendment process

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.

Read the following sentence and answer the question:
  " The constitution limits the kind of laws that can be made by the federal government, and thereby grants the states the power to make all other necessary laws. 
  Which word describes the type of power?

• absolute
• democratic
• enumerated
• reserved

Which of these statements is true about making changes to the Constitution?

• It is fast and easy

• It a slow process but changes are rarely rejected

• It is possible, but difficult

• Changes were never meant to happen

How is an amendment proposed? (2 answers)

• 2/3rds of both Houses of Congress approve of it

• The President and both Houses of Congress approve of it

• Approved by a majority after 2/3rds of the states call for a National Convention

• The Supreme Courts confirms it to be Constitutional

Which of these statements is true about the first 10 amendments to the Constitution? (2 answers)

• They were only approved after the Civil War

• They were the only amendments to not go through the official approval proces

• The were approved almost immediately after the approval of the Constitution

• They are called the Bill of Rights

Which of these groups can approve of an Amendment that has been officially been proposed? (2 answers)

• Supreme Court

• 3/4ths of the State Legislatures

• 3/4ths of the states in State Conventions

• The President

• 3/4ths of Both Houses of Congress

How many amendments have there been to the Constitution?

• 0

• 10

• 21

• 27

It is difficult to amend the constitution because the framers wanted to make sure _____.

• changes were only made when absolutely necessary

• no one ever changed the Constitution

• hardly anyone got a say

• the President got all the say

Which of these statements is true about the first 10 amendments to the Constitution? (2 answers)

• They were only approved after the Civil War

• They were the only amendments to not go through the official approval proces

• The were approved almost immediately after the approval of the Constitution

• They are called the Bill of Rights

Which amendment guarantees freedom of speech and religion?

• 3rd
• 1st
• 2nd
• 7th