Amendment Process

There have been nearly how many amendments proposed since the constitution was created?

• 11,000

• 10,000

• 27

• 1,000

How many amendments have succeeded up to 2016 and today.

• 27

• 32

• 10

• 18

For an amendment to even be proposed, it must receive a ______ vote of approval in both houses of Congress OR a request from ______ state legislatures.

• 2/3 and 2/3

• 2/3 and 4/5

• 2/5 and 2/3

• 3/4 and 3/4

The amendment must be ratified by ______ of the states.

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 4/5

• 1/2

The first 10 amendments are known as the _________

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Rights

• The Big 10

Which amendment ended slavery?

• 14

• 12

• 13

• 15

It is believed that Americans today are the most politically polarized they have been since what event?

• The American Revolution

• The Civil War

• The Korean War

• World War 2

Historical progress has mainly come from what U.S. institution?

• Congress

• The White House

• The military

• The U.S. Supreme Court

What document creates the rights and responsibilities citizens have in a state?

• The U.S. Constitution

• The State Constitution

• State Charter

• City Charter

The rules/laws within a city are called ___________

• Ordinances

• Pacts

• Common Laws

• Amendments