Amendment Process

The first ten amendments are know as:

• The Grievances

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Preamble

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

• The House of Representatives alone approves a proposed amendment with 3/4ths vote

• A majority of the states' legislatures are required to approve a proposed amendment

• The Senate alone approves a proposed amendment with a majority vote.

• 3/4ths of states' legislatures are required to ratify a proposed amendment

How many times has the Constitution been amended?

• 10

• 15

• 27

• 33

An amendment is best defined as

• To officially cancel or overturn

• To confirm by expressing consent of approval

• A change to a Constitution

What branch of government has the power to "interpret" the Constitution? Thus allowing the document to grow with our ever changing country and demands of society that our founding fathers could never have anticipated.

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• All three branches

In what year were the first 10 amendments added to the Constitution?

• 1776

• 1781

• 1783

• 1791

Which powers are exercised by both Federal and State governments?

• Delegated Powers

• Reserved Powers

• Concurrent Powers

• All the powers

For an amendment to be proposed, the amendment must get a _______ vote by the House and Senate

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

• Unaimous

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

• reserved

• aboslute

• democratic

• enumerated