Amending the Constitution

How many amendments have been added over time?

• 10

• 27

• 30

• 50

The amendment process is

• easy and quick

• difficult and long

What is the only branch to vote on amendments?

• executive(President)

• judicial(Supreme Court)

• legislative(Congress)

How many states must ratify(approve) an amendment?

• 1/3= 17 states

• 1/4= 13 states

• 3/4= 38 states

Why did the Founders make it difficult to amend the Constitution?

• They wanted to annoy people

• They wanted to maintain stability with the goals of the original Constitution

• They wanted to make sure only men could decide on amending

Define ratify

• formally suggesting an amendment

• to approve an amendment

Ratification(approval) of proposed(suggested) amendments happens

• by popular vote.
• at the state level.
• with a 3/4 approval of both houses of Congress.
• at the national level with a majority vote in Congress and presidential approval.

How many times has the Constitution been changed?

• 12,000.
• 33 times
• 27 times.
• 26 times.

What do you call a change to the Constitution?

• amendment

• introduction

• preamble

• articles

What are the two steps to amending the U.S. Constitution?

• Proposal and Voting
• Introduction and Voting
• Proposal and Ratification
• Introduction and Voting