SS.7.C.3.5 CFA

"The Amendment Process"

After examining this chart, what can be determined regarding the Amendment Process?

• It is impossible to add an amendment.

• Amendments are frequently added quickly to the Constitution.

• It is similar to getting a law passed.

• Getting an amendment passed can be difficult.

The amendment process is outlined in Article V in the U.S. Constitution. Choose the THREE true statements about the purpose and details of this process.

• The amendment process was designed to be difficult to limit changes to the Constitution's main principles.

• The process would permanently protect the people from unreasonable changes to the Constitution.

• The Framers didn't think that the Constitution would ever need to be changed, so they made it very hard to do so.

• An amendment process was promised to convince states to ratify the original Constitution.

• An amendment process is outlined in the Constitution, but it has never been used by Congress.

According to the timeline, what happened between 1919 and 1933?

• The 21^st Amendment was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.

• The 21^st Amendment was vetoed by the president.

• The 21^st Amendment was approved by state ratifying conventions.

• The 21^st Amendment was vetoed by Congress.

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

Based on the headline, what happened before the event presented in the image?

• Two-thirds of each house of Congress voted to support the amendment

• The president rejected the amendment after Congress voted to support it

• Three-fourths of each house of Congress voted to support the amendment

• The president forwarded the amendment to the states after Congress voted to support it

How many total amendments to the Constitution are there?

• 27
• 26
• 28
• 10

Ratification of proposed 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.

After a change to the constitution has been proposed by 2/3 of both Houses of Congress, what fraction of the state legislatures must ratify (approve) the amendment before it is added to the U.S. Constitution?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1/3