Amending the Constitution

What is an Amendment?

• a greeting or salutation to the Constitution

• change or addition to the Constitution's written words

• the process of creating the Constitution

How is an amendment proposed?

• 2/3 vote in both houses of Congress

• National Convention

• Both A & B

• None of these

What is the most common way is an amendment ratified?

• 3/4s of the State legislatures

• 3/4s of the US population

• 3/4s of the world's population

This is an example of the informal amendment process?

• Royal Decree

• Supreme Court Decisions

• Individual Actions

How many amendments have been added to the Constitution?

• 10

• 17

• 27

• 50

What are the first 10 amendments called?

• Bill of Attainment

• Bill of Rights

• Bill of Sale

What is the 13th Amendment?

• Voting Rights

• Banned Slavery

• Established Citizenship

• Prohibition

What is the 18th Amendment?

• Banned Slavery

• Prohibition

• Women's Right to Vote

• Term Limits

What is the 19th Amendment?

• Prohibition

• Women's Right to Vote

• Term Limits

• Voting Rights

What is the 22nd Amendment?

• Presidential Term Limits

• Women's Right to Vote

• Voting Rights

• Congressional Salaries