3.2 Review

What are the two ways in which alterations to the Constitution can occur?

• Through formal amendments and informal amendments

• Through federalism and state legislatures

• Through national conventions and State conventions

• Through Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court

How are formal amendments proposed?

• By Congress or at a national convention

• By State legislatures or by State conventions

• By the U.S. Supreme Court

• By the President's Cabinet

When does ratification of a proposed amendment take place?

• At the national level

• At the State level

• At the U.S. Supreme Court

• At the President's discretion

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Federalist Papers

• The Executive Agreements

• The Presidential Appointments

What are the sources of informal changes to the Constitution?

• Congress, Presidents, courts, political parties, and customs

• Federalism, state legislatures, national conventions, and U.S. Supreme Court

• The Bill of Rights, the Constitution's actual words, and the President's Cabinet

• The electoral college, executive agreements, and senatorial courtesy

What is one way Congress can make changes to the Constitution?

• By passing laws that explain certain parts of the Constitution

• By proposing formal amendments

• By ruling on cases at the U.S. Supreme Court

• By opposing presidential appointments

How can a President informally change the Constitution?

• By making an executive agreement with the head of another country

• By proposing formal amendments

• By ruling on cases at the U.S. Supreme Court

• By opposing presidential appointments

Which branch of government can informally change the Constitution through rulings on cases?

• Congress

• The President's Cabinet

• The U.S. Supreme Court

• The State legislatures

How have political parties informally shaped the government?

• By decreasing the importance of the electoral college

• By proposing formal amendments

• By ruling on cases at the U.S. Supreme Court

• By opposing presidential appointments

What is an example of a custom in American government?

• The President's Cabinet

• The electoral college

• The U.S. Supreme Court

• The State legislatures