Amending the Constitution

Allows changes to be made to the Constitution.

• Amendment process

• Due process

• Voting rights

• Checks and balances

To propose an amendment ______ of CONGRESS must approve.

• 3/4

• 3/5

• 1/4

• 2/3

To ratify an amendment ______ of all STATES must approve.

• 3/4

• 3/5

• 1/4

• 2/3

What is the only way that amendments have been added to the Constitution (after the Bill of Rights)?

• 2/3 of both houses of Congress approve and then President signs

• 2/3 of both houses call a Constitutional Convention and create amendments

• 2/3 of both houses of Congress approve, 3/4 states approve, and President signs

• 2/3 of both houses of Congress approve, 3/5 states approve, and President vetoes

Who has the final authority to ratify any amendments Congress proposes?

• Government
• President
• Voters
• States

The first 10 Amendments are called ____

• Constitution
• Bill of Rights
• Rules

^{What is an amendment?}

• a change to the constitution

• a dog

• a presidential dog

• the constitution

How many total amendments to the Constitution are there?

• 27
• 26
• 28
• 10

Why have there been so few amendments made to the U.S. Constitution so far?

• The process to make an amendment is long and complex.

• There have been few changes to society of the United States since the Constitution was written.

• The President often refuses to approve amendments after they have been proposed.

• The Constitution specifically limits the number of amendments that may be made to it.

Who has the ability to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• Voters of the United States

• President

• U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. Congress