3.5 Amendment Process

What Article of the U.S. Constitution outlines the amendment process?

• Article 3

• Article 5

• Article 7

• Article 2

How many methods are there for proposing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• Four

• Two

• One

• Three

What is the first method of proposing an amendment?

• A two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress

• A national referendum

• A unanimous decision by the Supreme Court

• A majority vote in state legislatures

What is required for an amendment to be ratified?

• A unanimous decision by the Supreme Court

• Ratification by three-fourths of the states

• A simple majority in Congress

• Approval by the President

Which method of proposing an amendment has never been used?

• A national referendum

• A constitutional convention called by two-thirds of the state legislatures

• A two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress

• A unanimous decision by the Supreme Court

How can states ratify an amendment?

• By ratification in state legislatures or state conventions

• By a simple majority vote in Congress

• Through a unanimous decision by state governors

• By holding a national election

What is the purpose of the amendment process?

• To prevent any changes to the Constitution

• To make it easy to alter the Constitution

• To allow for careful and deliberate changes to the Constitution

• To quickly change the Constitution

What reflects the significance and importance of the U.S. Constitution?

• The ability to ignore the amendment process

• The ease of amending it

• The difficulty of amending it

• The annual review of the Constitution

What ensures that amendments have widespread support?

• A simple majority vote

• A high threshold for approval

• A decision by the President

• A unanimous decision by the Supreme Court

What is the sequence of the amendment process?

• Proposal by the Supreme Court, approval by Congress, ratification by a national referendum

• Proposal, ratification by the President, approval by Congress

• Proposal by Congress, ratification by state conventions, approval by the Supreme Court

• Proposal, sent to the states for ratification, ratified by state legislatures or conventions