Constitutional Amendments Assessment

Which best defines "amendment" as it relates to the Constitution? (SS5CG2a)

• argument
• change
• process
• approval

There is a process to make changes to the Constitution. True or False? (SS5CG2a)

• True
• False

How many ways are there to amend the Constitution? (SS5CG2a)

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Which is the most common way to amend the Constitution? (SS5CG2a)

• Approval by the House of Representatives
• Approval by the Senate
• Approval by both the House of Representatives and the Senate
• Public voting by the citizens

What amount of the House of Representatives and Senate must vote to agree before an amendment happens?

• 1/3
• 1/4
• 3/4
• 2/3

Which process is the other option to amend the Constitution but has never been used? (SS5CG2a)

• Constitutional Convention
• Public voting by the citizens
• Another country voting
• Crossing out and adding by the president

How many times has the U.S. Constitution been amended? (SS5CG2a)

• 17
• 27
• 37
• 47

In what year was the Constitution approved, or ratified, by the United States? (SS5CG2a)

• 1776
• 1787
• 1878
• 1965

Which section in the Constitution allows for amendments and describes the process of amendments? (SS5CG2b)

• Opening Statement
• Closing Statment
• Article I (Article 1)
• Article V (Article 5)

Why did the creators of the Constitution make it difficult to amend it? (SS5CG2b)

• They believed that the basic foundation of the Constitution never change, so no one should make any changes.
• They believed that the basic foundation of the Constitution should be saved, and changes should be taken seriously.
• They believed that the basic foundation of the Constitution should change once per year.
• They believed that only the founders should make changes.